Comparison
Theftsight vs ReportIt / LeadsOnline
The dominant police-facing system for tracing resold stolen goods through pawn/dealer reporting vs scanning the open peer-to-peer marketplaces those systems don't cover.
ReportIt / LeadsOnline LeadsOnline is the largest US online investigative system, used by thousands of law-enforcement agencies to trace stolen property through pawnshop and secondhand-dealer transaction records. Its free consumer arm, ReportIt, lets you store an inventory of valuables that police can match against — and many registries (including Bike Index) link into it. Its blind spot is open P2P marketplaces, which is exactly where Theftsight watches.
| Capability | ReportIt / LeadsOnline | Theftsight |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Citizen serial/photo inventory (ReportIt) + police-only matching (LeadsOnline) | Continuous marketplace watch + confidence-scored match alerts |
| Marketplace scanning | Matches regulated pawn/dealer feeds — not open P2P marketplaces | Scans open marketplaces (Facebook, Craigslist, eBay) directly |
| Police | Core audience — thousands of agencies; an investigative platform | Operator-reviewed candidates + a proof pack an officer can act on |
| Insurers | None — free to citizens, sold to police/business | Written-off claim recovery network (success-fee path) |
Where ReportIt / LeadsOnline is strong
- Massive, entrenched law-enforcement adoption and pawn/dealer data coverage.
- Works across all property types, not just bikes.
- A free citizen inventory that integrates with other registries.
Where Theftsight is built to win
- Covers the open peer-to-peer marketplaces (Facebook, Craigslist, eBay) that dealer feeds miss.
- Consumer-facing recovery — we hand police a ready-made proof pack per candidate.
- An insurer success-fee path for written-off claims.
Can you use both?
Yes — file a ReportIt inventory so police can match pawn/dealer transactions, and let Theftsight watch the open marketplaces those feeds don't reach.
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