How to check a break was fair

Last updated 2026-11-04 · 3 min read

You can check three things about a break: who owned which spot before the box was opened, what the randomizer showed, and when each hit was logged. If the seller used Breaker OS, you can see all three on one page, for free.

1. Who owned each spot. The most important moment in a break is before anything is opened. If the list of owners is locked first, nobody can change it after seeing what came out. Ask your seller to show the list on stream, and look for a saved copy.

2. What the randomizer showed. In formats that use one, the platform's tool assigns teams or slots. That result should appear on screen with a time, and the seller should keep a copy. The randomizer belongs to the platform. The seller should not run their own.

3. When each hit was logged. A hit is a big card. The record should say which buyer got it, and when it was logged. A card that appears in the record at a sensible time, in order, is a good sign. A record with gaps or edits is not.

Here is what to do:

  1. Open the link. You do not need an account or to install anything.
  2. Read the header. It says which break you are looking at and what the page is.
  3. Press Verify this break. Your own browser recomputes every step of the record from the saved data.
  4. Look at the result. MATCH means nothing changed after the spots were locked. A MISMATCH names the first step that does not add up.

Nothing is sent to a server when you verify. The check happens on your device.

If anyone changes an earlier step, the fingerprints of every later step stop matching. So a match means the record you are reading is the same record that was saved at the time. It does not tell you what happened off camera, and it does not say a seller followed a platform's rules.

  • It does not guarantee a break is fair or legal.
  • It does not replace the platform's own protections or its claims process.
  • It cannot see what the seller did before they locked the spots.

It shows what was saved and when. That is useful because it is hard to argue with a saved record, and easy to argue about a memory.

The buyers page has one you can copy.

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