Nine-point checklist

Check each statement before saving

  • The item belongs in the category I am researching
  • The album or catalog photos show the details that matter
  • Watermarks and contact details are reasonably consistent
  • Sizing, measurements, or fit notes are visible when needed
  • Price is compared with similar results rather than judged alone
  • Shipping weight does not remove the value
  • The source or purchase link matches the item being shown
  • QC photos are relevant to the same item or source when available
  • I can explain why I would save this result

Hard stops

Some problems override the score

Points are useful only after the result passes basic identity and source checks. Do not let several easy points hide one serious conflict.

  • The source URL shows a different item, variant, seller context, or code.
  • Contact or payment details conflict without a consistent public explanation.
  • The page relies on copied photos but provides no usable identifier or source context.
  • A critical category detail is missing—for example, no size evidence for a wearable or no model identifier for electronics.
  • A transaction is being pushed before price, currency, terms, and responsible party are clear.

Scoring

How to score a result

8–9: strong shortlist candidateThe research is organized, but the item, seller, and transaction are still not verified.
5–7: research furtherKeep the row only if the missing evidence can realistically be checked.
3–4: weak evidenceToo many important questions remain unanswered for a practical comparison.
0–2: remove for nowThe link adds noise without enough useful evidence.

Continue

No hard stop appears, the score is strong, and the next check is clear.

Pause

A decisive fact is missing but can realistically be checked from the responsible source.

Remove

A hard stop appears, the source cannot be resolved, or the row adds no independent evidence.

Decision note

Keep the reasoning beside the score so the row can be reviewed later without reconstructing the whole search.

Score
Points supported by visible evidence
Hard stop
None, or the exact conflict that overrides the score
Strongest evidence
The most useful direct observation
Important gap
The unresolved fact most likely to change the decision
Next action
Continue, pause, or remove—with one reason
Recheck date
When the page or source was last reviewed

Strong example

A row with a clear reason to stay

The row names a neutral category and visible item code, records the exact album and separate source URL, notes which measurements and useful angles are present, compares the price only with similar results, flags likely packed weight, and links relevant QC photos that appear to show the same color and size.

Why it stays: the row supports a like-for-like comparison and labels the remaining uncertainty.

Weak example

A row that should leave the shortlist

The row has a promotional name, one cover image, no visible size or measurements, a contact that changes between pages, an unexplained number treated as price, no matching source link, and unrelated QC photos.

Why it goes: the row cannot explain what is being compared or who is responsible for the external transaction.

One-sentence rule

Save only what you can explain

If you cannot explain in one plain sentence why the result belongs on the shortlist, remove it for now.

Next action

What to do next