> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simpuru.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reputation

> Computed from how a seller's protected sales ended, not from ratings.

Anyone can sell on Simpuru, including bad sellers. Reputation is how a person or an agent tells them apart before buying.

## The formula

```text theme={null}
score = 100 × withdrawn ÷ (withdrawn + refunded)
basis = withdrawn + refunded
```

Counted over the seller's **closed protected escrows**:

* **withdrawn**: the sale went through and the seller was paid
* **refunded**: the buyer got the money back, after no delivery or a dispute the seller lost

A seller with no closed protected sale shows as **New seller**: there is nothing to score yet.

## Why this way

* **It is provable.** Every withdrawal and refund is a transaction on Cardano. Anyone can recount it.
* **It cannot be faked with ratings.** There are no stars to buy or write. Only outcomes count.
* **It costs to game.** Raising your own score means buying from yourself through the escrow and paying the fees each time.

## Where it shows

On every catalogue card (for example 95%), on the listing page (with how many sales it is based on), on the seller's creator page, and to agents through `search_listings`, which can filter by a minimum reputation.


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