How Hunter Score Works

Diecast Radar rewards accurate, community-verified contributions with Hunter Score points. Higher scores unlock faster alerts and greater access to real-time intel, and protect the community from scalpers and bots.

Earning Points

Store Restock Report
Report a fresh store restock. Earned once another hunter confirms it.
+35
Verified Sighting (with photo)
AI + community verified.
+25
Verified Sighting (no photo)
+10
Onboarding Quiz
Finishing the onboarding quiz (up to +25 for a perfect first try).
+10 to +25
Daily Sighting Streak
Report a sighting every calendar day. The bonus grows (+2, +4, +6, +8) up to +10/day at a 5-day streak, and resets if you miss a day.
+2 to +10/day
Suggestion Shipped
A suggestion you submitted ships in a release.
+25
Missing Product Added
A product you reported as missing gets added to the catalog.
+25
Inaccuracy Fixed
An inaccuracy you reported (wrong price, stock, or image) is corrected.
+15
Bug Fixed
A bug you reported gets fixed in a release.
+10
Welcome Bonus
One-time after completing onboarding.
+50

Penalties

Verified False Report
Community-confirmed inaccuracy.
-75
Scalper / Bot Flag
Reviewed and confirmed.
-150
Comment Hidden as Spam
A moderator hid your comment as spam.
-15
Comment Removed by Moderator
A moderator removed your comment for breaking the rules.
-25
Sighting Note Removed by Moderator
A moderator removed your sighting note for breaking the rules.
-25
Inactivity Decay
-20 per week after 60 days of inactivity.
-20

Tiers

Scout

0-99pts

Hunter Score needed

5 min restock alerts

Follow up to 3 cars
Aggregated sightings digest

Hunter

100-299pts

Hunter Score needed

2 min restock alertsFaster

Follow up to 5 carsNew
Aggregated sightings digest

Tracker

300-599pts

Hunter Score needed

1 min restock alertsFaster

Follow up to 10 carsNew
Near-real-time sightingsNew
Priority Followed Car alertsNew

Ace Hunter

600-999pts

Hunter Score needed

15s restock alertsFaster

Follow up to 10 cars
Near-real-time sightings
Priority Followed Car alerts

Legend

1,000+pts

Hunter Score needed

Instant restock alertsFaster

Follow up to 10 cars
Near-real-time sightings
Priority Followed Car alerts

Anti-Scalper & Anti-Bot Rules

New users start at Scout tier, so their restock alerts are delayed 5 minutes (the delay shrinks as you climb tiers, down to instant at Legend).
Low-score users receive aggregated sightings; high-score users get near-real-time access.
Suspicious activity (rapid-fire requests, device fingerprint mismatch) triggers CAPTCHA challenges.
Verified false reports trigger an immediate -75 point penalty.
Scalper/bot flags (via community report + review) result in -150 points and potential access restriction.
No paid feature ever bypasses Hunter Score delays. The system is fair for all genuine collectors.

Good to Know

Anonymous sightings earn no Hunter Score, and risk none either. A report you submit anonymously cannot be credited or penalized.
A sighting that reaches 5 community false-report flags is automatically hidden, and its reporter takes the -75 point penalty above.
Deleting one of your own sightings within 30 days gives back the points it earned. This stops anyone erasing a report to dodge a false-report penalty while keeping the points. Sightings that survive the 30 day window keep their points.
The bonus awards above (Suggestion Shipped, Missing Product Added, Inaccuracy Fixed, Bug Fixed) are granted once our team confirms and resolves the report you submitted.