What makes a pure worth buying
The value of a pure is in its combat bracket: the specific combination of attack, strength, ranged, magic and prayer at a defence level that keeps it in the bracket it was built for. One stray defence level can move it out of that bracket permanently, and no amount of other training undoes it.
So the first thing to verify is defence, and the second is the levels that were meant to be there. Ask for a stats screenshot in the order chat before you confirm anything. A seller with a genuine account will send one without hesitating.
Quest progress matters more on pures than people expect, because several of the quests worth having grant experience that can push a level past where a build wants it. If the account is described as quest-locked in a particular way, ask which quests are done and which were deliberately avoided.
The checks that actually protect you
The single most important question on any account purchase is whether the original registration email comes with it, and whether it has been unrecovered. An account handed over with a login but without the email underneath it can be recovered away from you later by whoever holds that email — and that can happen months after the sale.
Ask directly, in the order chat, and get the answer in writing there. The chat is attached to the order and is the record a reviewer sees. A promise made on Discord is not.
Ask also how long the seller has held the account and whether it has been sold before. An account that has changed hands several times has several past owners with a potential claim to recover it.
Handover, step by step
Your payment sits in escrow from the moment you order. The seller passes the credentials — and, where offered, the registration email — through the order chat. You then change everything: email, password, and any authenticator. Only once you have full and sole control do you confirm delivery.
Confirming before you have changed the credentials is the mistake to avoid. Until you confirm, the money is held and a dispute freezes it; after you confirm, the seller has been paid and your leverage is gone.
Before you buy a pure
- Ask for a full stats screenshot, and check defence specifically.
- Ask which quests are completed and which were deliberately skipped.
- Ask whether the original registration email is included and unrecovered — in the order chat.
- Ask how long the seller has held it and whether it has been sold before.
- Change email, password and authenticator before confirming delivery.
Worth knowing before you buy
Account trading breaches Jagex's terms of service. Accounts can be recovered by a previous owner or banned by Jagex, and escrow can reverse neither once you have confirmed. Escrow protects the payment, not the account.