Collectors.com specializes in the authentication and grading of valuable collectibles, including coins, sports cards, and memorabilia. The company assesses the condition and authenticity of these items, which is essential for determining their market value. Using advanced technologies like computer vision and machine learning, Collectors.com automates the grading process, enhancing both speed and accuracy. This service is crucial for individual collectors, dealers, and investors who want to ensure the quality of their collectibles. Unlike many competitors, Collectors.com not only provides grading services but also offers a subscription model for access to valuable data insights on collectible prices and trends. The company's goal is to support the growing demand for collectible authentication while ensuring employee well-being through competitive benefits.

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Goldin Auctions acquired by eBay from Collectors Holdings.

Goldin Auctions Acquired by eBay From Collectors Holdings

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a leading video game, consumer electronics, and collectibles retailer, today announced a strategic collaboration with Collectors through its Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) division.

GameStop Partners with PSA to Bring Trading Card Grading Services to Select U.S. Stores

PSA and eBay partnership introduces new, customer-focused vault experience with streamlined grading, storing and selling of trading cardsSAN JOSE, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collectors, parent company of PSA, and eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), a global commerce leader that connects millions of sellers and buyers around the world, today announced they have closed a series of previously announced transactions. This summer, eBay and PSA, a leading third party authentication and grading provider in the collectibles industry, will launch a new, seamless, end-to-end experience to the trading card hobby ("The Hobby"), enhancing the collector journey by unlocking new markets and benefits.The transactions included the sale of Goldin from Collectors to eBay and the sale of the eBay vault from eBay to PSA, along with a commercial agreement that will create the new, combined vault product offering.The partnership will support streamlined buying, grading, storing and selling for collectors of all types, bringing together eBay's best-in-class marketplace platform with PSA's expert grading services and vault product. Complementary service offerings from eBay and PSA will be combined to remove friction from The Hobby and power a comprehensive, integrated program. The companies are focused on improving The Hobby through trusted transactions, accurate and transparent data, a deep inventory of items across price points, and a shared belief that the customer should be at the center of every decision.The new, enhanced customer experience will launch with a suite of features, offering more seamless transactions and extensive data-based insights to support decision-making for trading card collectors:Customers will now have consistent access to the vault whether buying or selling on eBay, grading with PSA, or submitting items directly to the vault for insured storage.For cards submitted to PSA for grading, customers will have the ability to elect to sell those cards on eBay, vault them, or have them sent back home to showcase in their personal collection, simplifying the entire process and supporting reduced shipping costs and time.Within the PSA app, a full collection and inventory management experience will be available at users' fingertips, including real-time tracking of any item's value, via recent transactions and utilizing PSA's pricing data.eBay will integrate real-time transaction data and PSA Population Report data directly into listings for relevant collectibles, providing buyers with a clear understanding of an item's rarity, grading distribution and importantly, pricing. This can help buyers make more informed decisions by understanding how many items of a similar grade are in existence, while access to consolidated pricing data enables smarter buying, selling and trading decisions.Using image-based listing capabilities, eBay customers will also be able to scan graded trading cards to create and populate new listings with greater speed and accuracy, including attributes like the certification number, product, set, year, team, player, and features such as parallels, foils, insert, and card number."The most exciting part about this partnership between PSA and eBay is on the horizon, and we cannot wait to introduce a game-changing experience that will benefit collectors within The Hobby at all levels," said Collectors CEO Nat Turner

Collectors And Ebay Transactions Close, Summer Launch Expected For Integrated, End-To-End Hobby Experience

Sports card appraisal and marketplace company Collectors Holdings Inc. said it's raised $100 million in new financing.

Collectors Universe, Inc. receives financing of $100M in financing

PSA and its parent company, Collectors Holdings Inc., has grown to more than 1,200 total team members and expanded its operations with a new 130,000-square-foot facility in New Jersey during the backlog.

Collectors Universe, Inc. expands facilities to New Jersey, United States

So Authentic Collectables is incredibly excited to announce this model as its first release in its upcoming Ford Mustang S650 Supercar Gen3 range.

Ford S550 Prototype / S650 Mustang GT + Chevrolet Camaro Gen3 Supercar – Authentic Collectables

RUNNEMEDE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goldin, the trusted destination for collectors, announces the launch of Goldin Marketplace as the leading way to buy and sell collectibles including trading cards, pop-culture and historical items, video games, VHS tapes, toys and more. Building upon Goldin’s industry-leading auctions, the new platform will combine authentication and grading services from PSA with vaulting, buying and selling to create the market-leading one-stop-shop for collectors.The new Goldin Marketplace offers buyers and sellers a superior collecting experience by providing access to PSA’s leading authentication and grading services and the Collectors Vault all in one place. The integration of these leading services creates the only true one-stop-shop platform for collectors to research, grade, buy, sell, vault and insure items seamlessly. The new Marketplace also offers sellers an improved customer experience by eliminating multiple steps in the selling process, from grading to shipping to listing and finding a buyer. With the Goldin Marketplace, sellers only need to ship their collectibles once to Goldin, or they can choose to have their cards sold at Goldin directly after being graded at PSA in just one click.For the first time in Goldin’s ten-year history, the company will also offer an “always-on” Marketplace where buyers can make an offer and purchase cards and other collectibles instantly. Additionally, Goldin is unveiling more buying options for collectors, including Weekly Auctions with items starting at just $5

Goldin Launches Industry’S Only One-Stop-Shop Marketplace For Cards  Collectibles With Psa

Collectors, the newly rebranded, shortened moniker for what used to be Collectors Universe, announced Wednesday that it plans to create a secure 100,000-square-foot facility in Delaware that will allow customers to grade cards and have them immediately transferred to its vault.

Collectors Universe, Inc. expanded facilities to Delaware, United States on Apr 6th 22'.

Collectors Holdings, Inc., a Santa Ana, Calif.- based global leader in authentication and management of collectibles, raised $100m in new funding at a $4.3 billion valuation

Collectors Raises $100M Financing Round

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