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Right, so this already exists:
🃏 Trading Cards: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Sportscard Guaranty (SGC).
🪙 Coins & Currency: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), ANACS, Paper Money Guaranty (PMG).
📚 Comics: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS).
✍️ Autographs & Memorabilia: James Spence Authentication (JSA), Beckett Authentication Services (BAS), PSA/DNA.
🎮 Video Games: Wata Games, Video Game Authority (VGA).
🧸 Other / Mixed Collectibles: Authentication Services International (ASI), International Gemological Institute (IGI) for jewelry and gems, and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for jewelry and gems.
Billions in collectibles.
The expertise already exists, graders already exist, authenticators already exist. Of course the collectibles already exist.
So what’s missing?
Who puts it together? Who sets the rules? Decides what qualifies? Defines the trusted lane? Makes trust repeatable instead of negotiable?
Standardization.

I wrote a majority of this 6 months ago.
The phrase that really sticks out to me:
“Never been done before.”
That kind of language doesn’t fit selling a few more products, adding some Power Packs, or polishing up an old marketplace. So here’s how I’m looking at it in plain English.
Let me clear something up right away, because I think this is where people get lost. This isn’t just about grading cards. It isn’t just Power Packs. It isn’t a nicer marketplace with better graphics, and it sure isn’t putting lipstick on a pig and calling it innovation. That kind of thinking doesn’t move markets.
What problem actually exists?
Collectibles already trade everywhere. Trading cards, coins, comics, memorabilia and plenty more. These are already multi-billion-dollar markets, and combined globally you’re talking about a massive amount of money.
But everybody knows the ugly side too: fakes, disputes, guesswork, questionable condition, questionable authenticity and sometimes just plain old “hope the damn thing is real.”
That means trust is uneven, prices can be sloppy and serious money has to be careful. That is not really a product problem, that’s a market-structure problem.
Where GameStop actually fits
GameStop doesn’t necessarily have to grade everything itself. It doesn’t have to personally authenticate everything either. Those services already exist.
Verification for collectibles. That’s what I think GME needs to put together in one place, IMO.
Look at what already exists:
🃏 Trading Cards: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Sportscard Guaranty (SGC).
🪙 Coins & Currency: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), ANACS, Paper Money Guaranty (PMG).
📚 Comics: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS).
✍️ Autographs & Memorabilia: James Spence Authentication (JSA), Beckett Authentication Services (BAS), PSA/DNA.
🎮 Video Games: Wata Games, Video Game Authority (VGA).
🧸 Other / Mixed Collectibles: Authentication Services International (ASI), International Gemological Institute (IGI) for jewelry and gems, and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for jewelry and gems.
Billions in collectibles.
The expertise already exists, graders already exist, authenticators already exist. Of course the collectibles already exist, and money already exists.
So what’s missing?
Who puts it together? Who sets the rules? Who decides what qualifies? Who defines the trusted lane? Who makes trust repeatable instead of negotiable?
That isn’t just retail, that is governance.
And governance is how markets change. I think GameStop sees a bunch of separate, mismatched systems and may be looking at a way to bring them together under one trusted structure.
That also explains why this could move fast, very fast. We're seeing it moving in real time.
GameStop wouldn’t have to create the demand. The demand already exists. Cards are already selling. Coins are already selling. Comics and memorabilia are already changing hands every day.
What changes is the structure around those transactions.
When trust goes up, friction goes down. When friction goes down, volume can concentrate. When volume concentrates around a trusted system, behavior starts changing.
That doesn’t necessarily take ten or even five years. It can happen surprisingly fast once buyers, sellers, collectors and serious money see that the system actually works.
And the size of this is where I think people underestimate the possibility. Cards alone are a multi-billion-dollar market. Then add coins, comics, sports memorabilia, entertainment memorabilia, video games, jewelry and other collectible categories, and suddenly the potential market gets a whole lot bigger.
If one governed system eventually becomes a preferred way for serious collectors to trade across multiple categories, then I don't think you're looking at a business capped at $10 billion or $20 billion. As it matures and expands, you're potentially dealing with hundreds of billions of dollars of underlying collectible markets.
It all starts sounding a whole lot more like capital-markets scale, and no, I’m not saying Power Packs replace everything. Power Packs are entertainment, probability and fun.
Governed resale is infrastructure.
Completely different tool. Completely different purpose. They can work together, but neither one has to depend on the other.
And that gets me back to Cohen’s words.
If all you’re doing is polishing the old system, you get old-system results. That doesn’t explain “never been done before.”
But if you build a structure where standards are clear, trust becomes repeatable, ownership and authenticity can be relied upon, and serious money knows where to go, then you’re not just adding another GameStop business line.
You’re changing how collectibles trade.
That, to me, is where the “never been done before” part starts making sense, That’s where the genius or foolish part makes sense.
It's where the capital-markets language starts making sense, the way I look at it, that isn’t hype, it’s common sense applied at scale.
There’s much, much more I could extrapolate from here, but I’m going to leave this one right here.
I believe I have an idea where this could be heading. And if I’m wrong about the final destination, that doesn’t necessarily mean the idea itself isn’t adding a valuable piece to the discussion. Because I’ve found a few other components that could fit extremely well into a serious, market-changing, never-been-done-before structure for the future.
But that’s another rabbit hole.

Right, so this already exists:
🃏 Trading Cards: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Sportscard Guaranty (SGC).
🪙 Coins & Currency: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), ANACS, Paper Money Guaranty (PMG).
📚 Comics: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS).
✍️ Autographs & Memorabilia: James Spence Authentication (JSA), Beckett Authentication Services (BAS), PSA/DNA.
🎮 Video Games: Wata Games, Video Game Authority (VGA).
🧸 Other / Mixed Collectibles: Authentication Services International (ASI), International Gemological Institute (IGI) for jewelry and gems, and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for jewelry and gems.
Billions in collectibles.
The expertise already exists, graders already exist, authenticators already exist. Of course the collectibles already exist.
So what’s missing?
Who puts it together? Who sets the rules? Decides what qualifies? Defines the trusted lane? Makes trust repeatable instead of negotiable?
Standardization.

I wrote a majority of this 6 months ago.
The phrase that really sticks out to me:
“Never been done before.”
That kind of language doesn’t fit selling a few more products, adding some Power Packs, or polishing up an old marketplace. So here’s how I’m looking at it in plain English.
Let me clear something up right away, because I think this is where people get lost. This isn’t just about grading cards. It isn’t just Power Packs. It isn’t a nicer marketplace with better graphics, and it sure isn’t putting lipstick on a pig and calling it innovation. That kind of thinking doesn’t move markets.
What problem actually exists?
Collectibles already trade everywhere. Trading cards, coins, comics, memorabilia and plenty more. These are already multi-billion-dollar markets, and combined globally you’re talking about a massive amount of money.
But everybody knows the ugly side too: fakes, disputes, guesswork, questionable condition, questionable authenticity and sometimes just plain old “hope the damn thing is real.”
That means trust is uneven, prices can be sloppy and serious money has to be careful. That is not really a product problem, that’s a market-structure problem.
Where GameStop actually fits
GameStop doesn’t necessarily have to grade everything itself. It doesn’t have to personally authenticate everything either. Those services already exist.
Verification for collectibles. That’s what I think GME needs to put together in one place, IMO.
Look at what already exists:
🃏 Trading Cards: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Sportscard Guaranty (SGC).
🪙 Coins & Currency: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), ANACS, Paper Money Guaranty (PMG).
📚 Comics: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS).
✍️ Autographs & Memorabilia: James Spence Authentication (JSA), Beckett Authentication Services (BAS), PSA/DNA.
🎮 Video Games: Wata Games, Video Game Authority (VGA).
🧸 Other / Mixed Collectibles: Authentication Services International (ASI), International Gemological Institute (IGI) for jewelry and gems, and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for jewelry and gems.
Billions in collectibles.
The expertise already exists, graders already exist, authenticators already exist. Of course the collectibles already exist, and money already exists.
So what’s missing?
Who puts it together? Who sets the rules? Who decides what qualifies? Who defines the trusted lane? Who makes trust repeatable instead of negotiable?
That isn’t just retail, that is governance.
And governance is how markets change. I think GameStop sees a bunch of separate, mismatched systems and may be looking at a way to bring them together under one trusted structure.
That also explains why this could move fast, very fast. We're seeing it moving in real time.
GameStop wouldn’t have to create the demand. The demand already exists. Cards are already selling. Coins are already selling. Comics and memorabilia are already changing hands every day.
What changes is the structure around those transactions.
When trust goes up, friction goes down. When friction goes down, volume can concentrate. When volume concentrates around a trusted system, behavior starts changing.
That doesn’t necessarily take ten or even five years. It can happen surprisingly fast once buyers, sellers, collectors and serious money see that the system actually works.
And the size of this is where I think people underestimate the possibility. Cards alone are a multi-billion-dollar market. Then add coins, comics, sports memorabilia, entertainment memorabilia, video games, jewelry and other collectible categories, and suddenly the potential market gets a whole lot bigger.
If one governed system eventually becomes a preferred way for serious collectors to trade across multiple categories, then I don't think you're looking at a business capped at $10 billion or $20 billion. As it matures and expands, you're potentially dealing with hundreds of billions of dollars of underlying collectible markets.
It all starts sounding a whole lot more like capital-markets scale, and no, I’m not saying Power Packs replace everything. Power Packs are entertainment, probability and fun.
Governed resale is infrastructure.
Completely different tool. Completely different purpose. They can work together, but neither one has to depend on the other.
And that gets me back to Cohen’s words.
If all you’re doing is polishing the old system, you get old-system results. That doesn’t explain “never been done before.”
But if you build a structure where standards are clear, trust becomes repeatable, ownership and authenticity can be relied upon, and serious money knows where to go, then you’re not just adding another GameStop business line.
You’re changing how collectibles trade.
That, to me, is where the “never been done before” part starts making sense, That’s where the genius or foolish part makes sense.
It's where the capital-markets language starts making sense, the way I look at it, that isn’t hype, it’s common sense applied at scale.
There’s much, much more I could extrapolate from here, but I’m going to leave this one right here.
I believe I have an idea where this could be heading. And if I’m wrong about the final destination, that doesn’t necessarily mean the idea itself isn’t adding a valuable piece to the discussion. Because I’ve found a few other components that could fit extremely well into a serious, market-changing, never-been-done-before structure for the future.
But that’s another rabbit hole.