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Certified Collectors Group (CCG) to Acquire James Spence Authentication (JSA)
Interesting news...
"Certified Collectibles Group to Acquire James Spence Authentication Certified Collectibles Group (CCG), the leader in authenticating and grading collectibles, is excited to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire James Spence Authentication (JSA), the leader in autograph authentication. The combination of CCG and JSA will provide collectors and dealers with a seamless solution to have autographed collectibles authenticated, graded and encapsulated by the world’s top experts. The mission of CCG is to empower collectors with services that ignite passion, create value and build community. Since 1987, its iconic brands — NGC, PMG, CGC and ASG — have certified more than 90 million coins, banknotes, comic books, magazines, trading card games, sports cards, video games, home video, stamps and related collectibles. In 2021, CCG became a Blackstone portfolio company (NYSE: BX). JSA was founded in 2005 by James Spence, Jr., a giant in the world of autograph and memorabilia collecting. In the last two decades, JSA has certified millions of autographs and in the process has built the world’s largest autograph database of nearly 1 million images encompassing virtually every known person — from Thomas Jefferson to Taylor Swift, Lou Gehrig to Little League stars. JSA uses this extraordinary database alongside deep expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to maintain unparalleled accuracy in autograph authentication. In addition, JSA’s experts frequent shows and interact closely with collectors, dealers and auction houses, further defining the JSA name as being synonymous with trust and accessibility. James J. Spence, Jr. and James J. Spence III will remain at JSA’s helm after the transaction closes, and Mark Pepitone, a JSA co-owner and an industry expert in his own right, will serve as Senior Advisor to the company. The Spences, the JSA brand and their expert team will continue to provide the same world-class authentication services for autographs, with CCG enabling JSA to offer expanded services to collectors and dealers, such as grading and encapsulation, and to better serve collectors worldwide. “CCG and JSA are the perfect match, with a shared passion for collectibles along with an unwavering commitment to expertise and integrity,” said Steven R. Eichenbaum, CEO of the Certified Collectibles Group. “I could not be more pleased with the addition of JSA and the Spences to the CCG family, and I think collectors will love the simplicity and scope of our combined services.” The acquisition of JSA is CCG’s answer to the countless collectors and dealers who have asked to have their autographed collectibles authenticated and then graded and encapsulated. Although CCG pioneered witnessed authentication of autographs through its popular CGC Signature Series service, it has never offered full authentication and grading services for collectibles with unwitnessed autographs. JSA has a particularly strong reputation in sports collectibles, a market that is an important focus for CCG. With JSA, CCG will significantly upgrade its services for collectors of sports, autographs and memorabilia through additional expertise, increased show attendance and other efforts. In April, collectors of autographed comic books, magazines, sports cards, trading card games (TCGs) and non-sports cards will benefit from a seamless submission experience where they can use a single online form to submit their collectibles for JSA autograph authentication and CGC grading and encapsulation. More services and enhancements will be announced in the months ahead. “This is the ideal next chapter in JSA’s history. CCG’s mission and vision are aligned with our own, and we are excited to see what the company’s extensive experience and resources can do for autograph authentication and collecting,” shared James J. Spence, Jr. and Mark Pepitone. “This combination is a true testament to the outstanding work of the entire JSA team, whose efforts have made JSA the world’s most trusted name in autograph authentication,” they added. JSA and CCG will operate independently for another few weeks while the companies work behind-the-scenes to integrate. Instructions on how to submit autographed comics, magazines and cards will be posted soon. For more information, check out our FAQs."
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What I wish SGC would've done. Oh well. Congrats to CCG and JSA. The more alternatives to the Collectors (PSA and now SGC) behemoth and someone outpacing stagnant Beckett the better.
Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk Last edited by Swadewade51; 03-20-2024 at 12:01 PM. |
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It’s a bit buried in the press release but yes they’ll now be encapsulating autographs. Not as much to speculate about here (compared to Collectors-SGC deal) as they spell out the deal strategy pretty well here.
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Finally!
Most of my signed prewar collection is in JSA/SGC or JSA/BAS holders. I am looking quite forward to getting JSA certs on top of my signed cards again. It's been way too long!
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This is pretty big news IMO. Huge step forward for CSG, which already has the best slabs in the hobby and a competent grading team. I'll be sending them a few signed cards for sure.
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Comic Side
It will be interesting to see how this plays out as CGC has a signature series for comics were approved witness' can get something signed and it is put in a yellow signature series holder. I was waiting to see if they would do that with cards as well, but that has not happened.
On the flip side was CGC would not authentic an unwitnessed signature, with this JSA purchase that now changes. We will see how they address the difference and if they will do signed cards now as well. When I saw it, it seemed more relevant to the comic side of things but this could open a new cash stream if they allow signed cards as well. Of course that likely will mean another new label too which will suck. James G
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If their prices and turn times are better than PSA, i would go there instead. I used to have all my signed stuff slabbed at SGC when JSA was doing the authenticating.
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CGC already offers dual auto grades for on-card factory autos. They put the auto grade on the back of the flip. Otherwise it looks the same as an unsigned card flip. I doubt they'd change their flips again. They've already done it twice now, and they've taken hear for it already.
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For those of us not in the know, is JSA a trusted and distinguished outlet?
(The non-stop flow of complaint threads - rightly or wrongly - that continually throw hobby enterprises under the bus, sometimes makes it hard to keep track in your mind who the 'good guys' supposedly are.)
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I personally like Certified Authentication Services (CAS) for autographs and that was based on a recommendation from one of the Net 54 forum members.
I will continue to use them. I like them. Butch
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