The Authority™ Unveils World’s First Rigid Large Format Memorabilia Slab, Where The Slab Is The Frame™
Debuting with the Upper Deck Authenticated Snapshots Release, the Innovation Eliminates the Need for Traditional Framing and Simultaneously Elevates Memorabilia Display
Dynamics Inc., a leader in security and collectible technologies and creators of The Authority™, the world's first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform, today announced the launch of the industry’s first rigid, large-format memorabilia slabs, introducing a new standard for how premium collectibles are displayed, protected and experienced.
For the first time in the collectibles industry, large-format collectibles can be professionally graded and slabbed, bringing the trusted authentication and encapsulation process traditionally reserved for trading cards to premium, large-format print memorabilia.
Available in display sizes ranging from 8x10 to 20x24 to 24x36 inches, each collectible is encapsulated in a rigid, self-supporting slab that functions as both protection and an elevated decor piece. Unlike traditional flexible sleeves, these slabs are engineered to stand upright on their own, or be easily hung on a wall, eliminating the need for costly external framing.
“Collectors have traditionally had to spend hundreds of dollars buying a frame after buying a memorabilia print,” said Jeffrey Mullen, CEO of Dynamics Inc. “With the introduction of a rigid, large-format memorabilia print slab, the step of purchasing a frame disappears entirely. The slab isn’t just protection, it’s presentation. The slab is the frame.”
Traditional framing for large-format memorabilia can cost between $200 and $500 per piece, often limiting accessibility and flexibility for collectors. By integrating framing directly into the slab, The Authority™ unlocks a more cost-effective and versatile solution, allowing collectors to easily swap and display pieces based on season, athlete, or personal preference.
Debuting alongside Upper Deck Authenticated Snapshots, the innovation introduces a simple but transformative concept: “The slab is the frame.” Each piece is signed by one or more featured athletes and are instantly transferable from e-Pack® into The Authority™ to vault, sell on the Authority Marketplace™, or instantly grade via its proprietary Reveal Grade™ technology. Each memorabilia piece is sold in single piece packs on Upper Deck e-Pack® and is available for purchase today. The Upper Deck Certificate of Authenticity (COA) for each piece is also encapsulated and digitally linked to each corresponding memorabilia item, ensuring seamless verification and long-term value.
“No one has ever graded or slabbed collectibles of this size before,” said Jeffrey Mullen, CEO of Dynamics Inc. “We’re introducing a completely new category of authenticated memorabilia. Collectors can now purchase premium signed prints of iconic figures and immediately have them vaulted, graded, and listed on The Authority™ platform. The slabs are rigid and can hold their own weight. They do not need to be framed. You can lean it on a shelf or affix it to a wall and instantly have a display-ready piece.”
Large-format slabs expand The Authority™ beyond trading cards, comics, and figurines, combining premium imagery and encapsulation technology to offer collectors a new way to acquire authenticated, display-ready artwork tied to legendary figures.
Dynamics manages The Authority™, the world’s first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform. The Authority™ enables users to instantly vault, purchase, encapsulate, authenticate, grade, sell, and fulfill a collectible, within minutes. Dynamics is also the technical team behind the Universal Public Grading Standard™, the collectible industries first public grading standard.
Collectors with 2026 Snapshots on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® now have the option to instantly transfer these items to The Authority™ to vault, grade, and sell.
Collectors can purchase 2026 Snapshots on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack®
- Collect Autographed prints in Authority slabs from current stars and all-time greats in sports and entertainment.
- Prints ranging in size from 8” x 10”’ to 45” x 30” (not all print sizes are slabbed and some prints are framed)
2026 Snapshots utilizes a new type of slab for large format print memorabilia. Although Reveal Grade™ is available so you can instantly grade your print, the grade will be digital only. No Grading Chip™ will be added to the large-format memorabilia print slabs if you purchase a grade.
Snapshots and large-format memorabilia print slabs have arrived at The Authority!
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AEW Faces officially launches on Upper Deck e-Pack®, introducing a premium collectible experience centered around some of All Elite Wrestling’s biggest stars. And now, for the first time, these collectibles are transferrable directly into The Authority to vault, slab, grade and sell.
AEW Faces have arrived at The Authority! Collect. Grade. Transact.
Collectors with NHL Game Dated and Memorable Milestones cards on Connected Retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® now have the option to instantly transfer these trading cards to The Authority™ to vault, slab, grade, and sell.
The following NHL Game Dated Moments cards in all parallels are now available for transfer to The Authority from Upper Deck e-Pack®:
- Leon Draisaitl
- Beckett Sennecke
- Matthew Schaefer
- Zeev Buium
- Easton Cowan
- Alexander Nikishin
- Mark Scheifele
- Isaac Howard
- Logan Cooley
- Macklin Celebrini
- Michael Misa
- Connor Bedard
- Cole Caufield
- John Tavares
- Sam Dickinson
- Noah Ostlund
- Cutter Gauthier
The following Memorable Milestones cards in all parallels are now available for transfer to The Authority from Upper Deck e-Pack®:
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Nikita Kucherov
- Alex Ovechkin
NHL Game Dated Moments and Memorable Milestones have arrived at The Authority! Collect. Grade. Transact.
The new home for your NHL Game Dated Moments and Memorable Milestones collection is officially open!
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Collectors with NHL New Arrivals cards on Connected Retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® now have the option to instantly transfer these trading cards to The Authority™ to vault, slab, grade, and sell.
The following cards are now available in all parallels for transfer to The Authority from Upper Deck e-Pack®:
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka
- Braeden Cootes
- Ben Kindel Base
- Brady Martin
- Berkly Catton
- Beckett Sennecke
- Dmitri Simashev
- Danila Yurov
- Easton Cowan
- Isaac Howard
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
- Matvei Gridin
- Michael Misa
- Matthew Schaefer
- Nate Danielson
- Sam Dickinson
- Tusky
- Tom Willander
NHL New Arrivals have arrived at The Authority! Collect. Grade. Transact.
The new home for your NHL New Arrivals collection is officially open!
Starting today, collectors that purchase and open packs of Neopets Battledome: Defenders of Neopia on Connected Retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® have the option to instantly transfer online select cards to The Authority™ for instant grading.
“For the first time in the TCG hobby, a collector does not have to wait months to open a pack of cards, grade, and sell them,” said Jeffrey Mullen, CEO of Dynamics Inc. “Starting today, customers can purchase packs of TCG cards, open, grade, sell them, and the sale proceeds will appear in your digital wallet available for additional future purchases in just a few minutes.”
Dynamics manages The Authority™, the world’s first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform. The Authority™ enables users to instantly vault, purchase, encapsulate, authenticate, grade, sell, and fulfill a collectible, within minutes. Dynamics is also the technical team behind the Universal Public Grading Standard™ -- the collectible industry’s first public grading standard.
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Collectors with Youtooz figurines on Connected Retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® now have the option to instantly transfer these figurines to The Authority™ to vault, grade, and sell.
Collectors can purchase Youtooz vinyl figures on Collect Forever™ and have those items transfer into their Upper Deck e-Pack collection at checkout.
Collectors can purchase the following Youtooz figures on Collect Forever:
- 2005 Youtooz DC Collection #0 Batman Vol. 1 #608 (03/25, DC000EN Box/Fig)
- 2005 Youtooz DC Collection #1 Superman Vol. 2 (204 (03/25, EC001EN Box/Fig)
Youtooz has arrived at The Authority! Collect. Grade. Transact.
The new home for your vinyl Youtooz collection is officially open!
Attention Authority Members,
The following site updates have been implemented:
- Collectible transfer counts as a "purchase" for the purposes of unlocking KYC. KYC will also unlock if you have previously transferred a collectible.
- Added marketplace sort of Year Ascending / Descending. Year Descending is now the default marketplace sort
Pittsburgh, PA – December 11, 2025 – Dynamics Inc., the leader in security and collectible technologies, today announced that specific trading cards on Upper Deck e-Pack® are now instantly transferable into The Authority™ for instant, real-time grading.
Starting today, collectors that purchase and open packs of 2023-24 Upper Deck AHL on Connected Retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® have the option to instantly transfer online select vaulted cards to The Authority™ for instant grading.
“For the first time in the hobby, a collector does not have to wait months to open a pack of cards, grade, and sell them,” said Jeffrey Mullen, CEO of Dynamics Inc. “Starting today, customers can purchase packs of cards, open, grade, sell them, and the sale proceeds will appear in your digital wallet available for additional future purchases. in just a few minutes.”
Dynamics manages The Authority™, the world’s first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform. The Authority™ enables users to instantly vault, purchase, encapsulate, authenticate, grade, sell, and fulfill a collectible, within minutes. Dynamics is also the technical team behind the Universal Public Grading Standard™ -- the collectible industry’s first public grading standard.
Visibility into component grades coming soon!
The Authority™ Unveils World’s First Grading Chip™ Alongside Upper Deck’s 2024–25 The Cup Release
For the First Time Encapsulated Collectibles Can Be Sold At Retail And Graded After Purchase Without Needing To Break Open The Original Case
Pittsburgh, PA – December 3, 2025 – Dynamics Inc., a leader in security and collectible technologies and creators of The Authority™, the world's first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform, today announced the launch of the Grading Chip™, the world’s first and only grading label that can be permanently and ultrasonically sealed into an encapsulated collectible case or “slab.”
For the first time, a collectible can be encapsulated and sold at retail without requiring the case to be broken, and the item re-encapsulated, to add a grade. Starting today, the Authority Grading Chip can be ultrasonically welded to the surface of a pre-existing case, allowing the original case to remain intact.
“Retail collectibles sold in encapsulation cases routinely includes a unique designation such as an Uncirculated designation,” said Jeffrey Mullen, CEO of Dynamics Inc. “This designation carries value. If you were to break open the case, you would lose that designation and you would lose that value. With Grading Chip™, you can now grade encapsulated cases without needing to re-encapsulate the collectible.
For the collectible, it’s a safer way to grade as you don’t risk damaging the collectible by re-encapsulating it. For the collector, it is a more valuable way to grade as you don’t lose any original collectible designations.”Today also marks the introduction of 2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup, the industry’s premier high-end hockey card set. Each tin of The Cup includes one Rookie Auto Patch trading card encapsulated in an Authority slab with an Uncirculated designation, as the trading cards were slabbed as a part of the manufacturing process, prior to being available for the public to purchase.To celebrate the introduction of Grading Chip™, any collector who submits any Uncirculated slabs to The Authority from either 2023-24 or 2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup will have their Rookie Auto Patch slabbed card graded with Grading Chip™, at no cost. The Authority does not charge for submission or vaulting of Authority Slabs™, so a collector can submit, vault, and grade Authority Uncirculated slabbed The Cup cards at no charge.
Dynamics manages The Authority™, the world’s first real-time, vertically integrated, multi-category collectible e-commerce platform. The Authority™ enables users to instantly vault, purchase, encapsulate, authenticate, grade, sell, and fulfill a collectible, within minutes. Dynamics is also the technical team behind the Universal Public Grading Standard™, the collectible industries first public grading standard.