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July 23, 2026News
July 23, 2026News
Neopets BD TCG: 25th Anniversary Available on e-Pack® to Be Transferred into The Authority to Vault, Slab, Grade, and Sell

 

Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game: 25th Anniversary is now available on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® and can be instantly transferred into The Authority to vault, slab, grade and sell.

Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game: 25th Anniversary has arrived at The Authority!

July 10, 2026News
July 10, 2026News
2024-25 Allure Hockey now available on e-Pack® Can Be Instantly Transferred into The Authority to Vault, Slab, Grade, and Sell

2024-25 Allure Hockey is now available on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® and can be instantly transferred into The Authority to vault, slab, grade and sell.

2024-25 Allure Hockey has arrived at The Authority!

July 9, 2026News
July 9, 2026News
The Authority is Now Accepting Upper Deck® Authenticated Pack and Box Submissions

The Authority is now accepting Upper Deck® Authenticated pack and box submissions. Any Authority slabbed UDA packs or boxes are free to submit to The Authority!

Submit your UDA packs and boxes for vaulting, grading and selling today!

July 6, 2026News
July 6, 2026News
Rush of Ikorr: Act 1 Part 1 Shattered Chaos on e-Pack® Can Now Be Instantly Transferred into The Authority

Rush of Ikorr Trading Card Game: Act 1 Part 1 Shattered Chaos is now available on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® and can be instantly transferred to The Authority to vault, slab, grade and sell.

Rush of Ikorr Trading Card Game: Act 1 Part 1 Shattered Chaos has arrived at The Authority!

July 1, 2026News
July 1, 2026News
2023-24 Boston Bruins Centennial on e-Pack® Can Be Now Instantly Transferred into The Authority to Vault, Slab, Grade, and Sell

2023-24 Boston Bruins Centennial is now available on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® and can be instantly transferred to The Authority to vault, slab, and sell.

2023-24 Boston Bruins Centennial has arrived at The Authority

June 18, 2026News
June 18, 2026News
The First slabbed Video Game on Collect Forever™ Can Now Be Instantly Transferred to The Authority™ to Vault and Sell

The first slabbed video game, Invincible Vs for the Sony PlayStation 5, on connected retailer Collect Forever™ can be instantly transferred to The Authority™ to vault and sell.

Video Games have arrived at The Authority! 

June 10, 2026News
June 10, 2026News
The Authority Images and Vaults Over 10 Million Collectibles in Less Than Six Months After Launch

Dynamics Inc., the leader in security and collectible technologies, today announced that The Authority™ has imaged and vaulted over 10 million collectibles, reaching the milestone less than six months after launch.

Collectors can now submit trading cards, trading card games, memorabilia prints, comic books, trade paperbacks, coins, original artwork, and figurines to The Authority. The Authority can authenticate, grade, and encapsulate submitted collectibles.

The Authority authentication is affordable.  Collectors can typically authenticate, encapsulate, and grade an item for less than $10.

The Authority grading is reliable and consistent.  Items are graded using the industry’s first public grading standard.

The Authority process is fast.  Items are typically processed, imaged, and vaulted in under 30 days.

“We are open for business,” said Jeff Mullen, founder and CEO of The Authority, “Collectors can enjoy reliable, consistent grading at affordable prices and with dependable turn-around times.”

The Authority has invested heavily in team members and building proprietary technologies.  Adding over 100 team members and focusing heavily on automation, The Authority was able to hit this important growth milestone in under six months.

“Processing tens of millions of collectibles in a year is just table stakes” said Jeff,  “The Authority is working hard to expand into imaging and vaulting hundreds of millions of collectibles in a year.  That level of scale is achieved through process, automation, standards and proprietary technologies.”

June 10, 2026News
June 10, 2026News
Bearbricks series 42 on Upper Deck e-Pack® Can Now Be Instantly Transferred Into The Authority™ to Vault and Sell

Bearbricks series 42 Champions is now available on connected retailer Upper Deck e-Pack® and can be instantly transferred to The Authority™ to vault and sell.

Bearbricks series 42 has arrived at The Authority! 

November 18, 2025News
November 18, 2025News
Getting Started: Link Channel Retailer Accounts and Complete KYC

To link accounts from channel retailers, hover over your avatar, scroll down and click linked accounts.

 

 

That will take you to settings and Source linked accounts, by clicking “Upper Deck account” that will direct you to your e-pack account where you can link to The Authority.

 

 

To start buying and selling on The Authority™ marketplace you must complete KYC(Know your customer). 

There is no cost to sign up for an account on the Authority.  You can sign up for an account, transfer items, buy items, and fulfill items without KYC.  If you want to (1) list items on the marketplace for sale; or (2) withdrawal funds, then we require KYC.  KYC makes marketplaces safer for its customers by verifying the identifies of users.  This deters fraudulent activity, prevents financial crimes, and builds trust within the platform.  The process helps The Authority know who it is dealing with and filter out bad actors before they can cause harm. 
 
As part of our KYC process to make the platform safe and secure, we currently do require a purchase to be made (e.g., either a store credit purchase or a subscription purchase) or a transfer from a channel retailer.  Users from channel retailers that link accounts to The Authority are not required to make a purchase as part of the KYC process if they transfer a physical item to the Authority from their linked account. 

To start KYC you must make a purchase from The Authority™ store or transfer an item from a channel retailer. To make a purchase click on the store.

 

 

Make any purchase of store credit. Then return to your dashboard. The following message will still appear.

 

 

Start your KYC process by going to your dashboard and scrolling down to the “Start KYC” button. 

 

 

Click the “Start KYC” button and follow the directions to complete KYC and start buying and selling on the marketplace.

Please note the following message will still appear in your dashboard even after you have completed KYC.

 

 

This message is about Wallet Withdrawal and is not about KYC.

May 25, 2026News
May 25, 2026News
Introducing Booklet Slabs!

The Authority™ is excited to introduce booklet slabs!

For the first time in the industry, trading card booklets can be authenticated and slabbed for a cost and for an addtional cost grades can be purchased instantly at any time with Reveal Grade™.

For the first time in the industry, slabbed booklets can also be transferred into The Authority from channel retailers and instantly slabbed with Reveal Grade.  Once you reveal the grade, you can scroll over the grade in the item page to see the item’s component grades!

Booklets have long challenged the hobby.  There are tens, if not hundreds, of different sizes and configurations of booklets.  Booklet card segments can have different thicknesses and card segment bindings can have different lengths.  One booklet may have card segments bound on their horizontal axis while another booklet may have card segments bound on their vertical axis while yet another may have them bound on both.  A booklet with 20pt card segments may have bindings that are 80pt long while another booklet with 20pt segments may have bindings that are 100pt long.

The universal booklet slab can fit most booklet sizes regardless of the thickness of the card segments or the length of the bindings!

Four Segment Booklet, Horizontally Bound

Two Segment Booklet, Horizontally Bound

Two Segment Booklet, Vertically Bound

Start submitting your booklets today!