Ebay Authentication News

[Gorditadogg]

There are 400 or so employees at Ebay's authentication center in Syracuse. They are currently making about $19 an hour, and are protesting for more money.

https://cwa-union.org/tapped-out-tcgplayer

I'm not sure whether knowing that near-minimum-wage employees are authenticating cards makes me confident in the process. Although I'm not sure what I should expect. I suppose a lot of the workers are collectors, who think it's neat to be able to make money looking at cards.

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[G1911]

TCGPlayer is a subsidiary marketplace for trading card games, like Pokemon, Magic etc.. This isn't an authentication center owned by eBay or related to sports cards, authentication of which is outsourced.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by G1911

TCGPlayer is a subsidiary marketplace for trading card games, like Pokemon, Magic etc.. This isn't an authentication center owned by eBay or related to sports cards, authentication of which is outsourced.

Ebay bought TCG last year. It is most certainly an authentication center owned by ebay.

Read the attached link for more info.

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[G1911]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Ebay bought TCG last year. It is most certainly an authentication center owned by ebay.

Read the attached link for more info.

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Thank you - I should not have let the "or" into the clarification that this is not the sports program. Technically wrong is just as wrong as any other kind of wrong.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by G1911

Thank you - I should not have let the "or" into the clarification that this is not the sports program. Technically wrong is just as wrong as any other kind of wrong.

Yes, Syracuse authenticates Pokémon and other playing cards. As you point out, ungraded sports cards go to PSA in Los Angeles. And we know that graded cards go to CGC in Florida. It could be those companies pay their workers more than TCG does.

But there are a lot more Pokémon cards being authenticated than Topps and Panini. Some people on this board may be interested in how Ebay and TCG look at that authentication process.

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[prestigecollectibles]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Yes, Syracuse authenticates Pokémon and other playing cards. As you point out, ungraded sports cards go to PSA in Los Angeles. And we know that graded cards go to CGC in Florida. It could be those companies pay their workers more than TCG does.

But there are a lot more Pokémon cards being authenticated than Topps and Panini. Some people on this board may be interested in how Ebay and TCG look at that authentication process.

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Graded cards go to PSA and ungraded cards go to CGC.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

ungraded sports cards go to PSA in Los Angeles.

Santa Ana. It is in a different county. We don't want the 'credit' for that one

[theshowandme]

99.99% of collectors here will never interact with TCG Player

Your pre-war baseball cards are not being sent to Syracuse for authentication.

The eBay Authenticity Guarantee program goes to PSA as outlined by eBay

https://www.ebay.com/authenticity-gu...e/tradingcards