Collectibles

Collectibles.com is an AI-powered mobile application that helps collectors scan, identify, and value physical collectibles—from sports cards and trading cards to coins, stamps, comics, and memorabilia—within a single, unified platform targeting the estimated $500 billion global collectibles market.

The Problem

The collectibles market is enormous but fragmented. Hobbyists collecting across dozens of categories—Pokemon cards, sports memorabilia, vintage coins, comic books, antiques—historically had no unified way to identify items or gauge fair market value. Valuation required specialized knowledge, dealer consultations, or time-consuming manual research. New collectors regularly overpaid or undersold valuable items. And managing a diverse collection across multiple categories was logistically cumbersome, with no single tool serving as a portfolio tracker across asset types.

From Cardbase to Super App

Collectibles.com traces its roots to 2020, when it launched as Cardbase—a focused valuation and collection management service for sports trading cards. The founding team of Alexander Ivanov (CEO), Anas Salem, and Dietrich von Behren (Chief Business and Strategy Officer) recognized early that the technology solving card valuation could expand to the entire collectibles market.

The company raised a $500K seed round in 2021, attracting early support from Peter Thiel. A larger $5M seed round followed in June 2023, led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, DST Global, and Marc Benioff. That funding enabled the full pivot to a multi-category super app. The platform formally launched under the Collectibles.com brand in October 2024.

How It Works

The core of the app is AI-powered image recognition. A collector photographs an item—a graded sports card, a vintage coin, a comic book—and the system identifies it within seconds, returning product details and an estimated current market value. The identification engine draws on a proprietary database of over 150 million sold items, enabling real-time and historical price comparisons.

After scanning, items can be catalogued in the app with photos, custom descriptions, private notes, and automated market valuations. The platform tracks price history, so collectors can see how individual items have appreciated or depreciated over time. Collection management tools cover sorting, gallery organization, and leaderboards.

Supported categories include trading cards (sports cards, Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering), coins, stamps, watches, jewelry, art, video games, books, antiques, comics, wines, sneakers, postcards, and toys.

Repackz: Digital Pack Rips for Real Cards

In 2025, Collectibles.com launched Repackz, a feature that brings the pack rip experience to the app. Repackz packs contain real, graded physical trading cards curated by the platform team. Buyers purchase packs at set price points—typically around $50 per pack—and rip them digitally inside the app, with each revealed card added to their digital collection immediately. Revealed cards are then shipped physically to the buyer. The platform advertises a 90% fair market value buyback guarantee on Repackz pulls.

Community Features

Beyond valuation, the platform operates as a social network for collectors. Users can share collection highlights in category-specific galleries, follow other collectors, participate in community forums, and appear on leaderboards. As of the October 2024 launch, the platform had attracted over 300,000 collectors and aggregated more than 100 million data points.

Token

There is no confirmed native utility or governance token associated with Collectibles.com. A COLLECTIBLES token exists on Pump.fun but was created with zero trading volume and zero liquidity—consistent with an unrelated third-party meme token.

Team and Backing

• Alexander Ivanov — CEO and co-founder
• Anas Salem — Co-founder
• Dietrich von Behren — Co-founder and Chief Business and Strategy Officer

Investors include Blockchange Ventures (lead, 2023), Founders Fund, DST Global, Marc Benioff, and Peter Thiel. Total raised: $5.5M across two rounds.

Market Position

Collectibles.com competes with standalone card valuation tools and grading service portals, but distinguishes itself through multi-category coverage, AI-first identification, and community features. Its 150M+ sold-item database provides a data advantage that newer entrants would require significant time to replicate.