What My Slabs does

MySlabs (legal entity: My Slabs, Inc., incorporated in Delaware; headquartered at 26 West 87th Street, New York, NY) is a peer-to-peer online marketplace founded in 2019 that enables collectors to buy, sell, and trade graded and ungraded collectibles including sports cards, comic books, sealed wax (trading card packs/boxes), memorabilia, and Funko Pops. The platform supports fixed-price Buy It Now listings, buyer offers, weekly Friday Night Auctions, and — for MySlabs Unlimited subscribers — private off-checkout deals. As of the most recent data, MySlabs serves 77,000+ community members and hosts 92,176+ active listings across slabs, raw singles, raw lots, sealed wax, comics, memorabilia, and supplies. Approved third-party grading companies (PSA, BGS, BVG, SGC, CSG, CGC, CBCS) authenticate slabs, and condition scales for raw cards (A-E tiers) and raw comics (Overstreet-derived NM-PR grades) standardize description across ungraded inventory.

The technical platform is a web-based marketplace integrating PayPal and Stripe for payments (with Stripe 3D Secure for Unlimited subscribers), TaxJar/Exemptax for sales-tax calculation and resale-certificate management, Zendesk for support, and Impact for affiliate management. An opt-in escrow service ships items through a hub for verification before redistribution, charging 3% of declared value (minimum $25) with insurance up to $20,000, and shipping insurance is offered as an ancillary product. There is no native mobile app and no disclosed AI/ML capability; the platform is web-only and operates domestically within the United States.

MySlabs generates revenue through a layered model: a 3% seller fee and 1% buyer fee on transactions across all categories (payment-processing fees of 3.49% + $0.49 are seller-borne via Stripe); a $11/month or $99/year MySlabs Unlimited subscription unlocking private messaging, social forums, private deal gallery, escrow eligibility, and 3D Secure; escrow service fees; affiliate commissions via the eBay Partner Network and outbound Impact affiliates; $30 dispute fees for Stripe chargebacks; and an advertising product. The company is privately held, bootstrapped with no institutional venture capital identified, and raised $56,702 in March 2024 from 106 community investors via Documents Republic (OpenDeal Portal LLC).

Name

My Slabs

Legal name

My Slabs, Inc

Website

https://myslabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MySlabs is a privately held, US-domiciled peer-to-peer online marketplace founded in 2019 that enables collectors to buy, sell, and trade graded and ungraded sports cards, comic books, sealed wax, memorabilia, and Funko Pops across 92,000+ listings and 77,000+ members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collectibles Marketplace

NAICS

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459), Used Merchandise Retailers (459510)

SIC

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Collectibles Marketplaces & Auction Retail (CRALAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Managed Consignment & Authentication-led Resale (CRAFAGAN)

Keywords

• Collectibles marketplace
• Sports card trading
• Comic book marketplace
• Sealed wax products
• Peer-to-peer collectibles

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction Fees - Sellers: Sellers pay a usage fee calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount. Standard seller fee is 3% across most categories (Slabbed Cards, Slabbed Comics, Wax, Raw Cards, Raw Comics, Products/Supplies, Memorabilia, Funko Pops). Sellers are responsible for payment processing fees (3.49% + $0.49 per transaction through Stripe).
2. Transaction Fees - Buyers: Buyers pay a 1% usage fee calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount, billed along with successful purchases.
3. MySlabs Unlimited Subscription: Premium subscription service at $11/month or $99/year (discounted introductory rate). Benefits include direct messaging, access to private deal gallery, transactional forums, social forum access, and escrow service access. Auto-renews at billing cycle end.
4. Escrow Service Fees: Escrow service fee of 3% of declared value with minimum $25 per package plus shipping and insurance costs. Covers items up to $20,000 insured value.
5. Affiliate Commissions: Commission earned when users click links to third-party sites (such as eBay) and make purchases within a certain timeframe. Also offers affiliate program for external promoters.
6. Chargeback/Dispute Fees: Stripe sellers incur a $30 non-refundable dispute fee when chargebacks or disputes are opened. PayPal sellers also incur dispute/chargeback fees per PayPal user agreement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MySlabs is a peer-to-peer online marketplace that enables collectors to buy, sell, and trade graded (slabbed) and raw sports cards, sealed wax, comic books, memorabilia, Funko Pops, and collecting supplies. The platform supports fixed-price Buy It Now listings, make-offer functionality, weekly Friday Night Auctions, and subscription-gated Private Deals, with integrated payments, sales tax collection, and escrow services for high-value transactions.

Product overview

MySlabs is a peer-to-peer marketplace for collectibles, primarily trading cards (sports cards and Pokémon cards) and comic books. The core product is the MySlabs Marketplace, which supports both graded/slabbed items (through verified graders like PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC, CBCS) and raw/ungraded items, along with sealed wax, memorabilia, and Funko Pops. The platform operates through fixed-price Buy It Now listings, buyer-offer negotiations, and weekly Friday Night Auctions. Additional revenue streams include MySlabs Unlimited subscriptions ($11/month or $99/year) unlocking private messaging, Private Deals outside marketplace checkout, Social Forums, and an optional Escrow Service. MySlabs also offers Shipping Insurance and Collectibles Insurance as ancillary services for buyers and sellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MySlabs Unlimited: Premium subscription service offering direct messaging, private deal galleries, escrow services, and forum access for subscribers.
• MySlabs Escrow Service

Products and services

• MySlabs Marketplace Peer-to-peer online marketplace where individual collectors can buy and sell graded (slabbed) and raw sports cards, comic books, sealed wax, memorabilia, Funko Pops, and collecting supplies across categories such as Slabbed Cards, Raw Card Singles and Lots, Slabbed Comics, Raw Comic Singles and Lots, Wax, Memorabilia, Funko Pops, and Products/Supplies.
• Friday Night Auctions Weekly scheduled auction events on the MySlabs marketplace, closing Friday evenings at 10:00 pm EST, supporting reserve and no-reserve auctions with starting bids of $1 or greater, proxy bidding, and 3-minute extended bidding windows.
• Private Deals Private direct buyer-seller negotiation and transactional feature, available exclusively to MySlabs Unlimited subscribers, allowing deals to be negotiated and completed outside standard marketplace checkout with access to a dedicated private deal gallery.
• MySlabs Unlimited Subscription Premium subscription tier at $11/month or $99/year that unlocks direct messaging, Stripe 3D Secure authentication, access to Buy/Sell/Trade community forums, the Private Deal gallery, and eligibility to use the MySlabs Escrow Service. Auto-renews; non-refundable.
• MySlabs Escrow Service Optional escrow service available to MySlabs Unlimited subscribers in which items are shipped to a MySlabs escrow hub for verification before redistribution to the buyer. Fee is 3% of declared value with a $25 minimum, plus shipping and insurance costs, with insurance coverage up to $20,000 and signature confirmation required for items over $500.
• Shipping Insurance Optional protection plan for shipments made via the MySlabs marketplace, covering loss, theft, or damage during transit for buyers and sellers.
• Social Forum Community discussion platform on MySlabs featuring leaderboards, badges, achievement systems, and Buy/Sell/Trade forums. MySlabs Unlimited subscribers can create image and video posts and access social sharing tools.
• Collectibles Insurance Insurance offering designed to protect collectors' collectible collections held by users of the MySlabs platform.
• Advertise on MySlabs Advertising platform that enables sellers to purchase promotional placement for their listings on the MySlabs marketplace, extending visibility to buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3% seller fee vs industry-standard higher final value, auction, and consignment fees
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Documents Republic (OpenDeal Portal LLC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 March 2024Documents Republic hosted MySlabs' equity crowdfunding campaign on March 29, 2024, where MySlabs raised $56,702 from 106 investors. Documents Republic operates the OpenDeal Portal LLC as part of securities offerings.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is the primary payment processor for marketplace transactions. Offers Purchase Protection for buyers and Seller Protection for sellers. Transaction disputes are subject to PayPal terms. MySlabs has been granted permissions by PayPal for dispute and refund management.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is the alternative payment processor for marketplace transactions with rates of 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction. Includes 3D Secure authentication for MySlabs Unlimited subscribers. Dispute fee of $30 applies for chargebacks.
• eBayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMySlabs participates in eBay Partner Network as an affiliate. Product pages include 'Compare on eBay' links that may earn commission when users click and make purchases. MySlabs also earns commission from eBay purchases made through affiliate links.
• TaxJar (Exemptax)coreTechnology or IntegrationTaxJar's Exemptax platform is used to verify and manage resale certificates/licenses for tax-exempt buyers. MySlabs collects and remits sales tax on behalf of sellers using TaxJar integration.
• PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator)coreTechnology or IntegrationPSA is the primary grading company for authenticated slabs on the platform. All slabs must be PSA, BGS, BVG, SGC, CSG, CGC, or CBCS authenticated. PSA certification verification is available on listings.
• BGS (Beckett Grading Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationBGS is one of the accepted grading companies for slabs listed on MySlabs. Sellers must use pre-approved grading companies only.
• SGC (Sports Guaranty Corporation)coreTechnology or IntegrationSGC is one of the accepted grading companies for slabs listed on MySlabs alongside PSA, BGS, BVG, CSG, CGC, and CBCS.
• CGC (Certified Guaranty Company)coreTechnology or IntegrationCGC is accepted for comic book grading on the platform. One of the approved slab-types for raw comics condition verification.
• CBCS (Certified Baseball Collectibles Society)coreTechnology or IntegrationCBCS is accepted for comic book grading on the platform. Raw comic condition scale is based on Overstreet standards used by CGC and CBCS.
• Impact (Affiliate Program)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMySlabs operates an affiliate program through Impact (app.impact.com) where partners can earn commissions for driving user referrals and transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• eBay: eBay is the dominant generalist secondary marketplace and the largest peer by volume for trading cards, comics, and memorabilia. It is comparable as the default price-comparison destination for MySlabs listings (MySlabs even runs an eBay affiliate integration) and competes for the same hobbyist buyer base, though with a much higher fee structure.
• Heritage Auctions: Heritage Auctions is a major auction house covering comics, sports cards, and memorabilia. It competes for high-value collectibles transactions that MySlabs's escrow service targets and represents the traditional, higher-fee incumbent that MySlabs explicitly positions against.
• Mercari: Mercari is a generalist peer-to-peer resale marketplace with meaningful hobby and collectibles category presence. It competes for casual collectors and hobbyist sellers who may also list on MySlabs, though it lacks the collector-specific grading and escrow infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Goldin: Goldin is a leading auction and fixed-price marketplace specifically for sports cards and high-end memorabilia. It is the most direct competitor to MySlabs in the graded sports card vertical, attracting the same investment-grade collector segment that MySlabs's escrow and authentication stack targets.
• PWCC Marketplace: PWCC Marketplace is a major peer-to-peer trading card marketplace with a strong focus on graded sports cards and a suite of seller tools. It directly overlaps with MySlabs's slabbed-cards category and competes for the same high-volume sports card sellers and serious collector buyers.
• COMC (Check Out My Cards): COMC is a consignment-driven marketplace for trading cards offering processing, scanning, and storage services. It is a direct peer for raw and graded sports cards, competing on convenience and fees with a more established logistics infrastructure than MySlabs.
• Alt: Alt is a peer-to-peer marketplace and vault service for trading cards that combines authentication, storage, and liquidity features. It is a direct peer competing on the same collector pain points — trust, authentication, and frictionless trading — that MySlabs addresses.
• ComicLink: ComicLink is a long-running peer-to-peer marketplace for comic books, including both slabbed (CGC/CBCS) and raw issues. It is a direct peer for MySlabs's slabbed and raw comics categories, competing for the same high-end comic collector base.

Regional players

• Cardmarket: Cardmarket is Europe's largest trading card marketplace, serving Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, and sports card collectors. It is a comparable peer in marketplace mechanics but is regionally focused on Europe, while MySlabs is US-domestic, making it a non-overlapping geographic peer.

Emerging players

• StockX: StockX is an authentication-led resale marketplace that expanded from sneakers into collectibles including trading cards and Funko Pops. It is comparable as a trust-anchored resale platform serving the same buyer demographic, though its card inventory remains a smaller share of GMV.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MySlabsOfficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/540024943160092
• Instagraminstagram.com/myslabsofficial/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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