PREMIUM AUTOGRAPHS INC.

What PREMIUM AUTOGRAPHS INC. does

Premium Autographs Inc. (operating as Premium Autographs & Collectibles) is a Canadian private e-commerce retailer founded in 2022 that sells authenticated sports and entertainment memorabilia to individual collectors worldwide. Its core catalogue spans autographed photographs (8x10, 11x14, 16x20), trading cards, hockey pucks, jerseys, game-used equipment, banners, books, toys, and multi-autographed pieces, with Certificates of Authenticity issued per item. The company has built a roster of exclusive signing relationships with PWHL and Team Canada athletes — Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin, Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey, Ann-Renee Desbiens, and Emerance Maschmeyer — alongside NHL Hall of Famers such as Denis Savard, Chris Chelios, Ray Bourque, and Jacques Lemaire.

The platform is built on Shopify and supports 28+ countries with CAD and USD multi-currency pricing and nine payment methods including Shop Pay, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and major card networks. A tiered mystery box program (Ice Cubes, Ice Packs at $39.99 CAD; Ice Queens Bronze/Silver/Gold at $249.99–$499.99 CAD) functions as the primary demand-generation product, complemented by a peer-to-peer secondary marketplace, an Exclusive Athletes content vertical, and an in-person Signing Events service. The company operates three regional offices across Canada (Cornwall, ON; Edmonton, AB; Crabtree, QC) and runs organic social channels on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube alongside email newsletter marketing to drive collector engagement and repeat purchases.

Name

PREMIUM AUTOGRAPHS INC.

Legal name

Premium Autographs & Collectibles

Website

https://premiumautographs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Premium Autographs Inc. is a Canadian e-commerce retailer that sells authenticated sports and entertainment memorabilia — autographed photos, cards, jerseys, pucks, and mystery boxes — directly to individual collectors worldwide via a multi-country Shopify storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Memorabilia

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Autographed Memorabilia Retail (CRAMAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Game-Used & Match-Worn Memorabilia Retail (CRAMAOAC), Sports Collectibles Marketplace & Auction Platforms (CRAMAOAI), Sports Memorabilia & Autographs Retail (CRALAGAI)

Keywords

• Sports memorabilia
• Autographed collectibles
• Mystery boxes
• Authenticated signatures
• Trading cards

Headquarters

HQ city

Cornwall

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: One-time sales of autographed merchandise including photos, cards, jerseys, pucks, collectibles, and game-used gear. Individual item transactions at various price points.
2. Mystery Boxes: Sale of mystery box products with tiered pricing (Bronze, Silver, Gold editions) ranging from $39.99 CAD to $499.99 CAD. Creates anticipation and repeat purchase behavior.
3. Marketplace: Secondary marketplace for buying and selling autographed collectibles between users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Premium Autographs & Collectibles is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of authenticated autographed sports and entertainment memorabilia. Its core catalog includes autographed photos (8x10, 11x14, 16x20), trading cards, hockey pucks, jerseys, banners, books, equipment, and game-used gear, alongside tiered mystery boxes (Ice Cubes, Ice Queens, Ice Packs series). The company also operates a secondary marketplace for peer-to-peer sales and hosts athlete signing events.

Product overview

Premium Autographs & Collectibles is an e-commerce platform specializing in authenticated autographed sports and entertainment memorabilia. The product portfolio centers around a direct-to-consumer marketplace built on Shopify infrastructure, featuring mystery box products (Ice Cubes, Ice Queens, Ice Packs in various editions), autographed photographs (8x10, 11x14, 16x20 sizes), autographed cards, pucks, jerseys, and diverse collectibles. The platform operates an exclusive athlete program, hosts signing events, offers a secondary marketplace for peer-to-peer sales, and provides game-used gear. All products are priced in CAD with multiple payment options including Shop Pay, PayPal, and major credit cards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mystery Boxes / Mystery Packs Randomized collectible boxes featuring autographed sports and entertainment memorabilia in tiered editions (Bronze, Silver, Gold) at varying price points, designed for individual collectors seeking surprise-based engagement.
• Autographed Photographs

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 28+ countries and multiple currencies (CAD, USD)

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• JSA (James Spence Authentication): Leading third-party autograph authentication service used across the memorabilia industry. Comparable not as a competitor but as a potential authentication partner whose COA programs Premium Autographs' in-house certification could leverage or be benchmarked against.

Direct peers

• Fanatics: Vertically integrated sports merchandise and memorabilia giant operating Fanatics Authentic, the dominant authenticated autograph and game-used memorabilia storefront. Closest large-scale direct competitor for exclusive athlete autograph sales and mystery-style drops.
• Upper Deck Company: Long-established manufacturer of authenticated sports trading cards and memorabilia under the Upper Deck Authenticated program. Comparable in selling autographed cards, photos, and game-used items through a multi-channel DTC and hobby-shop network.
• MeiGray Group: Premier source of NHL-licensed, game-worn and game-used memorabilia, with a strong authenticated secondary marketplace. Directly comparable for hockey game-used gear inventory and authenticated memorabilia positioning.
• Hollywood Collectibles Group: Authenticated entertainment and sports memorabilia retailer offering autographed photos, posters, and collectibles. Comparable in the entertainment-autograph adjacency Premium Autographs explicitly carries.
• SportsMemorabilia.com: Long-running online sports memorabilia retailer offering autographed photos, balls, jerseys, and helmets across major US sports. Comparable in DTC authenticated autograph retail breadth and pricing-tiered inventory.
• Goldin Auctions: Leading online auction marketplace for high-end sports cards, autographs, and memorabilia. Comparable in operating a secondary marketplace for authenticated memorabilia, with auction mechanics similar to Premium Autographs' peer-to-peer marketplace.
• TriStar Productions: Operates autograph signing events, autographed memorabilia retail, and mystery box-style product lines. Highly comparable business model combining athlete signing events with DTC autographed merchandise and tiered 'box break' style offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Auctions: Large multi-category auction house with a major sports memorabilia department. Comparable for high-end authenticated memorabilia transactions, though it operates at a much broader and higher price tier than Premium Autographs.

Regional players

• Frameworth: Canadian-based sports memorabilia and custom-framed autograph retailer with strong NHL and Canadian athlete catalog. Comparable in product mix (photos, jerseys, pucks) and shared Canadian market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PremiumAutographs
• Facebookfacebook.com/premium.autographs
• Instagraminstagram.com/premiumautographs

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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