In a long-rumored move, collectibles marketplace Goldin has been sold to eBay by Collectors Holdings, co-owned by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen. Concurrently, eBay has sold its vault to Collectors, the parent company of card grading giant PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator).
Financial terms of the deal are currently undisclosed.
Since founded in 2012, Goldin -- profiled in Netflix's "King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch" -- has amassed more than $1.2 billion in sales. In August 2020, flush amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the auction house made waves by setting a new all-time record for a sports card at auction: Mike Trout's 2009 Bowman Chrome Superfractor autographed rookie card, numbered one-of-one, which sold for $3.