Services to Empower Collectors and Maximize Value
Put Mike Baker's industry-leading experience to work on your collection. The MBA suite of authentication services are designed to give all collectors the transparency and accountability they deserve.
“Our vision is to provide collectors trusted, accountable, and uniquely-transparent authentication services that place market valuation and collector ROI as a top priority, while always maintaining the highest ethics and service standards.”
— Mike Baker
Services
MBA offers a suite of authentication tools aimed at maximizing market value for collectibles at all value ranges, especially those below $250. Graded or raw, high value or low, all items submitted to MBA are treated with equal respect and oversight and all items which pass through MBA are eligible for liquidity through MBA Passport. Select a service within the diagram below to learn more.
About MBA
First employee at Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), serving as the Director Of Grading for over a decade. Grader since 1991 — longest and most experienced tenure in the professional authentication industry. Authenticated and graded millions of trading cards with a present-day market value exceeding $10 billion.Mike Baker has seen the evolution professional authentication more than anyone, establishing roots at PSA in 1991 that continue to define the standard of professional grading today. With four decades of experience, Mike has earned a trust and reverence from the hobby's most established collectors, and the MBA team maintains a pulse on the hobby unique within the industry.
Collectors deserve greater transparency from their authentication partners. Many collectors view the legacy industry as overly opaque, confusing, lacking accountability, and providing limited explanation. MBA acknowledges that the industry has matured, and the MBA services are collectively designed with a fresh perspective, providing greater transparency and second opinion oversight, filling existing industry service gaps, and helping our customers maximize the value of their collectibles.