I’d like to address you with a disclaimer about some of my upcoming selling activities, because I’m both the founder and CEO of GoCollect. Because we report the values of many of the types of collectibles I’ll be selling, I want to ensure I provide clarity and transparency around my newest adventure.
My name is Jeff Meyer. Like most of you, I too collect comics (Golden Age classic covers are my favs). But it doesn’t stop there. I’m not sure I could make a comprehensive list of all the goodies I love to hunt down and claim as my own. I particularly like to find large collections that have archival importance, but you can generally find me at various antiques and collectibles stores on any given day, in any given city. To say I have an addiction would be an understatement. I absolutely love collecting, organizing, documenting, and sharing these treasures.
The time has come for me to sell many of the pieces I’ve held dear. You see, I’ve made a substantial investment in the GoCollect organization. To date, we are not yet a profitable company. When I first decided to hire a team of professionals to help build this into a business, I committed $2M to bring us to break-even. I’ve reached (and exceeded) that investment. But, because I strongly believe in the future success of GoCollect, I’m charging forward boldly!
I’ve halted the majority of my collectibles buying to justify further investment in GoCollect, its improvement, and its expansion. I’ve also decided to pour fuel on that fire by converting large portions of my collections into fresh capital that will be utilized to expand the GoCollect efforts. To do that, I’ve hired a small workforce to coordinate all of my selling activities under the brand name Rare Orchard.
Rare Orchard is getting started by selling through the eBay handle @rareorchard and there will soon be a website dedicated to various galleries of many higher valued items. You can also track the insights and selling activities of that company through the Instagram handle @rareorchard. Finally, you can follow my own personal adventures down this path through my Instagram handle @jeffatgollect.
I will also be selling through various auction houses like Heritage Auctions, Psychedelic Art Exchange, ComicConnect, SF Rock Posters, and several others. I will also be working with various brick and mortar sellers, beginning in our hometown of Charlotte, NC.
It can be difficult to decipher the items through auction houses that have come from my personal collections, while adhering to various privacy policies. However, there are currently 2 pedigree/collection names that I have been directly associated with - The Carolina Collection for video games and The Ultrasounds Collection for concert posters. Many of the items from these collections are recognized by various grading companies, but I am never involved in, nor attempt to influence, the individual grades that these items may receive.
Please note that pieces from each of these recognized collections are regularly bought, sold, and traded outside of my initial involvement. Generally speaking however, the first auction or sale of an item from one of these collections is generally my own personal selling activity or activity through Rare Orchard, where I am the sole owner.
Finally, I want to clearly state that I have no interest in using the GoCollect platform to promote sales of my own items. However, I do want to make it clear that various staff members, blog authors, and guest posting retailers/auctioneers may comment on various activities where items I am selling (or may have previously sold) are involved. Any such activity would be the independent thoughts and opinions of the company or individual reporting the information and, whenever possible, will be highly scrutinized by our staff prior to release to ensure appropriate disclaimers are in place where the intersection of my items and the GoCollect organization are concerned.
I wholeheartedly appreciate your time and attention here. Feel free to comment below with your own questions or concerns and I will do my best to answer where appropriate.
Sincerely,
Jeff Meyer
Founder & CEO - GoCollect
