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Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions for Collectibles & Artwork

Restoring trust, value, and revenue for creators, graders, and collectors worldwide. Modern and contemporary artwork and collectibles have become a major target for counterfeiters, following the rise in popularity and value of such pieces. But the circulation of fraudulent art and collectibles is a problem that impacts both buyers and sellers. Even third-party grading (TPG) documentation can be counterfeited. That’s why more advanced solutions are needed to combat this menace.

Counterfeit Collectibles & Artwork

In recent years, collectors of modern artworks have been struggling with the rising circulation of forged pieces.The absence of established provenance and distinct documentation for most artworks and trading cards makes this industry an easy mark for criminals and fraudulent entities.The harm to buyers and sellers is undeniable. While buyers are severely affected by a dent in revenue, a tarnished image of graders and creator brands is equally pertinent. This gives rise to the need for a foolproof anti-counterfeit verification system for all such merchandise, to protect the interests of TPGs, buyers, sellers, and artists.

Why An Anti-Counterfeiting Mechanism
for Collectibles Is Crucial

Recovery of Lost Revenue

Auction houses and reputable sellers face major losses due to the circulation of forged artworks and collectibles such as counterfeit Pokémon cards, counterfeit Magic: The Gathering cards, and counterfeit sports memorabilia and autographs. Millions in revenue are lost every year due to illegal copying frameworks. But an anti-counterfeit system of recognition can help all parties recover lost revenue.

Preventing the Falsifying of Documents

Without an established provenance for many pieces, it becomes easy for criminals to falsify TPG documents for fake items. AI-powered anti-counterfeiting mechanisms for collectibles can help to address this rampant menace.

Restoring the Value of Authentic Items

The circulation of counterfeit Funko Pops and Labubu figures, fake graded coins, counterfeit Disney pins, and other such merchandise has severely undermined the value of authentic items. This can be rectified if buyers and sellers are provided with a reliable means of authenticating items.

Protecting the Creativity & Expression of Artists & Collectors

The cost to artistic integrity is yet another dimension of counterfeit circulation. The only long-term solution is to create safeguards and anti-counterfeiting mechanisms for collectibles and art merchandise.

Here’s How Cypheme Can Help

While it might seem like the fight against counterfeiters is already lost, there is a way to secure collectibles and merchandise with modern anti-counterfeit technology.We’ve seen many auction houses, reputable sellers, artists, and collectors lose hope when faced with the reality of forged artworks and collectibles. But no matter the item (such as paintings, coins, counterfeit sports cards and fake trading cards, figurines, sneakers, apparel, and sculptures), Cypheme’s AI-powered technology can help secure these items.

Noise Print for Collectibles: Easy Detection of Fakes, Anytime & Anywhere

Cypheme’s Noise Print label is a unique and impossible-to-duplicate identifier. It works like a fingerprint for each product, allowing graders, sellers, and buyers to authenticate a variety of items and documents with a quick scan from any smartphone camera. Authentication can be done through an easily accessible Wep app.

However, the Noise Print label is not just an anti-counterfeiting solution for collectibles. Beyond that, we also deliver confidence for buyers, sellers, and artists, as well as irrefutable certainty regarding the authenticity of all types of collectible items.

When a third-party grading (TPG) provider authenticates a collectible item, they can seal it and affix a Noise Print label to ensure the authenticity and traceability of the sealed item. Even the most clever counterfeiters can’t counterfeit a functional Cypheme label.

Additionally, this AI-powered technology is active across 200+ countries, delivering geolocation intelligence that allows brands and sellers to track the location of counterfeits as well as genuine items being scanned.

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Versatile & Multiuse Anti-Counterfeiting for Collectibles

Third-party graders, buyers, and sellers of artwork and merchandise often struggle to find an appropriate anti-counterfeit solution that also addresses these primary areas of concern:

Preventing Revenue Loss

Protecting Seller Reputation

Bolstering Buyer Confidence

That’s where Cypheme outperforms other options. We go beyond authentication and help with securing seller reputation, restoring buyer confidence, and bringing the value of genuine collectibles back up.

AI-Powered Anti-Counterfeiting for Collectibles of All Types

With Cypheme, collecting authentic merchandise and genuine artwork is simplified. Collectors and authentic resellers can access and share information through Cypheme:

With Cypheme

Sellers can share unique item notes and characteristics

Auction houses can circulate marketing content

Neutral buyer information (gender, age) can be collected with consent

Circulation of genuine and fake items can be tracked with accuracy, and in real-time

Authenticate Collectibles Anywhere & Anytime

For Your Customers: Buyers can authenticate any product, anywhere, and anytime. This means that even before a purchase is made, they can verify if the item is genuine.
For Customs: Customs checks are simplified with Cypheme’s anti-counterfeiting Noise Print label for collectibles, since officers can also use the same method to efficiently verify any goods.
For Merch Graders: The speed and simplicity of the Noise Print anti-counterfeit technology can also help merchandise graders tasked with verifying the authenticity of items, since the Cypheme system can be deployed via secure devices by third parties.

Precise Geolocation

Global Visibility You can precisely pinpoint where in the world an item is being scanned, which is yet another crucial feature helping graders, sellers, and buyers fight back against counterfeiters.
Real-Time Insights Every time an item is scanned, the grader, seller, or artist receives real-time data on the location. This allows sellers to track the circulation of fake merchandise and forged artworks.

Advanced Marketing

Market Research: Artists, genuine resellers, TPGs, and auction houses can even use Cypheme’s anti-counterfeiting solutions for collectibles to gather neutral information from buyers or collectors.
Audience Profiling: By gathering data about gender, age, etc., they can form a profile of their demographic and improve marketing to reach those audiences.
Buyer Engagement: Additionally, specific product information, care instructions, and facts about an item can be shared through Cypheme. This enhances the user experience and adds another layer of engagement for passionate buyers of collectibles who use our anti-counterfeiting mechanisms.