The Companies We Trust With Your Collection
VMG works with a deliberately small group of companies: authentication experts, record shops and service providers who hold the same standard we hold ourselves to. Every partner listed here extends what a VMG submission can do for your collection.
Exclusive to VMG
Steve and Stephanie Grad, founders of Grad Authentication.
GRAD AUTHENTICATION
Steve Grad is one of the most recognized names in autograph authentication, with decades of experience evaluating significant sports, entertainment, music and historical autographs. A longtime autograph expert featured on History Channel’s Pawn Stars, he served as lead authenticator at both PSA/DNA and Beckett Authentication Services, where he helped build the authentication programs at two of the industry’s most recognized companies.
Together with his wife Stephanie, Steve founded Grad Collection. The two have since launched Grad Authentication, an independent authentication service built for collectors, dealers and auction houses who need a trusted expert opinion without the wait.
Grad Authentication is exclusive to VMG. Steve Grad works with one vinyl grading company — Vintage Media Grading — and he authenticates autographs in house at VMG. A signed record submitted to VMG is authenticated and graded in the same building; it never ships out to a second company the way it would with PSA/DNA, Beckett or JSA. That removes an entire round trip of postage, packing and insurance from what you pay, and takes a large block of time off the wait. Steve reviews signatures with a 24-hour authentication turnaround, and can render an opinion on any format or medium.
Retail & Drop-Off Partners
Record shops, comic stores and collectibles businesses across the country accept VMG submissions in person. No packing, no postage, no trip to the post office. Our Remote Submission Sites handle the paperwork and ship your records to us, and we grade, encapsulate and send them back to your door.
Interested in Partnering With VMG?
Become a VMG Partner
We’re building the nation’s first network of grading-ready vinyl hubs, and working with the specialists who make a VMG slab worth more than the record inside it.
If you run a record shop, comic store or collectibles business, here’s why it makes sense to partner with VMG:
- New Revenue Stream – Earn on every submission.
- Zero Upfront Costs – VMG covers the shipping.
- Attract Collectors & Investors – Offer a premium service that taps into the growing world of investible vinyl.
- POS Support Included – You’ll get a free display kit, handouts, and online promotion through VMG.
Let’s Talk: Reach out to info@vmgvinyl.com to apply or ask questions.