Some hobby heavyweights are teaming up ... for good.

eBay announced on Wednesday that "a series of transactions" are in place that include the sale of Goldin from Collectors to eBay, and the sale of the eBay Vault to PSA.

"The differentiated and complementary strengths of the respective companies will support more streamlined buying, selling, grading and storage experiences for all who participate in the trading card hobby in the United States," read the company's announcement. "These deals represent a compelling opportunity to accelerate innovation in the industry and enable game-changing benefits for collectors. Together, eBay and PSA will offer a full, seamless, customer-centric product experience for the collecting community that will be unveiled over the coming months."

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If you're on the hunt for new items in your collection, there's a new place to look.

The Goldin Marketplace (click here) launched today as a new option for buying and selling cards as well as other collectibles from pop culture and history such as video games, VHS and toys. It's a service that will supplement Goldin’s auction platform while also offering authentication and grading services from PSA as well as vault services. There also will be weekly auctions to go with its larger headline-making Elite auctions.

"There are too many pain points in collecting today," said Goldin CEO Ross Hoffman. "From authentication and grading, to listing, selling, communicating with buyers, getting paid and then shipping again. We want to take the work out of collecting and allow collectors to focus more on what they love. By integrating all of our services and capabilities into one platform, the Goldin Marketplace is creating the easiest, safest, most trusted way to enjoy collecting. Collecting should be fun, and by eliminating friction we’re making it a more enjoyable experience for everyone."

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PSA will have on-site grading and authentication services at The National this year as well as a submission special at the show -- and that's not all as its parent company's plans also include other options for fans of grading, authentication and more.

"This will be a great chance for Collectors to show off not only what PSA brings to the table every year, but what its other entities like Card Ladder and WATA have to offer as well," said PSA President Kevin Lenane. "We’re really looking forward to a great show."

The show is set for July 27-31 in Atlantic City, N.J. -- keep reading for more details.

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