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THE ORIGINAL
TRADING CARD SAFE®

The largest and most sophisticated trading card archival service in the world. Built from scratch and designed to provide investors the storage and liquidity options they deserve. Trading cards are becoming the world's premier tangible asset, and the ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Safe is the tool at the heart of many of the market's most advanced portfolios.

The Safe service is free for life on any trading card valued over £50 or any assets purchased through ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE (regardless of value). All other items are charged a nominal one-time fee.

THE ORIGINAL. WE GOT THIS.

25

YEARS OF SERVICE

715,733

CURRENT SAFE ITEMS

1,999,179

ITEMS SOLD

ASSET LIQUIDITY, OUR #1 PRIORITY

The Safe is a one-stop solution to the market's most powerful liquidity options. Trading cards are becoming the world's premier tangible asset. Why? Because they are aggressively consumed by a passionate investor base, and because trading cards offer greater liquidity options than any other competitive market. Through the ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Safe, clients have access to Weekly Sunday Auctions and the Fixed Price Marketplace. Private sales through our industry leading sales team are also enabled through Safe Archival. Trading and asset transfers with other Safe clients are another popular liquidity option. And lastly, lending from ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Capital offers collateralized lending against your Safe Portfolio. No other archival service empowers investors' liquidity needs more than the ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Safe.

ONE-TIME SAFE PROCESSING FEES

AUTHENTICATED TRADING CARDS

FREE SAFE*

Free for any card, ticket or other standard-size slab with a market value of £50 or greater.
*Just a £3, one-time fee for items less than £50. Assets submitted to Auction or sold in 30 days are always free, regardless of value.

NON-AUTHENTICATED TRADING CARDS

£3 or £6

Raw cards, any value or genre accepted. All raw cards receive priority MBA Authentication and can be sold on any ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE marketplace.
£3 if submitted to Auction or sold within 30 days. £6 if archived in the Safe.

AUTHENTICATED COINS AND CURRENCY

FREE SAFE*

Free for any coin or currency with a market value of £50 or greater.
*Just a £3, one-time fee for items less than £50. Assets submitted to Auction or sold in 30 days are always free, regardless of value.

OVERSIZED SLABS & WAX

£15 FLAT FEE

Comics, video games, photos, balls, approved smaller memorabilia, smaller factory original wax, and other oversized slabbed items.

LARGER ITEMS

£25 FLAT FEE

Larger wax & cases, approved sneakers, jerseys, and other large items.
All larger items must be pre-approved.

ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE PURCHASES

FREE SAFE FOR LIFE!

Free shipping, Oregon 0% sales tax, and free archival on any item purchased from ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE and shipped to your Safe.

1% fulfillment fee applies to any asset which is fulfilled or transferred out of the ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Safe. This fee is increased to 3% if the asset is removed within 90 days of archival.

SEAMLESS BUYING AND SELLING

The Safe is a powerful tool for both buyers and sellers alike. As a buyer, you can immediately place recent ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE purchases into your Portfolio, and purchases from other 3rd parties are easily shipped directly to your Safe, empowering ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE staff to verify the assets on your behalf and leveraging the 0% sales tax of the Safe service. As a seller, your Safe Portfolio is a liquidity powerhouse with archived items effortlessly connected to any of our marketplaces. Archived assets can also act as collateral for a Safe Portfolio Loan if liquidity is desired but selling isn't desired. Furthermore, a full-scale logistics team is available to assist with both inbound and outbound shipping needs. The Safe is everything buyers and sellers require to manage a trading card portfolio.

CERTIFIED SECURITY & ACCESS

The ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE Safe is the only UL rated secure facility in the market. Designed from the ground up for the trading card market and residing at the center of ALPHA 1 EXCHANGE headquarters. Assets in the Safe are fully insured, and the facility holds an industry best UL-Class 3 Certification, which is the highest available for any storage facility. Because the Safe resides at the center of our operations, customer service and sales team members have unparalleled access to all items in archival.

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