For the objects people choose to keep.

For cards, coins, comics and memorabilia, condition is the price. A grading service’s label and certificate number say what the object was judged to be on one day. Outlast keeps that certificate with the object’s record, alongside photos of the case and any later condition reports.

A tap check shows that the tag matches the record. It is not a new grade: grades still come from grading services.

Grade and certificate

The grading service, grade and certificate number, with photos of the label.

Edition and number

Print run, edition size or serial number, kept as context.

Condition over time

Later reports, so changes are visible rather than hidden.

Certificates of authenticity

Kept as documents with their issuer, not as a verdict from Outlast.

Most collectibles were made long before Outlast. An owner, dealer or grader can register one at any point and bring in what is already known: grading certificates, receipts, auction listings and photos. Each earlier fact keeps its source and is marked as added later.

Records an owner adds stay separate from records issued by the maker or an authorized seller, so a buyer can see who stands behind each claim.

When a piece goes to a dealer on consignment, into a vault or to an auction house, custody changes but ownership may not. Outlast records those handoffs separately from sales, with condition at each end.

When it does sell, the buyer accepts the transfer and the history goes with it: $2.50 for a routine transfer, or $10 when documents need preparing. Appraisers and insurers can be shared the part of the record they need for a valuation.