Apply for consideration.
Tell us about your connection to sports-card collecting and why you want to join the founding class.
ATTENTION,
SPORTS-CARD COLLECTORS.
SPORTSILLUSTRATEDGRADED
GOLD FOUNDERS CLUB
You only get
one chance
to be first.
200 lifetime memberships.
20 strategically awarded.
180 places remain for consideration.
Membership is earned.
Payment alone does not secure a place.
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Your place among the first
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200 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS
Membership is earned.
20 strategically awarded to mega athletes, major collectors, and owners of prominent collections.
180 places remain for consideration.
Payment alone does not secure a place. A founding club for sports-card collectors.
Request consideration now ↓SPORTS ILLUSTRATED GRADED · GOLD FOUNDERS CLUB
Your place in
the lounge.
A lifetime membership. A card that belongs to you.
Front
Open either side to explore with the sliding magnifier and zoom.
200 lifetime memberships.
One founding class.
A PRESTIGE CLUB. A SELECTED MEMBERSHIP.
You can’t simply
buy your way in.
A place in the Gold Founders Club must be earned.
Undergo careful review.
The founding ownership group reviews applications closely. Payment alone does not secure membership.
Represent the standard.
We select members who reflect the club’s standards, represent Sports Illustrated Graded, and share its commitment to sports-card collecting.
200 lifetime memberships.
20 strategically awarded. Only 180 remain.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
GRADED
GOLD FOUNDERS CLUB · 200 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS
The founding circle
is already taking shape.
20
MEMBERSHIPS
STRATEGICALLY AWARDED
These memberships have been strategically awarded to:
- Mega athletes.
- Major collectors.
- Owners of prominent collections.
180
MEMBERSHIPS REMAIN.
Your opportunity to join this exclusive founding club is still open.
Sports driven. Membership earned.
Payment alone does not secure a place.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED GRADED
The Gold
Founders card
Black-light crown simulation. Physical UV pattern requires approval.
THE GOLD FOUNDER EDITION
The label makes
the difference
The heavy-gold frame and Founder Edition banner distinguish the inaugural collection.
THE APPROVED FOUNDERS LABEL
Every detail,
up close
FRONT
BACK
- ↓ SIG crest
- The crowned crest anchors the front label.
- ↓ Gold Founder Edition
- The heavy-gold banner identifies the Founders collection.
- ↓ Fingerprint
- Gem Mint 10 and 10 Gold back labels include the fingerprint mark.
- ↓ Card identity
- Player, set, card number and grade stay visible on the front.
THE SECURITY EXPERIENCE
Explore the Founders label
Gem Mint 10 Gold · Back
Natural light · Approved Founders label
Magnified detail
Black light previews a simulated crown pattern on the label.
Two different numbers
Membership number identifies your place among the 200 Gold Founders.
No. 1, No. 2, No. 3… identifies grading order for the exact card and grade. Gem Mint 10 and 10 Gold each have a separate sequence.
200 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS
Earn your place.
Before the club fills.
200 lifetime memberships.
20 strategically awarded.
Twenty memberships have been strategically awarded to mega athletes, major collectors, and owners of prominent collections. 180 places remain for consideration.
Gold Founders membership is for sports-card collectors. Payment alone does not secure membership. Admission must be earned.
Sports driven. Sports cards only.
Eligible cards from 1990 onward. No TCG or thick cards.
Ten cards per Founder in the exclusive inaugural run. 2,000 Founders labels in total.
Reserved Founder capacity. Access outside the public queue. Card grades are earned independently of membership.
When all 200 places are filled,
this founding opportunity closes.
Message “GOLD”
Request consideration now. Ask for membership details and information about the selection process.