Collecting can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. Here at Legendary Applications, we define collecting in terms of 5 areas. Each pillar builds upon the previous one to enable the overall collecting experience.
Our software will allow members to search for a variety of information about the collections they wish to initiate. They will be able to perform deep research on the games, the players, the venues, etc. in order to determine a holistic and detailed view of the collections they are trying to build. They will then be able to identify and select which specific sets and items are needed to fulfill their intended collections.
Our members will then be able to select which elements they wish to include in specific collections. These elements will be data fields added to the specific collection type. When members acquire items for a collection, they will simply add any relevant information to the existing fields for those items. Members will be able to select these fields from a large variety of predetermined data elements associated with a specific collection type. Examples of these fields would be item name, date acquired, cost, authenticated, etc. However, if members are creating collection types that are not preconfigured, they will be able to use a generic set of elements to ensure virtually any collection they envision can be supported.
Our software will be web-based and one of its central capabilities will be to provide an online community. However, rather than create just another “forum”, we will interface with a variety of existing web and social media services to help extend and interconnect the collector’s universe. This allows Legendary Collections to deliver a consistent methodology for buying, selling and trading items into and out of an individual’s collection.
Once members have assembled their collections, they will need to assign and track values to each collection item. Legendary Collections will enable this capability at both the individual item and full collection level. Initially, these values will be assigned subjectively by the member. However, we believe future capabilities will allow integration to online valuation websites. When values are used in conjunction with the recorded cost of the collection’s items, it will help determine the overall profitability of the members collection.
Another challenge sports memorabilia collectors face is finding an easy and consistent way to report on and share their collections. Many simply use social media to post random pictures to promote, and spreadsheets to list their items. Legendary Collections will enable our members to easily capture pictures or scans of the items in their collection. Using the images and other data fields for each item, the platform will then produce a dynamic set of web pages that contained the members relevant collection information. This presence will serve as a personalized website to show off their specific and ever-changing collections. Ultimately, detailed reports will be available to easily catalog a member’s collection items. These reports can be used for a variety of purposes including everything from simple want and need lists to tracking the value of a user’s collections for insurance, estate or other financial purposes.