{"id":65587,"date":"2025-06-19T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=65587"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:45:07","slug":"certified-collectibles-group-opens-office-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/certified-collectibles-group-opens-office-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Collectibles Group Opens Office In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) is thrilled to announce the opening of its Dubai office, making it easier than ever for collectors and dealers to submit coins, paper money, comic books, magazines, trading card games (TCGs), sports<br \/>\ncards and non-sports cards for expert authentication, grading and encapsulation. Autographed comics and cards will also be accepted, with autographed memorabilia to follow soon.<\/p>\n<p>CCG includes such iconic brands as Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), Paper Money Guaranty (PMG), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) and James Spence Authentication (JSA). Since 1987, the CCG brands have certified more than 100 million collectibles.<\/p>\n<p>CCG\u2019s office is located in the prestigious Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a convenient location for customers in Dubai and the broader region. The first global third-party grading service with an office in the Middle East, CCG also has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China. Its United Arab Emirates (UAE) office is operated by its affiliate, Certified Collectibles Group Authentication Services (Middle East) Ltd. (CCG Middle East).<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation of CCG\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaetoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a> launch, CCG representatives recently attended the Middle East Film &amp; Comic Con in Abu Dhabi and The Currency Fair in Dubai. At the shows, attendees were able to submit collectibles for grading, and the enthusiastic response affirmed that the region is home to a fast-growing collecting community that is eager to benefit from the CCG companies\u2019 certification services.<\/p>\n<p>Arafaat Ali Khan, CCG Managing Director, Middle East, noted: \u201cThe extraordinary interest expressed by collectors and dealers at the shows and the caliber of collectibles entrusted to us for grading are strong indicators of the market\u2019s potential. I am excited to contribute to its advancement as we make the services of the CCG companies more accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Submit Using the CCG Companies\u2019 New UAE Websites<\/p>\n<p>Collectors and dealers in the Middle East can now visit the CCG companies\u2019 UAE websites to learn more about authentication and grading, explore the range of options for services and fees, and prepare submissions. After submissions are completed, collectors can schedule an appointment to drop off their collectibles by calling +971 800 0321348 or emailing<br \/>\nService@CollectiblesGroup.ae.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf For coins, tokens and medals, visit NGCcoin.ae<br \/>\n\u25cf For paper money, visit PMGnotes.ae<br \/>\n\u25cf For comics and magazines, visit CGCcomics.ae<br \/>\n\u25cf For trading card games, sports cards and non-sports cards, visit CGCcards.ae<\/p>\n<p>CGC&#8217;s premier services for autograph collectors \u2014 CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph certification \u2014 will also be available for submissions made to the UAE office initially for comics and cards. Learn more about these programs at<br \/>\nCGCcomics.ae\/grading\/services\/autograph-collectors.<\/p>\n<p>Collectibles submitted to CCG in the UAE will be transported with full insurance coverage (based on the submitter\u2019s declared value) to CCG\u2019s global headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, USA, for authentication, grading and encapsulation. The collectibles will then be transported back to the UAE (again with full insurance coverage) to be returned to the submitter. All<br \/>\nsubmissions are shipped using the Temporary Importation under Bond (TIB) procedure, ensuring that they are free from any tariffs. CCG Middle East\u2019s fees include all costs, including authentication, grading, shipping between the <a href=\"https:\/\/dubaiverse.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai<\/a> office and the United States, insurance and customs clearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCCG is proud to be the first major third-party grading service to accept submissions full-time in the Middle East,\u201d said Steven R. Eichenbaum, CEO of CCG. \u201cThis expansion is reflective of our commitment to adding value, trust and transparency to the world of collectibles by making expert certification available to collectors and dealers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call +971 800 0321348 or email Service@CollectiblesGroup.ae.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) is thrilled to announce the opening of its Dubai office, making it easier than ever for collectors and dealers to submit coins, paper money, comic books, magazines, trading card games (TCGs), sports cards and non-sports cards for expert authentication, grading and encapsulation. Autographed comics and cards will also be accepted, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65589,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65587\/revisions\/65589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}