• Simple Registration: Joining Aucburg gives you secure access to the system.
• Unique NFT on First Sale: As soon as your lot is sold for the first time on Aucburg, a unique NFT passport is created for it. It’s like a digital birth certificate for your item.
• Recording Key Events: Any subsequent important events occurring through our platform – sales, receiving professional grading (condition assessment) from Aucburg services, expert evaluations – are securely added to the history of this same NFT passport.
• Instant Verification via Label on Packaging: On the packaging (slab) of many items (especially coins or banknotes after grading within the Aucburg system), a special QR code or NFC tag can be applied. By scanning it, you or any potential buyer can instantly see the item's entire authentic history recorded on Aucburg.

• History of Real Prices on Aucburg: The NFT passport accumulates data on previous sales of this specific item on Aucburg.
• Objective Valuation within the Platform Context: You see real amounts for which the item changed hands within our platform, not just abstract catalog prices, along with its condition assessed according to Aucburg standards and recorded in the NFT via the slab's tag.
• Protection Against Manipulation: Armed with a confirmed transaction history and a grade performed within our trusted ecosystem, you are protected from attempts to undervalue your item. You know exactly what your asset previously sold for on Aucburg and can make informed decisions about selling.

• Insurance: Insurance companies can easily verify the authenticity, condition, and history of the lot within the trusted Aucburg system, offering better and more accurate rates.
• Lending: The verified value and history of the item within the Aucburg ecosystem make it understandable and reliable collateral for obtaining loans.

• Democratizing Access: Transparency and trust, ensured by the unified ecosystem, attract new participants.
• Confidence in the Asset: Investors see real history and verified assessments performed to Aucburg standards, reducing risks.
• Increased Liquidity: A clear history stimulates the secondary market within the platform, and integration with financial products enhances the appeal of collectibles as an asset class.

<b>Introduction:&nbsp;From&nbsp;Risk&nbsp;to&nbsp;Transparency</b>

The&nbsp;market&nbsp;for&nbsp;antiques&nbsp;and&nbsp;collectibles&nbsp;has&nbsp;always&nbsp;attracted&nbsp;connoisseurs,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it&#39;s&nbsp;traditionally&nbsp;considered&nbsp;conservative&nbsp;and&nbsp;risky&nbsp;for&nbsp;investment.&nbsp;One&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;problems&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;lack&nbsp;of&nbsp;transparent&nbsp;history.&nbsp;This&nbsp;has&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;affected&nbsp;collections&nbsp;assembled&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;pre-digital&nbsp;era:&nbsp;without&nbsp;a&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;history&nbsp;of&nbsp;sales&nbsp;and&nbsp;evaluations,&nbsp;they&nbsp;often&nbsp;became&nbsp;easy&nbsp;targets&nbsp;for&nbsp;resellers,&nbsp;who&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;items&nbsp;for&nbsp;next&nbsp;to&nbsp;nothing.

When&nbsp;discussing&nbsp;the&nbsp;mass&nbsp;market,&nbsp;not&nbsp;top&nbsp;auction&nbsp;houses&nbsp;like&nbsp;Christie&#39;s&nbsp;or&nbsp;Sotheby&#39;s,&nbsp;popular&nbsp;platforms&nbsp;(such&nbsp;as&nbsp;eBay,&nbsp;Delcampe,&nbsp;Meshok,&nbsp;Auction.ru,&nbsp;and&nbsp;others)&nbsp;<b>do&nbsp;not&nbsp;store&nbsp;transaction&nbsp;history</b>.&nbsp;This&nbsp;means&nbsp;item&nbsp;owners&nbsp;often&nbsp;lack&nbsp;objective&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;their&nbsp;real&nbsp;market&nbsp;value.

Aucburg&nbsp;solves&nbsp;this&nbsp;problem.&nbsp;We&nbsp;introduce&nbsp;a&nbsp;<b>unified&nbsp;digital&nbsp;&#39;passport&#39;&nbsp;for&nbsp;each&nbsp;lot</b>&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;form&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;NFT.&nbsp;This&nbsp;passport&nbsp;records&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;verified&nbsp;history&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;item&nbsp;–&nbsp;from&nbsp;its&nbsp;first&nbsp;sale&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;platform&nbsp;to&nbsp;professional&nbsp;grading,&nbsp;expert&nbsp;assessments,&nbsp;and&nbsp;restorations&nbsp;<b>performed&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;ecosystem</b>.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;goal&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;transform&nbsp;collectibles&nbsp;into&nbsp;understandable&nbsp;and&nbsp;reliable&nbsp;investment&nbsp;assets.

<b>1.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;Digital&nbsp;Passport:&nbsp;How&nbsp;It&nbsp;Works</b>

<b>2.&nbsp;Grading&nbsp;and&nbsp;Transaction&nbsp;History:&nbsp;The&nbsp;Foundation&nbsp;of&nbsp;Value&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;Ecosystem</b>

Professional&nbsp;grading&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;objective&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;item&#39;s&nbsp;condition.&nbsp;Within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;system,&nbsp;<b>grading&nbsp;is&nbsp;performed&nbsp;either&nbsp;by&nbsp;our&nbsp;own&nbsp;certified&nbsp;specialists&nbsp;or&nbsp;by&nbsp;closely&nbsp;integrated&nbsp;partners&nbsp;operating&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;platform&#39;s&nbsp;unified&nbsp;standards</b>.&nbsp;When&nbsp;these&nbsp;grading&nbsp;results&nbsp;are&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NFT&nbsp;passport,&nbsp;they&nbsp;become&nbsp;an&nbsp;integral&nbsp;and&nbsp;trusted&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;history,&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;process&nbsp;is&nbsp;controlled&nbsp;and&nbsp;verified&nbsp;within&nbsp;our&nbsp;ecosystem.&nbsp;After&nbsp;grading,&nbsp;the&nbsp;item&nbsp;is&nbsp;placed&nbsp;in&nbsp;protective&nbsp;packaging&nbsp;(a&nbsp;slab),&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;then&nbsp;marked&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;tag&nbsp;for&nbsp;accessing&nbsp;the&nbsp;digital&nbsp;passport.

Equally&nbsp;important&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;<b>history&nbsp;of&nbsp;actual&nbsp;sales</b>.&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;records&nbsp;transactions&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;platform&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;lot&#39;s&nbsp;NFT&nbsp;passport.&nbsp;This&nbsp;creates&nbsp;an&nbsp;unprecedented&nbsp;level&nbsp;of&nbsp;transparency&nbsp;within&nbsp;our&nbsp;trading&nbsp;environment.

<b>3.&nbsp;Guarantee&nbsp;of&nbsp;Up-to-Date&nbsp;Price&nbsp;Information:&nbsp;No&nbsp;More&nbsp;Blind&nbsp;Deals!</b>

Here&nbsp;lies&nbsp;the&nbsp;key&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;system:&nbsp;<b>the&nbsp;item&#39;s&nbsp;owner&nbsp;always&nbsp;has&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;up-to-date,&nbsp;verified&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;its&nbsp;value,&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;data&nbsp;from&nbsp;our&nbsp;ecosystem.</b>&nbsp;How&nbsp;is&nbsp;this&nbsp;achieved?

This&nbsp;is&nbsp;especially&nbsp;crucial&nbsp;for&nbsp;those&nbsp;who&nbsp;have&nbsp;owned&nbsp;collections&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;long&nbsp;time&nbsp;or&nbsp;inherited&nbsp;them&nbsp;–&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;system&nbsp;prevents&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;items&nbsp;from&nbsp;being&nbsp;sold&nbsp;cheaply&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;lack&nbsp;of&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;their&nbsp;history&nbsp;and&nbsp;condition&nbsp;verified&nbsp;by&nbsp;our&nbsp;platform.

<b>4.&nbsp;New&nbsp;Opportunities:&nbsp;Insurance&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lending</b>

The&nbsp;transparent&nbsp;and&nbsp;verified&nbsp;history&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;NFT&nbsp;passport,&nbsp;including&nbsp;grading&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;Aucburg&nbsp;standards,&nbsp;opens&nbsp;doors&nbsp;for&nbsp;integration&nbsp;with&nbsp;financial&nbsp;services:

<b>5.&nbsp;Opening&nbsp;the&nbsp;Market&nbsp;for&nbsp;Reliable&nbsp;Investments</b>

Aucburg&#39;s&nbsp;digital&nbsp;provenance&nbsp;system&nbsp;makes&nbsp;the&nbsp;antiques&nbsp;and&nbsp;collectibles&nbsp;market&nbsp;more&nbsp;accessible&nbsp;and&nbsp;secure&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;wide&nbsp;range&nbsp;of&nbsp;investors:

<b>Conclusion</b>

Aucburg&nbsp;is&nbsp;creating&nbsp;an&nbsp;ecosystem&nbsp;where&nbsp;every&nbsp;collectible&nbsp;item&nbsp;gets&nbsp;its&nbsp;immutable&nbsp;digital&nbsp;footprint.&nbsp;By&nbsp;combining&nbsp;provenance,&nbsp;<b>grading&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;own&nbsp;standards</b>&nbsp;(with&nbsp;marking&nbsp;on&nbsp;protective&nbsp;packaging),&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;recording&nbsp;of&nbsp;real&nbsp;transactions&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;unified&nbsp;NFT&nbsp;passport,&nbsp;we&nbsp;guarantee&nbsp;owners&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;up-to-date&nbsp;value&nbsp;information&nbsp;within&nbsp;our&nbsp;platform,&nbsp;protect&nbsp;them&nbsp;from&nbsp;unfair&nbsp;offers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;open&nbsp;the&nbsp;antiques&nbsp;market&nbsp;to&nbsp;reliable&nbsp;and&nbsp;transparent&nbsp;investments.&nbsp;This&nbsp;isn&#39;t&nbsp;just&nbsp;an&nbsp;auction&nbsp;–&nbsp;it&#39;s&nbsp;the&nbsp;future&nbsp;of&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;asset&nbsp;management&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;trusted&nbsp;digital&nbsp;environment.