{"id":22230,"date":"2018-07-02T16:01:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/?p=22230"},"modified":"2018-07-10T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:38:07","slug":"reliable-business-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/reliable-business-model\/","title":{"rendered":"At StockX We Believe the Only Reliable Business Model is Authenticity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being reliable and being authentic are two sides of the StockX coin. We wouldn&#8217;t exist without either. You can rely on the fact that your sneakers will be the real deal, every time because we go to extreme lengths to authenticate every product. We can make this promise because we know the culture and products, inside out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Our History of Being Reliable:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not just our authentication process that makes StockX the place to buy and sell sneakers, streetwear, watches, and handbags. From the beginning, there&#8217;s never been anything fake about StockX. We&#8217;ve got the cultural and marketplace skills on lock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t believe me? Check the history:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2012, Josh Luber created the ultimate sneakerhead data company, Campless<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh wants to create a marketplace for sneakers using stock market methods providing the most reliable data possible <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quicken Loans head honcho and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is interested in creating a reliable stock market for consumer goods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, Josh and Dan meet, break bread, and StockX is born!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StockX is staffed with the smartest and most passionate people Josh and Dan can find, and StockX goes live in 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From sneakers, to streetwear, to watches, and handbags, StockX continually proves that the stock market of things not only works, but also is the best marketplace in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StockX processes over 700 million dollars in orders every year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have over 350 employees <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We received over 3.5 million asks, just in the last year. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Authentic Everytime:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Authentication process is second to none. We make sure the scammers and bootleggers don&#8217;t take your hard-earned cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s how we work to always earn your trust and shut down fakes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a 2-stage process for quality assurance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Verification<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the verification process, we verify everything about the product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify product accuracy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify size<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify color<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify condition<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Step 2 is Authentication<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify and perform a detailed review of the packaging<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify and perform a detailed review of all product materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We verify and perform a detailed review of product construction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every product passes every single step in the authentication process before they reach the seller. Why do we do this? Why do we invest so much time and energy to train authenticators, and test and re-test every conceivable detail of every product? Simple: because it&#8217;s what we do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is StockX. Now you know.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being reliable and being authentic are two sides of the StockX coin. We wouldn&#8217;t exist without either. You can rely on the fact that your sneakers will be the real deal, every time because we go to extreme lengths to authenticate every product. 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