The hobby grows one collector at a time. Bring the people you trade with, the friend who asks "what is that?", the regulars at your card show. When they become active members, you move up the ladder: Exchange Credit, a sealed hobby box, lower commission, and Ambassador status.
Program status: invites are being counted now, from the first time you share your link. Rewards are credited once the program opens, for every friend who has qualified by then. We will email you when it does.
How it works
1
Open Share & invite from your profile menu. Let a friend scan your QR code, or send them your link, like thecollectiblesexchange.com/r/yourname.
2
They create a free account from your link and start using the marketplace: buying, selling, bidding.
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Once they have completed a real transaction and 30 days have passed cleanly, they count as a Verified Collector on your ladder.
The reward ladder
Rewards are based on how many of your invites have become Verified Collectors. Each milestone is paid once, and they add up.
Verified Collectors
Your reward
5
$5 Exchange Credit
10
$15 Exchange Credit
25
$35 Exchange Credit and the Connector badge on your profile
50
$75 Exchange Credit or a sealed hobby box of your choice from our selection, plus 2 points off your selling commission for 6 months
100
Ambassador: 1% of the completed sales of the collectors you invited, for 12 months, paid by us out of our commission (never out of theirs), plus Ambassador perks at shows we attend
Reaching 50 means $130 in credit along the way, or $55 in credit and a hobby box, before the Ambassador tier.
Your friend gets something too
Anyone who joins from an invite link gets $5 off their first purchase of $25 or more.
What makes a Verified Collector
We only reward invitations that bring real, active people to the marketplace. A friend counts toward your ladder when every one of these is true:
New to us. They created their account from your link, within 30 days of first opening it, and have never had an account on The Collectibles Exchange before.
A complete profile. They confirmed their email address and completed their profile. Members under 18 need their parent's or guardian's approval first.
A real transaction. Within 60 days of joining, they completed at least one transaction with an item price of $25 or more (shipping and taxes not included): a purchase that has been delivered, or a sale that has shipped and completed.
30 clean days. Thirty days have passed since that transaction completed, with no refund, cancellation, chargeback or dispute on it, and their account is in good standing.
A different person. They are not you and not connected to your other invites: a different payment card, shipping address, household and device. Transactions between you and the person you invited do not count.
Exchange Credit
Exchange Credit is added to your account and applies automatically at checkout on marketplace purchases.
It is not cash: it cannot be withdrawn, transferred, sold or exchanged for money.
Credit expires 12 months after it is added if it has not been used.
Ambassador earnings (the 1%) are paid to your seller balance and follow the normal payout rules, including identity verification.
Program rules
Who can take part. Any member in good standing. Members under 18 can invite friends and earn Exchange Credit, but cannot become Ambassadors or receive cash earnings.
One account per person. Creating accounts for yourself, family members acting on your behalf, or made-up people, or paying or rewarding anyone to sign up, disqualifies those invites and may close the accounts involved.
Share personally. Share your link with people you know, in person, in conversation, and on your own social media. Do not send it in bulk or unsolicited messages, post it on coupon or deal sites, or buy ads that use our name. Messages you send are your responsibility and must follow Canada's anti-spam law.
Holding and reversing rewards. We review invites before rewards are credited and may hold a reward while we do. If a qualifying transaction is later refunded, reversed or charged back, or an invite turns out not to meet these rules, the invite stops counting and related rewards may be removed from your account.
Changing your link name. You can change the name in your link at any time. Your old link stops working; invites already counted stay counted.
Hobby box selection. Hobby boxes offered at the 50 milestone are chosen by us, with a retail value of about $75. If a box you choose is unavailable, you can pick another or take the credit.
Taxes. Rewards may be taxable for you, depending on your situation.
Changes. We may change or end the program. We will give at least 30 days' notice by email, and rewards you have already earned will be honoured.