Ken Goldin Biography

Ken Goldin is the star of the Netflix series called King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch which was released on 28th April 2023. The viewers will see the trend and the tactics of the rare sports world, where the main character Ken Goldin will sell everything and deal with the same.

Indeed, he is the world’s most famous expert dealing with sports collectibles. Ken Goldin owns Goldin Auctions (launched in 2012) based in New Jersey. His company Goldin Auctions intends to sell everything related to sports memorabilia. Now, he is taking his real world of the rare sports sites in the form of Netflix series.

Early Life

Ken Goldin was born on 18th August 1965 and was brought up in a close-knit family, sharing a strong bond with his family, parents, and siblings. Seeing his dearness, it can be assumed that Ken was never afraid of taking chances with new things.

It happened in 1978 when Ken was only 12 years old, and he discovered the massive collection of baseball cards with one of his friends. He talked to him and decided to sell all cards worth $50 toy cars. At that time, none of Ken’s friends knew it could give them a trade of a few toy cars to collect a few cards for thousands of dollars.

This incident further ignited a passion for getting into the career of trading for Ken Goldin. Hence, he received his Business Administration and Management degree from The George Washington University School of Business and Drexel University. He eventually launched his trading business while coordinating with his dad at 20.

Ken Goldin Career

Goldin Auctions is known to be the industry leader in the niche of Sports and Entertainment collectibles and marketplace, with a worth of $300 million in sales annually. His company, Goldin Auctions, is the house of various significant leagues, the Hall of Fame, and various other associations like the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, the Basketball Hall of Fame, The Babe Ruth Museum, etc.

Ken is also the chairman of a charitable foundation, Camcare. Despite his regular career in business categories, he is also a frequent guest on the channels like Fox Business, CNBC, and many others.

To begin his career, he first co-established Score Board Inc. in 1986 with his father, Paul. According to Bloomberg, the father-son duo used to sell signed collectibles by various contracted players. The company Score Board went public in 1987 and earned $1 million in sales in the same year.

Rise to Fame

The company rose to nearly $20 million in sales in 1989, with $100 million in sales in 1994. After that, he launched another company with the same agenda and called it Goldin, which became an attraction in the news, appearing in various talk shows, including Don West’s nightly sports memorabilia show.

The company also faced bankruptcy because the family had to sell all the collectibles. However, the company continued to sell the collectibles in TV appearances and advertisements, having a cut out from the market. Moreover, things changed when the great recession renewed interest in alternative assets, and the company became significant in the marketplace.

Soon, Goldin used to deal with on-air TV sales, host auctions on social media like Instagram and still make big deals today. On social media, the number of followers grew from 1,000 in 2021 to more than 38,000, and today, it has more than one million followers in the same category.

He began working on the launch of his next project called Goldin Auctions in 2012. The company is today headquartered in Runnemede, N.J. Goldin, having a total of $800,000 in its first year.

Ken Goldin Biography

Real Name Ken Goldin
Birth Date 18 August 1965
Age (as of 2023) 58 Years
Birth Place Voorhees, New Jersey, U.S.
Profession Businessman
College Drexel University
Qualification Graduate

Physical Statistics

Height in feet inches – 5’ 10” – in Centimeters – 177 cm
Weight in Kilograms – 85 kg  –  in Pounds –  187 lbs
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown

Family

Father Paul Goldin
Mother Carole Goldin
Sister Sharon Goldin
Brother

Relationship Status

Marital Status Married
Who is his wife? Jenn Goldin
Children Three 

Personal Life

He is a happy-living married man with a wife whose name and identity are not being released into the media. The couple together build up a great and happy family with three children. The children’s names ought to be Laura, Paul, and Carleigh.

Ken is a proud father and often shares his thoughts about his family and children on social media like Instagram. His posts on Instagram genuinely depict the bond with his children, and we hope that he eludes the same for the years to come.

Social Life

He is available actively on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. On Instagram, he has an officially verified account named @kengoldin, with 103K followers and 1,273 following members. On Facebook [Ken Goldin], he has 19K followers, with a recent post dated 30th April 2023.

He is available with the name – Ken Goldin on LinkedIn, where he describes himself as the founder and executive chairman at Goldin. On LinkedIn, he has nearly 500+ connections with a complete work description.

Ken Goldin Net Worth

Goldin Auctions surpassed sales of around $300 million in 2022, which increased from nearly $1010 million in sales in 2020. Moreover, as per Cinemaholic, Ken Goldin has a net worth of around $50 million as of April 2023. The company’s website suggests they make an annual commission of about $10,000 to a maximum of $249,999 by selling the collectibles and making deals with the clients.

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