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 SA-GE Collectibles, Inc.
31735 Riverside Drive, #C231
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
PH: 909-678-6449
SA-GE web-site
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Company History
In the same manner of small, independent breweries and wineries that have become more prevalent over the past decade
where making quality and unique product are the company’s mission, SA-GE Marketing, Inc., a small independent card
company was formed. Not since Upper Deck opened its doors over a decade ago has a new card company with such enthusiasm
and creativity been developed. This is not surprising since the company’s co-founder, Tom Geideman, was also one
of the primary
reasons behind the early success of Upper Deck.
That same year, while also attending college, Geideman met and befriended SA-GE's other co-founder, Robert Sadlak.
One year later, after earning his Master's degree, Sadlak, unexpectedly found himself working alongside his friend
Geideman. While there, the two card fanatics produced some of the Hobby's finest products, capturing countless
Card-Set-of-the-Year awards and introducing numerous industry innovations along the way.
A few years later, both Geideman and Sadlak traveled east to accept broader positions at the ScoreBoard, Inc. serving
as Director of Marketing and Director of Operations respectively. The two continued to work well together and formed
a strong partnership despite the chaotic situation.
Then in 1998 fed up with the overproduction and overproliferation of products in their beloved Hobby Sadlak and
Geideman decided to put their money where their mouths were. Backed by creative determination, a patent pending
process, and nearly every penny they had to their names the two formed their own card company. Borrowing the first
two letters of their last names they incorporated SA-GE Marketing in June of that year.
"Making quality collectible product is the main goal of our company," states Geideman, President of SA-GE
Marketing, Inc. "Because we are a Micro-Printer, we don’t have to worry about large overhead and costs. That,
quite simply, allows us to pass tremendous value through to collectors, and offer a great product that no other
company is able to put together."
Sadlak, the company's Chief Operations Officer, takes it a step further, "as collectors and not faceless corporate
suits forced to constantly watch the bottom line, our goal is to make products that are not only fun to collect,
but able to maintain long term collectibility. That is why we have focused our products on autographs and rookies.
Along with limited production runs, our products have all the elements that collectors have been asking the manufacturers
to make and in one product. Being a Micro-Printer allows SA-GE the luxury of dropping lines if they are not accepted
instead of forcing them upon the Hobby to hit a target financial
number."
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