Common Interest

COMMON INTEREST
VINTAGE & HOBBIES

20 years · Global operation

Who We Are

A global vintage operation with:
  → 20+ years of continuous operations across multiple markets
  → Supply networks, distribution channels, and curation infrastructure
  → Institutional partnerships (Lane Crawford, Hypebeast, HKDI, Comic Con)
  → 20,000+ items authenticated and moved across borders

Common Interest isn't a platform. It's not a tech company. It's not an authentication lab.

It's a 20-year global vintage operation — the kind that takes decades to build. We operate across supply networks, distribution channels, and curation hubs that span multiple markets. We've done it for so long that the relationships, the supply lines, and the market knowledge have become infrastructure.

We know what an item is worth in different markets because we've sold across them for two decades. We know who the real operators are worldwide because we've been dealing with them. We know what institutions need when they want to enter the vintage space because we've done it — Lane Crawford, Hypebeast, HKDI, Comic Con, and others.

This is the foundation. The question for every partner is: what can we build on top of it?

Our Infrastructure

SUPPLY NETWORKS              DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS          CURATION OPERATIONS
——————————&mdash              ——————————————————           ——————————————

→ Deep dealer & collector    → Brand & institutional       → Physical inspection
  relationships (20+ yrs)        partnerships                      & authentication
→ Estate liquidation         (Lane Crawford,                → Event activations
  pipelines                      Hypebeast, HKDI)               → Cross-border
→ Studio & auction         → Buyer & retail networks      logistics &
  connections                  → Wholesale channels            pricing intelligence

This is a global infrastructure with three interconnected capabilities.

Supply networks. Our deepest asset. Over 20 years, Chris has built relationships with dealers, collectors, and estate liquidators across multiple markets. Built over two decades of personal relationships.

Distribution channels. We have brand partnerships, buyer relationships, and wholesale channels that take sourced inventory and place it with the right buyers at the right price. Lane Crawford, Hypebeast, and HKDI are proof that institutions across different verticals trust our infrastructure.

Curation operations. Physical inspection, authentication, pricing intelligence, cross-border logistics, and event activations — the operational backbone that connects supply to demand across markets.

Track Record

20+ YEARS OF OPERATION      20,000+ ITEMS AUTHENTICATED
across multiple markets     and successfully moved across borders

PARTNERSHIPS:
  LANE CRAWFORD             HYPEBEAST
  curated vintage           fashion & culture
  pop-up collaborations     brand collaborations

  HKDI                      COMIC CON
  educational               recurring operator,
  partnership               consistent sell-through

The track record isn't a pitch. It's the evidence that the infrastructure works.

20,000 items have passed through our hands — clothing, vinyl, toys, cels, collectibles — and been sold across markets. That's the result of two decades of repeat transactions.

Lane Crawford — a major luxury retailer chose Common Interest for curated vintage pop-ups in their flagship stores.

Hypebeast — a global streetwear and culture platform collaborated with Common Interest on brand activations.

HKDI — an educational institution partnered with Common Interest for curriculum and exhibition collaboration.

Comic Con — recurring operator, consistently strong sell-through.

Each partnership is a different vertical — luxury retail, streetwear media, design education, pop culture events. What they have in common: they all needed a cross-border vintage operator with real infrastructure, and they all chose Common Interest.

Partnership Case Studies

LANE CRAWFORD                   HYPEBEAST
—————————————                   —————————
What they needed:               What they needed:
  Authenticated vintage           Curated vintage activation
  for luxury retail pop-ups       for a culture-focused audience

What we delivered:              What we delivered:
  Curated inventory from          Sourced and authenticated
  global supply networks          inventory aligned with their
  → Full pop-up operation        brand aesthetic
  → Sell-through validation       → Brand collaboration

                                   HKDI
                                   ————
                                   What they needed:
                                     Vintage expertise for
                                     design education

                                   What we delivered:
                                     Curated collection for
                                     exhibition and curriculum
                                     → Educational partnership

Lane Crawford came to us because they wanted to offer authenticated vintage in their stores, but had no sourcing pipeline or authentication expertise. We provided the full operation — sourced inventory, authentication, curation, on-site execution. The pop-ups sold through, validating the model.

Hypebeast needed a vintage activation that matched their streetwear and culture positioning. We sourced and authenticated inventory that fit their audience, delivering a brand collaboration that resonated with their community.

HKDI wanted to bring vintage expertise into their design curriculum. We provided a curated collection for exhibition and educational collaboration — demonstrating that our infrastructure works for institutional education as well as commercial partnerships.

The pattern across all three: each partner had a different use case, but all needed what only a 20-year global operator could provide — cross-border sourcing, authentication rigor, and curation that travels across verticals.

What Partnership Creates

WE HAVE:                     YOU HAVE:                  TOGETHER WE CREATE:
—————————                     —————————                  ————————————
Global supply networks       Inventory / expertise      Cross-border market
Distribution channels        Audience / platform        access for your items
Curation infrastructure      Capital / distribution     Authenticated vintage
20 years of operations       Brand credibility          in any market, at scale
Multi-market pricing         Institutional trust        A pipeline that no
intelligence                                             single player has

PROVEN: Lane Crawford · Hypebeast · HKDI · Comic Con

This is the core of the deck. Not what we do alone — what becomes possible when we partner.

Common Interest has spent 20 years building the global pipeline. It works. We prove it every day — across luxury retail, streetwear culture, design education, and pop culture events.

With a collector: You have inventory and expertise in one category. We have access to buyers across multiple markets. Together, your collection reaches buyers who would never find you.

With an institution: You have credibility and audience in your market. We have supply from elsewhere. Together, you offer authenticated vintage without building a sourcing pipeline from scratch.

With a strategic partner: You have capital, a platform, or distribution. We have the supply chain and market knowledge. Together, we build something that no single-market operator can match.

The value isn't in what we do — it's in what we unlock for each other. And we have the case studies to prove it works.

For Collectors and Dealers

You keep your inventory. We make it accessible across borders.

If you're a collector or dealer, you've experienced the ceiling: the biggest buyers are in other markets, and international buyers don't transact with unknown sellers across borders.

Common Interest removes that ceiling. Your items get the credibility of a 20-year global operator with partnerships across Lane Crawford, Hypebeast, and HKDI. They get access to our buyer networks in markets you don't have a presence in. They get priced with intelligence from across markets so you don't leave money on the table.

We don't take your inventory. We make it accessible to buyers who would never find you otherwise.

For Institutions and Brands

Case studies: Lane Crawford · Hypebeast · HKDI

What stops most institutions is the infrastructure gap. Building a cross-border sourcing pipeline takes years. Hiring authenticators who understand international markets is nearly impossible.

Common Interest is that infrastructure, already built — and we've proven it works across three different institutional verticals.

Lane Crawford (luxury retail) — they had the audience and the stores. We provided the sourcing, authentication, and curation. The pop-ups sold through.

Hypebeast (streetwear media) — they had the brand and the community. We provided the authentic vintage inventory that matched their audience.

HKDI (design education) — they had the curriculum and the exhibition space. We provided the curated collection and expertise.

Each partner had a different need. All plugged into the same infrastructure. Yours can too.

For Strategic Partners

For strategic partners, the opportunity is integration — plugging our global infrastructure into your existing operation.

If you run a platform: We become your back-end for cross-border vintage. Sellers get verified. Buyers trust the record. You handle the transaction layer.

If you run events: We bring a multi-market authentication station. Items from anywhere get verified under one standard. Your event becomes an international trust destination.

If you deploy capital: We source and authenticate inventory across markets. Your capital goes into verified assets with multi-market pricing intelligence.

If you run logistics or storage: Authentication, grading, and provenance documentation become a premium tier for your cross-border customers.

The structure is flexible: per-item, per-event package, revenue share, or margin.

The Difference

Most operators work from one location and ship to buyers abroad. Each transaction is a trust rebuild. There's no common standard, no institutional credibility.

Common Interest doesn't have that problem. Our partnerships across luxury retail, streetwear culture, design education, and pop culture events demonstrate that our infrastructure works across verticals, not just across geographies.

This is the accumulated advantage of 20 years of global operations. It can't be built from a laptop in six months.

Competitive Context

No one else combines all six: rigorous authentication, mid-market access, genuine cross-border infrastructure, multi-market credibility, multi-vertical partnerships, and event operations.

Common Interest has proven partnerships across luxury retail, streetwear media, design education, and pop culture events — demonstrating that the infrastructure works for any partner, in any vertical.

Commercial Model

Every partnership is structured around what you need. For collectors and dealers, we earn when you earn. For institutions and brands, we charge for the service. For strategic partners, we align on the model that fits the scale of integration.

Trajectory

20 YEARS BUILT THE PIPELINE.
NOW WE STRUCTURE IT FOR PARTNERS.

20 years built the infrastructure. The partnerships proved the model works across different verticals.

The next 12 months are about formalizing what we've proven — turning the pipeline into structured partnerships that any collector, institution, or strategic partner can plug into.

The Ask

WE'VE BUILT A GLOBAL OPERATION
THAT TAKES 20 YEARS TO REPLICATE.

WE'VE PROVEN IT WORKS — ACROSS LUXURY RETAIL,
STREETWEAR CULTURE, DESIGN EDUCATION,
AND POP CULTURE EVENTS.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERS
WHO WANT TO BUILD ON TOP OF IT.

IF YOU HAVE INVENTORY, AUDIENCE, CAPITAL,
OR DISTRIBUTION — LET'S TALK.

If you're:

• A collector with inventory that deserves cross-border access
• An institution that wants authenticated vintage without building the pipeline
• A strategic partner who wants to integrate global infrastructure
• A brand that sees the vintage opportunity but needs an operational partner

We should talk. Not about what we can sell you — about what we can build together.

Close / Contact

COMMON INTEREST VINTAGE & HOBBIES

A global operation · 20+ years running
Partners: Lane Crawford · Hypebeast · HKDI · Comic Con

@common.interest.vtg.n.hobbies

20 years is a long time to build something before asking anyone to partner.
But that's what it took to have something worth partnering over.

Let's talk.