RIP to PWCC. Enter Fanatics Collect. Sotheby’s and Fanatics announced a new partnership today that will allow collectors to buy and sell “rare and coveted sports cards” valued at $100,000 and higher. PWCC is due to retire this summer, and Fanatics Collect will emerge. “Fanatics Collect will provide a more dynamic way to collect, with […]
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BOUNTY ALERT! Dylan Crews Superfractor Auto from 2024 Bowman Baseball
The release of 2024 Bowman Baseball is just days away, and this year’s release will be no different than our chase for the Druw Jones Superfractor Auto from 2023. We are announcing another bounty. A $200,000 bounty for the Superfractor Auto of this year’s Bowman cover athlete, Dylan Crews. Here’s the catch. The card […]
More big announcements from the Topps Industry Conference
The Topps Industry Conference started with a bang Tuesday morning with some big product announcements. First off, Topps Chrome Basketball is coming soon with Victor Wembanyama rookie cards and rookie autos. Topps shared an image of the superfractor Wemby auto on X. Keep in mind as you continue to read that Topps still does not […]
2024 Topps Chrome UFC Release Part of New Partnership
Earlier this week, Fanatics Collectibles, specifically Topps, entered another multi-year trading card partnership with the UFC. The first release will be Topps Chrome UFC at the end of the month, on February 28. “Today is a day of celebration for both the hobby and all UFC fans,” Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan said. “UFC trading […]
Fanatics Live One of One Promotion; Jordan Walker MLB Debut Patch; Quinn Ewers & Panini
EP. 241 of The Chase kicked off with some Friday energy with Troy and Alaina talking about the special Fanatics Live promotion. If you download the Fanatics Live app by using this link here, and are buying on their app for the first time, you can use code ‘DAVEADAMS20’ for $20 off your first time […]
What’s In 2023 Topps Chrome Update?
A recent solicitation from Topps revealed what the hobby has been waiting for since the announcement of the MLB Debut patches at the beginning of the Major League Baseball season in April. Those patches are making their highly anticipated appearance in 2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball. Based on what I read from the solicitation, Topps […]
NFLPA terminates Panini deal three years early, Panini responds
The NFLPA sent an email after 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, informing recipients that it terminated its trading card agreement with Panini. Three years before it was supposed to end. The NFLPA has terminated its trading card agreement with Panini, effective immediately. Fanatics now holds exclusive rights to produce NFLPA-branded trading cards. Email was just […]
Fanatics wants to bring Comic-Con experience to the hobby with new company
So it looks like Fanatics will now enter the live events space with the announcement of Fanatics Events launching. This news comes on the heels of the company launching its breaking platform, Fanatics Live, earlier this week at the MLB All-Star Game. Fanatics will be the majority owner in a partnership with IMG, the company […]
2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball making another case for strong hobby rookie class
It’s finally here! The MLB season can unofficially start now with the drop of 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball this week. The highly anticipated product has its share of super short prints like Home Field Advantage and Hidden Gems but is loaded with rookies as well. A rookie class that I’d argue could be better […]
Wanted: $15,000 holopucks offered for 2022 Topps Star Wars Chrome Galaxy SuperFractor’s
UPDATE: As of 4/26/2023 this bounty is no longer active There’s another incoming transmission, this time from Mandalore. It seems to be that of a bounty hunter. Mandalorians tend to side with the Sith, but there are always exceptions to that in a galactic war. To everyone’s surprise, when the battle helmet comes off, it’s […]