Big crowds turned out in London Friday for the launch of the first Fanatics Collectibles retail store. It's all part of the company's push to try and get European collectors to embrace trading cards on a larger scale. The shop is almost 9,000 square-feet and focuses on current products and autographed memorabilia. Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton was … [Read more...] about Curious Crowds Turn Out for Hamilton, Fanatics’ New Store in London
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Notes: Fanatics Collectibles Revenue=$1.6 Billion; Skenes Debut Patch Graded; Kobe ‘Achilles’ Shoes Auction, More
Revenue at Fanatics Collectibles, which includes Topps trading cards and other company initiatives, grew to $1.6 billion last year. That’s a 40% increase from 2023, according to Fanatics’ Chief Financial Officer Glenn Schiffman, who outlined Fanatics’ topline financials with Sportico this week. Collectibles has been the highest margin business for the company, which … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics Collectibles Revenue=$1.6 Billion; Skenes Debut Patch Graded; Kobe ‘Achilles’ Shoes Auction, More
Fanatics Collectibles to Open Shop in London
Fanatics Collectibles has announced it will open its first permanent global flagship store in London this spring. The shop will be located on Regent Street, with annual traffic of more than 70 million people. The company says there are currently there are less than five Topps-partner hobby shops in the UK, and less than 30 in all of Europe. The 8,647-square-foot … [Read more...] about Fanatics Collectibles to Open Shop in London
Topps Set to Begin Producing WWE Trading Cards Under New Licensing Deal
Topps kicked off the new year with news that it would be making WWE trading cards in 2025 and beyond. The company says it has a new “long term” deal in place with the entertainment group but the specifics weren’t immediately divulged. Two cards created for an upcoming Topps Chrome WWE product were unveiled online. The release date hasn't been revealed but 2025 Topps … [Read more...] about Topps Set to Begin Producing WWE Trading Cards Under New Licensing Deal
Fanatics Cancels Orlando Show
For the second time, Fanatics Events has postponed one of the three collecting related events it had announced earlier this year. The company revealed Tuesday that Fanatics Collect Orlando, scheduled for early November, would not be held. Plans for another show that had been planned for PNC Park in Pittsburgh in late September, were nixed during the summer. Lance … [Read more...] about Fanatics Cancels Orlando Show
CGC Cards Begins Operations Inside Fanatics Collect
CGC Cards’ full-time, on-site operation at Fanatics Collect’s Tigard, Oregon, facility is now open. As we reported last month, the two companies have partnered on a deal aimed at allowing collectors and dealers to get cards to market quickly. Submissions cost $9 to grade, regardless of market value. The service is available to any Fanatics Collect user … [Read more...] about CGC Cards Begins Operations Inside Fanatics Collect
Fanatics Collect, PSA Partner on Submission Program
Fanatics Collect, formerly PWCC, has announced a partner agreement with PSA that allows customers to have their cards graded and put up for sale at PSA’s lowest grading prices. The deal follows PSA’s purchase of the eBay vault earlier this year that allows users to sell their newly PSA graded cards on eBay and Fanatics' Tuesday announcement of its rebranding the PWCC … [Read more...] about Fanatics Collect, PSA Partner on Submission Program
Fanatics Collect Marketplace Now Live with Lower Selling Fee for Some Cards
PWCC Marketplace is now officially Fanatics Collect. The rebranding of one of card collecting’s largest outlets for buying and selling was completed Tuesday morning. Fanatics purchased PWCC last year but not until recently had the company announced its plans for the business. As we reported last month, Fanatics has retired the PWCC brand. However, the company will retain … [Read more...] about Fanatics Collect Marketplace Now Live with Lower Selling Fee for Some Cards
Fanatics/Topps Signs 1st College Baseball Player to Card, Memorabilia Deal
Fanatics and Topps have signed their first collegiate baseball player to an NIL deal for autographs and trading cards. Two-way star Jac Caglianone of the University of Florida signed the deal just ahead of his appearance at the College World Series in Omaha. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The 6'5 lefthander from Tampa strikes out 10.2 batters per nine innings on … [Read more...] about Fanatics/Topps Signs 1st College Baseball Player to Card, Memorabilia Deal
PWCC to Become Fanatics Collect While Fanatics Inks High-End Auction Deal with Sotheby’s
Nearly 13 months after buying the company, Fanatics announced Tuesday it would be dropping the PWCC brand and relaunching a new trading card platform called Fanatics Collect that will serve as an auction house, fixed place market and also offer peer-to-peer trading. The company also revealed a new partnership with Sotheby’s in which the two will collaborate on high-end … [Read more...] about PWCC to Become Fanatics Collect While Fanatics Inks High-End Auction Deal with Sotheby’s