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
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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
Premier League Trading Card/Sticker License Moving to Fanatics in 2025
Five years after losing the license to Panini, Fanatics has regained the license to produce cards and stickers for the Premier League, the world’s top pro soccer organization. Panini’s current deal with league runs through May of 2025 when Fanatics will add it to its ownership of the Topps brand along with future licensing deals with the NBA and NFL, UFC and F1. … [Read more...] about Premier League Trading Card/Sticker License Moving to Fanatics in 2025
Topps Announces Chrome Basketball, Other Upcoming Hoops, Football, UFC, Soccer, F1 Releases
They’re still a year away from taking over the NBA license and two years from owning the NFL rights, but Fanatics/Topps is going full steam ahead on trading card releases for both sports. Having acquired some exclusive autograph deals with key players, the company will produce a variety of basketball products in the months to come, including Topps Chrome, which will … [Read more...] about Topps Announces Chrome Basketball, Other Upcoming Hoops, Football, UFC, Soccer, F1 Releases
Topps Announces Redemption Extension
The old adage ‘good things come to those who wait’ has been an unfulfilled promise for thousands of collectors who pull autograph IOUs in packs. The dreaded redemption cards that take the place of signed cards when the autographs aren’t available when the product is packaged have been a bane of existence for collectors for many years. Most come with expiration … [Read more...] about Topps Announces Redemption Extension
Fanatics Hired Outside Firm for ‘Randomness Check’ of Topps Products
Boxes loaded with hits for openings by prominent breakers or social media videos, all done in the name of drumming up excitement or rewarding its biggest volume customers? Fanatics/Topps insists it’s not true and now says it has an independent auditing firm’s report to prove it. At the company’s annual Industry Conference in Atlanta Tuesday, Fanatics Collectibles … [Read more...] about Fanatics Hired Outside Firm for ‘Randomness Check’ of Topps Products
Fanatics Plans Event with Collectible Focus in New York City This Summer
Fanatics’ first self-produced sports collecting event now has a date and location. The company’s Fanatics Events division has announced plans for a three-day gathering at New York City’s Javits Center from August 16-18. The company is describing Fanatics Fest NYC as “the nexus of sports fandom, culture and collecting.” It certainly isn’t the kind of card show we’re … [Read more...] about Fanatics Plans Event with Collectible Focus in New York City This Summer
Notes: Bedard Day; Fanatics Strategy; Sesame Street and 1972 Topps Football; Simms, Florio Talk Memorabilia
Connor Bedard Young Guns mania is off and running. Upper Deck Series 2 boxes arrived at hobby shops across North America on Wednesday and the foil was flying. Steel City Collectibles found one in the first box they opened. Bedard may play in Chicago, but in Canada, hockey cards are king and Bedard chasing was in full swing Wednesday. "Interest has been … [Read more...] about Notes: Bedard Day; Fanatics Strategy; Sesame Street and 1972 Topps Football; Simms, Florio Talk Memorabilia