Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin was a guest on the Bill Simmons podcast this week and part of the conversation toward the end of the show was about the company’s move into collectibles. After buying Topps and creating Fanatics Collectibles nearly two years ago, Rubin says he’s “never had so much fun" but that "there's lots of things to still fix." Rubin highlighted the … [Read more...] about Rubin Discusses Fanatics’ Trading Card Efforts, Innovation
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Fanatics Building New Dallas Office
Fanatics is building an office for its Collectibles division in Dallas. CEO Michael Rubin says it will “open shortly” for the company’s “rapidly growing Collectibles team.” The company continues to hire for jobs that are listed as based in that area, including positions on the trading card side. View this post … [Read more...] about Fanatics Building New Dallas Office
Notes: Booker Fan Gets Surprise; Ashe RC Record; REA on Display; Volpe Goes from Autograph Seeker to Yankee; Ohtani Autos
Fanatics boss Michael Rubin and Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan have stated their goal is to “bring players closer to the fans” as they work through their takeover of the majority of the sports card world. They visited Burbank Sportscards over the weekend and gave one young Devin Booker fan a thrill… View this post … [Read more...] about Notes: Booker Fan Gets Surprise; Ashe RC Record; REA on Display; Volpe Goes from Autograph Seeker to Yankee; Ohtani Autos
Notes: Fanatics Collectibles Team Visiting Shows; Bat Auction; Randy Johnson to Talk Photos, in Deal with Topps
Fanatics executives, including some of the company's newest hires for its Collectibles division have been spending time at some of the larger card shows. CEO Michael Rubin has attended at least two larger events this month. A week after attending the Philly Show, he traveled to Chicago and brought several other members of the management team with him to the Chicago Sports … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics Collectibles Team Visiting Shows; Bat Auction; Randy Johnson to Talk Photos, in Deal with Topps
Topps Says MVP Buyback Promotion to Continue, Promises More Outreach
Topps will continue its MVP buyback program in 2023 and beyond. That was just one of the announcements at the company's industry conference in Phoenix Monday. A collaboration between Topps, hobby shops and major online retailers, the buyback program offers sizeable in-store credit for collectors who turned in certain cards of 2022 MVPs Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt … [Read more...] about Topps Says MVP Buyback Promotion to Continue, Promises More Outreach
Notes: Fanatics’ Rubin Makes Promise; Big Hurts Sale; SoCal Show; Beckett Grading Tickets; NBA Player’s Auction for Turkey Aid
Fanatics recently hired a new CEO for its Fanatics Live brand, which will pivot to become a live event site for collectibles. Case and box breaks are expected to be at the center of it for the company that bought Topps early last year and will eventually take over the rights to produce cards for the NFL and NBA, among other licenses. “I think the collectibles space has … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics’ Rubin Makes Promise; Big Hurts Sale; SoCal Show; Beckett Grading Tickets; NBA Player’s Auction for Turkey Aid
Notes: Topps 3D; Rubin on the Hobby; Prison Time for Super Bowl Ring Fraudster
Topps has released the 2022 edition of its 3D Baseball product. Sold as an online exclusive, it gives a lenticular look to some of the better cards from Series 1, Series 2, and Update. Each eight-card pack contains six base cards and two Insert cards. Inserts include 2022 Rookie Class Motion base card image variations of ten players on the checklist (see … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps 3D; Rubin on the Hobby; Prison Time for Super Bowl Ring Fraudster
Rubin Discusses Fanatics’ Plans for Trading Card Business
It may be a couple more years before we know exactly what kind of impact Fanatics Trading Cards will have on the sports card market, but the new company will be hard to avoid, according to the man who made the deals to gain control of newly minted products. In a recent appearance on Yahoo Finance, Rubin discussed Fanatics’ entry into trading cards, first by scooping up the … [Read more...] about Rubin Discusses Fanatics’ Plans for Trading Card Business
Rubin: Fanatics Focused on Growing Sports Card Market
The CEO of the company now in charge of the longest running brand in sports trading cards says the deal to buy Topps came together without much of a hitch and again pledged to grow the sports collectibles market. “We’re always thinking about how we can reinvent a business that’s going to be better for all of the constituencies involved,” Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin told CNBC … [Read more...] about Rubin: Fanatics Focused on Growing Sports Card Market
Card Shop Owners Guardedly Optimistic In Wake of Fanatics’ Acquisition of Topps
Guarded optimism. That was the main thought of several hobby shop owners around the country after learning about Fanatics’ acquisition of Topps’ trading card and sports entertainment division. The move, officially announced Tuesday, means the Jacksonville, Florida-based sports merchandise retailer will assume Topps’ current licenses with MLB and the MLBPA almost immediately. … [Read more...] about Card Shop Owners Guardedly Optimistic In Wake of Fanatics’ Acquisition of Topps