PWCC, Fanatics, eBay... A List of Hobby News That's Worth Reading
Goddam. What a week.
I’m not usually one for writing about hobby news and whatnot, but with a few big things coming up in the last few days, even I had to do something.
However, I’m not going to be giving some immediate “State of the Union” or instant YouTube reaction bullshit.
At the end of the day, there’s a lot that we don’t know, and added speculation isn’t helping.
If anyone (besides those that have been around 10+ years as a proven story breaker or insider) is telling you about any inside knowledge they have, there’s a 99.99% chance that they’re completely full of shit. Or, have their head so for up their arse they don’t even know they’re full of shit.
So, instead of adding more noise. Here’s a curated list of all the hobby news over the past couple of days that I’ve bothered to read/watch/listen to.
You can do the same and make up your own thoughts.
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PWCC Getting Kicked off eBay
Earlier this week, many of us got that email from eBay saying that they were cutting ties with the biggest sports card seller on the playform.
*Chaos ensures*
Here’s some key articles and other content that sum a lot of things up.
There’s a lot more news about this because it’s been on the fringe for a while.
Sports Collector Daily: eBay Accuses PWCC of Shill Bidding; Company Calls Accusation “Defamatory”
Blowout Forums: Newcomer to the Trimming Scandal? Read This Summary Now and Catch Up Fast.
Sports Card Radio: A very angry video, and goes about 45 directions at once sometimes… Some are political which I don’t align with - but if you can look past a lot of that, there’s a lot of great info here.
Sports Card Radio: Gary Moser & PWCC Marketplace Card Trimming & Shill Bidding Scam (Published 2019)
Blowout Forums: Here is a thread on Blowout Forums (that’s still operating) that highlights all the trimmed and altered cards.
Vintage Card Curator: I’m not much of a hobby YouTube watcher, but I have a lot of time for Vintage Card Curator.
PWCC Initial Response:
And PWCC news regarding their selling platforms.
More will come out about this in due course. It’ll be a very interesting topic going forward.
Fanatics Buys the Hobby
PWCC took headlines for like 48 hours or so…
Until Fanatics just came in and flopped their dick on the table and showed who is boss.
*Chaos ensures*
*again*
This was more out of left field - friend of the show, Darren Rovell, broke the news at the Action Network.
The Action Network: MLB Set to Give Exclusive Trading Card License to Fanatics, Ending 70-Year Run for Topps
Sports Card Daily: Reports: Fanatics in Deals to Take Over Trading Card Licenses in Multiple Sports
This news kinda broke in parts.
First the Topps baseball part came out and that was huge.
Baseball Collector (Mike from Breaker Culture):
Then, a few hours later, the it came out Fanatics are also in conversations with NBA and NFL about their rights too.
Massive.
This is still five years away though, and as it seemed to come out of left field, there’s still a lot of time for this to play out.
I have my views on this, but as far as sharing them - I’ll wait until there’s a bit more solid news and less doomsday prepping.
Most of what you see is just unfounded talk and opintion.
Again…
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