Topps Loses Baseball License

[biggunsbob]

70 years of topps baseball could be over. Not sure what will happen to the exploding card hobby.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/business/topps-baseball-cards-ipo.html

https://www.inquirer.com/sports/baseball-cards-topps-fanatics-mlb-deal-20210819.html

 

[biggunsbob]

Looks Like Topps never knew what hit them and baseball and the players Union went with
Fanatics.

 

[biggunsbob]

Riding high on its new licensing deals, Fanatics could consider trying to acquire one of the three major card companies: Panini, Upper Deck or Topps, a person familiar with the company?s thinking said. That would mirror its strategy with the apparel company Majestic, which it acquired after winning the rights to make major-league uniforms that Majestic previously held.

 

[biggunsbob]

https://youtu.be/kdQPIRDh8b8

 

[tinselwolverine]

https://youtu.be/kdQPIRDh8b8

They spelt ?looses? wrong in the vid.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Exclusive translates to 'more expensive."

 

[biggunsbob]

Yup . Way more expensive. My guess is Fanatics will try to buy Topps, Upper deck, Panini or another brand to do this. They may lose buyers by the droves if they don?t offer Topps. Just not sure. I could be way off.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/news/fanatics-acquires-topps-sports-and-entertainment-division
Fanatics acquires trading card brand Topps.
MLB.com

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/fanatics-to-acquire-topps-sports-entertainment.html
Fanatics To Acquire Topps Sports & Entertainment.
MLBTR