SPORTICO: Fanatics Collect Launches Hoping to Streamline Trading Card Sales

Online sports e-commerce giant Fanatics launched a collectibles marketplace called Fanatics Collect on Tuesday, the company announced in a news release.

Fanatics Collect’s Buy Now marketplace will streamline the process for collectors to buy and sell cards at fixed prices. Collectors will also be able to sell their cards through monthly and weekly auctions with Fanatics Collect.

“We want to make it quick, easy and fun for every collector to buy and sell cards, whether that’s instantly through the Buy Now marketplace or through the excitement of an online auction,” Nick Bell, Fanatics Collect CEO, said in a statement.

In June, Fanatics announced a partnership with auction house Sotheby’s that served as a primer to Fanatic Collect’s launch. Fanatics and Sotheby’s will host monthly and weekly auctions that allow collectors access to rare sports cards valued at $100,000 or above…