SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Fanatics Live Acquires Voggt to Boost Presence in Europe’s Growing Card Market
Fanatics Collectibles has become a trading card leader in North America, with card manufacturing, league exclusives, a marketplace, and a streaming platform.
The next step is international and growing the brand name across the world.
Fanatics Live, the live commerce division for Fanatics, announced on Wednesday that it acquired Voggt, a European live-streaming platform for collectibles. Voggt, founded in 2021, has been home to card dealers selling and flipping cards in mostly France and Germany.
The European market has seen growth in card collecting over the last couple of years. New card shows have emerged, brick-and-mortar stores have opened, and there have been Europe-exclusive card releases…