PSA backlog

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Does anyone else think PSA/Collectors Universe could be sold to Fanatics down the road maybe in 3-5 years ?
I have a feeling it could happen and would be huge for the hobby.

I'd opined about that in earlier threads/posts and wondered if Fanatics may not just take over the distribution from breakers themselves, and in so doing, maybe bypass the TPGs altogether and offer to slab cards acquired directly from them as "Uncirculated".

But can also see them maybe looking to acquire a TPG as well. No sense in reinventing the wheel, right?

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by BobC

I'd opined about that in earlier threads/posts and wondered if Fanatics may not just take over the distribution from breakers themselves, and in so doing, maybe bypass the TPGs altogether and offer to slab cards acquired directly from them as "Uncirculated".

But can also see them maybe looking to acquire a TPG as well. No sense in reinventing the wheel, right?

That’s right most likely would be a very smart business move for Mr. Turner he has a great business mind.

[swarmee]

I thought they were already heavily invested in CSG as well, or had overlapping ownership groups. I don't see them making a play for PSA, but they could buy out SGC to handle the eBay authentication.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

That’s right most likely would be a very smart business move for Mr. Turner he has a great business mind.

Can see the sports league and player ownership concerns looking to develop a more vertical organization structure and approach to take advantage of all the potential profit activities relating to their product. They're already doing it with the formation and ongoing operations of Fanatics, followed by the acquisition of licensing rights of the major US sports for card production, and most recently with the acquisition of Topps. So now the sports leagues and players have gained control of the sports card manufacturing market relative to major US sports. Question is, will they try to go even further then and attempt to take over the distribution aspects, maybe trying to cut out wholesalers and breakers. And then expand even further into the secondary market aspects, such as forming/acquiring their own auction house, vault service, and even venturing into the TPG arena. My guess is the sports leagues and players are tired of seeing others profit so much off of what they do and their fame and popularity.

And as for Nat Turner, he would be one of the business people/concerns that Fanatics and their ownership would be looking to possibly supplant or displace, or maybe even just acquire at some point, just like was done to Topps.

Just look at how the various sports leagues are trying to partner up and embrace and align themselves with the gambling industry, all in an attempt to get at least some part of that profit for themselves as well. The difficulty there is in not looking like total a--hole hypocrites who permanently ban people for being involved in gambling and with gamblers, and suddenly doing a complete turnaround and being in bed with them. I guess the thinking is maybe that if only a few people are involved with gamblers and making money off of it, that is the horror and damnation of the respective sports. But if maybe the sports leagues and the players can ALL make some profit off of holding hands and becoming involved with gamblers and the gambling industry, well.......that's maybe a horse of a different color!

Makes you begin to wonder, were the Black Sox players permanently banned because they made money they got from some gamblers, or was it really because they didn't figure out how to have what they did make money for everyone else involved in baseball as well, especially the owners?

[babraham]

I was informed today that my PSA order was being shipped out.
It ended up being way faster than I expected.
Sent in 3 cards at the beginning of the month for their "regular" ($100) service.
They received them on 1/11 and I got the grades today and it moved to shipping complete status.

15 total day turnaround once they received them...I was expecting month(s).

[jggames]

Originally Posted by babraham

I was informed today that my PSA order was being shipped out.
It ended up being way faster than I expected.
Sent in 3 cards at the beginning of the month for their "regular" ($100) service.
They received them on 1/11 and I got the grades today and it moved to shipping complete status.

15 total day turnaround once they received them...I was expecting month(s).

So are most non-bulk subs coming back quickly like this? ^^^^ Or are there still people waiting for regular subs from Oct/Nov/Dec?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by jggames

So are most non-bulk subs coming back quickly like this? ^^^^ Or are there still people waiting for regular subs from Oct/Nov/Dec?

There were no regular subs available until December. I sent a 180 card Regular sub in the first week of January, already in assembly.

[jggames]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

There were no regular subs available until December. I sent a 180 card Regular sub in the first week of January, already in assembly.

Appreciate the info Scott.