The Big Battle of the Trading Card Giants

In a tale spanning continents, two trading card companies find themselves embroiled in a saga of failed courtships and escalating legal disputes. Amid the surge in trading card sales, which has transformed this once-niche hobby into a lucrative industry attracting investors, the clash between Panini and Fanatics unfolds. As both sides vie for dominance, the outcome of this conflict is poised to shape the future of the trading card industry.
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[@MsSlash89]

I grew up in Northern Italy; I remember my friends and I would exchange Panini Soccer cards as children. I never thought Panini was big outside of Italy too.

[@Captain_tame]

Huge in the UK

[@forecaster.biz_official]

the same for me!

[@santostv.]

Panini is king and are the only one I’m aware here in Portugal

[@PeterDrake]

I have heard a lot of bad things about Fanatics and the quality of the sports apparel they sell.

[@sidious69]

I don't like fanatics, panini is way better

[@curryboyftw]

Card collecting is one of my favorite hobbies that has brought me many friends through my card shop community. I am not a fan of fanatics having exclusive deals with every major sport and every category, but when it comes to sports cards, topps is unrivaled. They have events, better quality control, and many legacy/modern sets released every year. I hope the fanatics takeover makes the hobby more accessible to hobbyists.

[@XxXenosxX]

Reuben and Panini? Y’all making me hungry

[@hiimjustin8826]

I wonder how the trading card sales from these two companies stack up to Pokemon and Magic

[@subBGT]

Capitalise everything

[@paulgood2218]

In theean time long time collectors are getting screwed. I use to think that fanatics was going really be good for nfl collecting. But seeing how cut throat they are . The hobby just going get torn up and trashed. Fanatics does not care at all about its customers.

[@larryholey4688]

Panini is a joke overpriced boxes , redemptions yea u might as well not even send them in cause u won’t get ur card back and if u do it takes 8 months and the card is damaged

[@kevinbutler324]

Panini are absolute crooks! I understand that they may have a respectable history BUT in sports cards condition is EVERYTHING and Panini's quality control is horrendous. Worse, they do not care to improve this damaged part of their reputation! They were already brought to the brink of a class action lawsuit for not fulfilling their obligations regarding redemption cards yet it seems they've returned to their old habits. I submitted 3 redemptions to Panini, all for autographed & serial numbered rookies, you would think at least one would come back a gem mint grade since this is coming directly from the factory with a Panini sticker sealing the case shit, but nope all 3 have a least one obvious flaw. They do this to control the population count of highly valuable cards, disgusting ...as I said absolute crooks 👎

[@chriswilfrid]

Nah~ You can't beat Pokemon & Yu-Gi-Oh

[@johnw1954]

yugioh or bust

[@rudraksh634]

?

[@idkidk8278]

Meh.

[@forecaster.biz_official]

Invest in Stocks, not cards :-)

[@KingsKeep]

Why not both?!

[@rudraksh634]

?