Fanatics Collectibles AD
For sports card and TCG collectors ranging from casual hobbyists to high-net-worth investors seeking authenticated assets and secure storage.
Known forFanatics Collect
Fanatics CollectFor sports card and TCG collectors ranging from casual hobbyists to high-net-worth investors seeking authenticated assets and secure storage.
Fanatics CollectProviding a secure ecosystem for sports card enthusiasts to buy, sell, and vault collectibles via live events and authenticated marketplaces.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
Fanatics Collect
v6.16
2mo ago
Primary focus
Sports collectibles and TCG marketplaces
Scale
indie
Target audience
Sports card and TCG collectors ranging from casual hobbyists to high-net-worth investors seeking authenticated assets and secure storage.
Released 8 updates across 2 apps in the last 6 months, with both titles receiving major updates within the last week.
2 apps analysed
Mandatory authentication creates a trust-based barrier to entry for competitors
Curated focus on sports collectibles reduces search friction
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Neutral / mixed
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Negative apps
18/100
Avg sentiment score
eBay remains the dominant liquidity provider for the secondary trading card market, leveraging massive cross-category network effects that specialized platforms struggle to replicate.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Card Ladder serves the professional investor segment with sophisticated data analytics and market tracking tools.
GOAT competes on a premium brand positioning and a highly curated, verified inventory model that appeals to high-end collectors.
Ludex is a direct threat due to its high-frequency release cadence and focus on computer vision-based card identification.
Mercari serves as a high-velocity, peer-to-peer alternative that excels in lower-friction, casual trading of collectibles.
StockX successfully pioneered the 'stock market' approach to collectibles, setting the standard for transparent pricing and authentication.
While primarily a general sporting goods retailer, their massive physical footprint and loyalty program influence the broader sports consumer ecosystem.
Provides specialized market intelligence and price tracking tools for the sports card investment community.
Dominates the non-sports TCG market, representing a significant adjacent threat if the target expands beyond sports cards.
While historically significant, the lack of recent updates suggests a legacy product struggling to maintain relevance.
CollX is aggressively iterating with 22 releases in six months, focusing on computer vision to disrupt the manual entry process.
