https://www.sothebys.com/buy/bdd6bdc1-cd7f-4aaa-a459-8a5c6a85de06/lots/3220d4d7-f25e-4a7f-b3f2-577b7d4425a9

This is interesting as it is arguably the best Ohtani card to be sold in 2+ years. Also interesting because it is a Sapphire Superfractor. Topps added 1/1 Sapphire “PADPARADSCHA“ in later sets. 2018 Sapphire was a much smaller set. Sothebys estimated seems low, especially considering the current hype around Ohtani.

Topps and Fanatics have started to tease Mercury - a new unlicensed super high end basketball product. Interested to see the price point for a super high end unlicensed product. Football Motif is around $1000 a box so I expect Mercury to be $1500+.

https://nypost.com/2024/07/23/business/fanatics-ceo-michael-rubin-looks-to-sell-1b-in-company-stock/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=message_app

Jerome Kapelus told PWCC employees yesterday he is resigning after less than 6 months. He was formerly the CFO of TCGplayer which was bought by eBay in 2022.

What skeletons must he have found in that closet (vault) to want to jump ship so quickly?

One of the pwcc sales people just let it slip on a phone call.
Hearing it has been in the works since the acquisition last year.

EDIT: they moved back the date according to a different source.