Fanatics announced on Tuesday that it’s partnering with Sotheby’s to auction the rarest and “most coveted” sports trading cards, with values of $100,000-plus. Fanatics also announced a new entity, Fanatics Collect, to connect buyers and sellers of lower-priced cards. Fanatics Collect will replace the PWCC brand later this summer. Fanatics purchased PWCC, one of the largest sports collectibles auction houses, in May of 2023.
The first card that Sotheby’s has consigned for the initial auction in New York City in September is a 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson rookie card graded in PSA 8...