Brian Ludden
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I think if they would have partnered earlier, this industry would be even bigger. The two behemoths are in the ring fighting. And honestly, if I was Panini, if you really want to screw Fanatics, you run these printers 24-7 and just put as many cards in the history of the world out there. And be like, here you go, Fanatics. Yeah.
I think if they would have partnered earlier, this industry would be even bigger. The two behemoths are in the ring fighting. And honestly, if I was Panini, if you really want to screw Fanatics, you run these printers 24-7 and just put as many cards in the history of the world out there. And be like, here you go, Fanatics. Yeah.
I think if they would have partnered earlier, this industry would be even bigger. The two behemoths are in the ring fighting. And honestly, if I was Panini, if you really want to screw Fanatics, you run these printers 24-7 and just put as many cards in the history of the world out there. And be like, here you go, Fanatics. Yeah.
And then fanatics needs to have like a war chest to just buy that stuff off the shelf and burn it. Yeah.
And then fanatics needs to have like a war chest to just buy that stuff off the shelf and burn it. Yeah.
And then fanatics needs to have like a war chest to just buy that stuff off the shelf and burn it. Yeah.
It's insane. I mean, our parallel database is our most valuable piece of data that we have. And it's in the hundreds of thousands of different variations. And every set they come out with four or five more or different insert, you know, we just have to keep training and training. But yeah, I mean, there might be 30 Caleb Williams, you know, variations on prism, maybe 40. I don't even know.
It's insane. I mean, our parallel database is our most valuable piece of data that we have. And it's in the hundreds of thousands of different variations. And every set they come out with four or five more or different insert, you know, we just have to keep training and training. But yeah, I mean, there might be 30 Caleb Williams, you know, variations on prism, maybe 40. I don't even know.
It's insane. I mean, our parallel database is our most valuable piece of data that we have. And it's in the hundreds of thousands of different variations. And every set they come out with four or five more or different insert, you know, we just have to keep training and training. But yeah, I mean, there might be 30 Caleb Williams, you know, variations on prism, maybe 40. I don't even know.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
That's what I'm hoping, my man.
That's what I'm hoping, my man.
That's what I'm hoping, my man.
No. I mean, Topps tries to do it. but yeah i'm not envious of their position fanatics they have to they're trying to do so much and it's so big and they wanted it so fast to get an ipo and like but it's not working right it's it's it's much larger than that i think reuben's understanding that as he gets into it this industry is much larger than one player
No. I mean, Topps tries to do it. but yeah i'm not envious of their position fanatics they have to they're trying to do so much and it's so big and they wanted it so fast to get an ipo and like but it's not working right it's it's it's much larger than that i think reuben's understanding that as he gets into it this industry is much larger than one player
No. I mean, Topps tries to do it. but yeah i'm not envious of their position fanatics they have to they're trying to do so much and it's so big and they wanted it so fast to get an ipo and like but it's not working right it's it's it's much larger than that i think reuben's understanding that as he gets into it this industry is much larger than one player
But I think the important thing about that is that when you get to a point with these cards and tops and going to direct to consumer, they don't have enough product because they got to stop the supply chain at some point. So once they fulfill like their distributor, wholesaler, local card shops, they don't have that much inventory to sell on their own site.
But I think the important thing about that is that when you get to a point with these cards and tops and going to direct to consumer, they don't have enough product because they got to stop the supply chain at some point. So once they fulfill like their distributor, wholesaler, local card shops, they don't have that much inventory to sell on their own site.