[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by Handsome Wes

For all the bluster about "economic flywheels" and "positioning ourselves for the future," Fanatics has done a remarkably poor job of actually saying what, you know, its product is going to be. Give me some tangible details!

Is it so hard to say something like "We have a contract with a manufacturer with a reputation for high-quality cards. You are going to see packs and boxes nationwide in stores, card shops, and of course, Fanatics.com.

'For baseball, we are planning five release featuring today's players:
- A base set of 600 cards. These are the ones you remember collecting as kids.
- An "elite" version of the base set.
- A "retro" set of 300, featuring today's top players on timeless card designs
- A "artsy" version of 300...
- Fanatics Diamond: High-End cards for the high-end collector.

'There will be variations and special inserts available in packs and boxes. And official MLBPA partners, we'll have autographs and game-used jerseys and special 1/1 releases.

'Additionally, exclusively on Fanatics.com you will be able to get digital versions of these cards and be on the lookout for exclusive, one-of-a-kind NFT's. And for those who purchase physical cards through Fanatics.com, you can have them graded for free - and even put them up on our Fanatics auction site at a rate far lower than other online auction houses!"

......whatever man, that's just my pipe dream. I just want to be able to buy an annual complete set of base cards.

Because mystique and vague hype is better than specific details.

They can trickle details out over time to hold people's attention.