Trust, collectability, and competition. These are the pillars of contemporary card collection where the thrill mixes fortuity and fanaticism. Yet, whispers of unfair high-value card distribution have been circulating for a while. Replacing murmurs with roars, Fanatics/Topps has raised the stakes by beckoning a leading audit firm, KPMG, to inspect its distribution procedures and practices. This noteworthy move intends to douse the longstanding concerns of bargainers and fans.
During the bustling Industry Conference, Atlanta’s glitzy skyline bore witness as Mike Mahan, CEO of Fanatics Collectibles, announced a verdict. Absorbing murmurs, magnifying shocks, he confirmed that after rigorous review, KPMG had established that Fanatics/Topps’ prevention procedures effectively impede the deliberate placement of high-value cards to specific customers.
The cogs within the collector community had incessantly churned out debates about Fanatics/Topps favoring bulging buyers or eminent breakers. Rising concern grew to a crescendo, ridden by social media videos exhibiting breakers extracting multiple high-value cards. Veiled speculation questioned pack contents’ randomness. To quell the growing impasse, Greg Abovsky, CFO of Fanatics Collectibles, reiterated that the likelihood of sizeable breakers unearthing high-value cards is statistically probable due to the grand scale of their trading rather than a skewed packing process.
The meticulous audit by KPMG encompassed a holistic review at the heart of operations – the Texas-based printing facility where cards burst to life. The auditors examined the collation process, scrutinizing the production logs, ensuring that the distribution of cards mirrored the randomness claimed by Topps. Fanatics have harnessed this initiative as a bid to ease doubts and reassure the collector community, keen on upholding the integrity of their processes. Ruffling feathers and causing a stir, this is an industry-first, dispelling myths, and pulling back the velvet curtain on the once opaque world of high-value card distribution.
In tandem with the findings from the audit, Abovsky ensured collectors that Fanatics does not seed boxes with valuable cards for promotional exploits. This systematic debunking of suspicions provides the collecting world with a renewed, transparent perspective.
Casting an eye on the horizon, Fanatics are already keen on sustaining their commitment to fairness in their distributions. With intentions of transforming randomness audits into an annual event, they are set to pave the way for transparency in the realm of card collection. Fanatics are revolutionizing the industry, one card at a time – heralding a new era of trust, excitement, and above all else, verifiable fairness. Who knew something as seemingly simple as card collecting could be elevated to such momentous heights of industry-leading standards and practices? A round of applause, ladies and gentlemen, the magician’s trick has been revealed with an unflinching promise of fairness and game-changing transparency. It takes more than a card trick to dupe the Fanatics. Rather, they’ve flipped the table and transformed the game.
