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Fanatics Fest opens a 250-dealer collectibles marketplace tied into Topps drops and FanCash
Fanatics Fest NYC opened July 16 at the Javits Center with a collector zone featuring more than 250 dealers, event-exclusive Topps products, live breaking, trading, and a new Card Combine experience. Topps is using ticket-gated EQL draws for limited products that winning attendees must purchase and collect in person. Fanatics also expanded FanCash so attendees can earn and redeem it with participating brands, retail locations, and concessions, turning the four-day event into a direct commerce and loyalty funnel rather than only a convention.
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First detected4d ago
Last development1d ago
Event date2026-07-16
Sources (27)
Origin
- nytimes.comweb_articleThe New York Times — CGC hoping three iconic sports cards can shift perceptions in PSA-dominated grading landscape4d ago · open ↗
Confirmation
- topps.comofficial_statementprimaryTopps — Exclusive Topps Products at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026— · open ↗
- prnewswire.comofficial_statementprimaryindependentAT&T — Fanatics Collect Card Combine partnership4d ago · open ↗
- iheart.comvideoprimaryThe Breakfast Club — Interview: Michael Rubin Talks Fanatics Fest 2026 and Business7d ago · open ↗
- beckett.comweb_articleindependentBeckett — 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball Fanatics Fest Exclusives Revealed31d ago · open ↗
- baseballamerica.comweb_articleindependentFanatics Fest 2026 Set for July 16–19 in New York — Baseball America6d ago · open ↗
- baseballamerica.comweb_articleindependentBaseball America — Exclusive Fanatics Fest Series 2 Baseball Card Images Revealed32d ago · open ↗
- sportsbusinessjournal.comweb_articleindependentSports Business Journal — Rubin: Fanatics Fest costs $80M-$90M to put on5d ago · open ↗
- sportscollectorsdaily.comweb_articleindependentSports Collectors Daily — Fanatics Fest 2026: Card Dealers Praise Show for Selling and Buying2d ago · open ↗
Context
- investor.fanatics.comofficial_statementprimaryFanatics — Fanatics Fest Returns to New York City July 16-19, 2026277d ago · open ↗
- ripped.topps.comofficial_statementprimaryTopps Ripped — Fanatics Fest NYC’s Exclusive Topps Product Drops4d ago · open ↗
- si.comweb_articleindependentSports Illustrated Collectibles — 2026 Fanatics Fest NYC To Include Exclusive Topps Card Releases34d ago · open ↗
- sports.yahoo.comweb_articleindependentYahoo Sports — Mantle to Wagner: Inside CGC’s Push for the High-End Market19d ago · open ↗
- sportscollectorsdaily.comweb_articleindependentSports Collectors Daily — 2026 Fanatics Fest Set to Roll with Card Show Integration10d ago · open ↗
- cardatlas.appweb_articleindependentCard Atlas — Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 Collector's Guide6d ago · open ↗
Reaction
- reddit.comotherprimaryCollector listing Fanatics Fest-exclusive UCC and baseball boxes3d ago · open ↗