Fanatics Just Changed How We Buy Hobby Packs

Podcast: Sports Cards are Dope · Dr. Tyler Tarver

Opublikowano: 2026-09-01

Fanatics is experimenting with a completely different way to buy hobby packs—and I spent $100 of my own money to see what it’s actually like. The cards are physical, the pack opening happens digitally, and collectors can immediately ship, vault, or sell what they pull. That convenience could make hobby products dramatically more accessible—but it also raises some interesting questions about how easy ripping should become. Timestamps 00:00 Why this could change hobby collecting 03:23 How the digital hobby pack actually works 04:05 I turned $100 into about $7 09:06 The biggest advantages for collec...