Now that Fanatics is producing more football cards and doing more bad stuff they deserve their own thread - after all, it's not Panini I have two pending redemptions I've basically given up on ever seeing anything for, it's Topps (at least Panini sent out those sparkle packs lame as they are)
And let's start with the upcoming BowmanU Alabama release - it's all NIL, no former players (remember that allegedly Fanatics signed Bryce Young to a lucrative exclusive autograph contract that covers cards - who knows if true, but the point is they can get Bryce Young autos in this) - the best part is that their teaser cards show a Jace McClellan autograph - I've already got two of those from Leaf blasters - but I guess these do got college logos
Also Fanatics took over the printing company - yet BowmanU Chrome was full of nasty printing errors and both Bowman U Chrome and Bowman Best had collation issues as bad as anything Panini did
The fact is that Fanatics bought into sports cards at the peak and is going to try to salvage a bad investment - that's bad news for collectors
And even if they bring back Topps Magic Football (their best set) it won't have plentiful autos with even the best autos available in blasters again and it won't be $20
Also note that has been confirmed by litigation Fanatics hired away a bunch of Panini employees and uses the exact same printing press. They're going to be every bit as bad and likely worse
And let's start with the upcoming BowmanU Alabama release - it's all NIL, no former players (remember that allegedly Fanatics signed Bryce Young to a lucrative exclusive autograph contract that covers cards - who knows if true, but the point is they can get Bryce Young autos in this) - the best part is that their teaser cards show a Jace McClellan autograph - I've already got two of those from Leaf blasters - but I guess these do got college logos
Also Fanatics took over the printing company - yet BowmanU Chrome was full of nasty printing errors and both Bowman U Chrome and Bowman Best had collation issues as bad as anything Panini did
The fact is that Fanatics bought into sports cards at the peak and is going to try to salvage a bad investment - that's bad news for collectors
And even if they bring back Topps Magic Football (their best set) it won't have plentiful autos with even the best autos available in blasters again and it won't be $20
Also note that has been confirmed by litigation Fanatics hired away a bunch of Panini employees and uses the exact same printing press. They're going to be every bit as bad and likely worse