The Re-Monopolization of the U.S. Sports Trading Card Industry
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English - May 08, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsGovernment Business department of justice ftc monopsony monopoly cartel restraint of trade near monopoly predatory pricing anticompetitive second request Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Listen in as Capitol Forum Executive Editor Teddy Downey interviews the authors of a recent paper entitled “The Re-Monopolization of the U.S. Sports Trading Card Industry.” Authors Marc Edelman, Nathaniel Grow and John Holden discuss the history of US sports trading cards leading up to sports retailer Fanatics’ consolidation of the $8B industry. Learn how Fanatics used exclusive sports-licensing agreements to achieve the monopoly and what the potential implications are for the industry and for consumers.