About this episode

Brett McGrath analyzes the implications of Fanatics Fest for the future of sports collecting.

Everyone will be talking about what happens at Fanatics Fest. Brett is more interested in what it means. In this episode of Stacking Slabs, Brett looks beyond the athlete appearances, product releases, and show floor buzz to examine Fanatics Fest as a signal for where the hobby is headed. He explores how Fanatics has built an ecosystem that connects sports, collecting, commerce, content, and loyalty, and why attention has become one of the most valuable assets in modern collecting. He also shares why he's attending the event as an observer, what he'll be watching on the show floor, and how Fanatics Fest and The National now serve different roles in the hobby. This isn't a preview of the weekend. It's a conversation about the forces shaping the future of collecting. Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for free Get your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On Hype Start your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today [ Distributed on Sunday ] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this link Follow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

People in this episode

Host: Brett McGrath

Topics covered

• Fanatics Fest
• hobby trends
• collecting
• sports
• commerce
• loyalty

Keywords

• Fanatics Fest
• collecting
• sports
• hobby
• commerce
• loyalty
• event analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fanatics

Books & works: Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On Hype

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