Market Overview:
A Sports collectible card is a tiny card, generally made of paperboard or thick paper, that features an image of a certain person, location, or item, as well as additional content (attacks, statistics, or trivia). Sports cards were one of the first collectors. On one side, they usually have a photo of a player and on the other, statistics or other information. Most major sports, particularly those played in North America, have been included on cards, including but not limited to American football, soccer, baseball, basketball, boxing, golf, ice hockey, racing, and tennis.
Attributes | Details |
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Study Period | 2018-2028 |
Base Year | 2022 |
Forecast Period | 2023-2028 |
Historical Period | 2018-2022 |
Unit | Value (USD Million) |
Key Companies Profiled | Topps (United States), Fleer (United States), Donruss (United States), Bowman Gum (United States), Futera (United Arab Emirates), In the Game (United States), Panini Group (Italy), Upper Deck Company (United States), Pinnacle Brands (United States) and Tristar (United States) |
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AMA Research follows a focused and realistic research framework that provides the ability to study the crucial market dynamics of major and emerging geographies across the world. Moreover, an in-depth assessment is mostly conducted by our analysts on geographical regions to provide clients and businesses the opportunity to dominate in niche markets and expand in emerging markets across the globe. This market research study also showcases the spontaneously changing Vendors landscape impacting the growth of the market. Furthermore, our market researchers extensively analyze the products and services offered by multiple players competing to increase their market share and presence.
Key Vendors of Sports Collectible Trading Cards Market Study:
Topps (United States), Fleer (United States), Donruss (United States), Bowman Gum (United States), Futera (United Arab Emirates), In the Game (United States), Panini Group (Italy), Upper Deck Company (United States), Pinnacle Brands (United States) and Tristar (United States)
Sports Collectible Trading Cards Market Segment Analysis
Scope | Sub-Segments |
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Application / End User | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Cricket, Boxing and Others |
Type | Character Card, Image Card, Autograph Card and Others |
Distribution Channel | Online {Company Website |
Influencing Trend:
Rise of Virtual Sports Trading Cards
Market Growth Drivers:
Increase Demands for Sports Collectible Trading Cards from Asian Markets and Growing Awareness and Adoption of NFT Market Place
Challenges:
The Rise in Prices of Sports Trading Cards and Lack of Awareness Due to Digital Games and Non-Sports Trading Card Such as Pokémon
Restraints:
The Emergence of Esports Gambling/Betting and Increasing Competition from Emerging Players
Opportunities:
Rapid Growth of Internet has Created Various Opportunity for Trading Cards Such as Online Auction
Some of the other players that are also part of study are Press Pass (United States), The Game Crafter (United States) and Leaf Trading cards (United States). The Global Sports Collectible Trading Cards market is gaining huge competition due to involvement of United States companies that constantly invest in research & development to meet market expectation with new innovation.
Latest Industry Highlights:
In October 2021 Topps Company released a statement announcing the production and distribution of Nippon Professional Baseball Organization Trading Cards in Japan. The NPB league has been extensively pursued by the Topps as a means of better-serving baseball and sports enthusiasts in Japan and overseas. The licensing deal will provide fans with a diverse selection of collectible goods and will improve the way they collect their favorite teams and players. Starting in Q4 of 2021, Topps will release a number of items that will be offered at select retail locations in Japan.
In June 2023, Leaf Trading Cards announced partnership with Professional Bowlers Association. The partnership opens up new avenues for fans to connect with their favorite players.
Research Methodology:
The top-down and bottom-up approaches are used to estimate and validate the size of the Global Sports Collectible Trading Cards market.
In order to reach an exhaustive list of functional and relevant players, various industry classification standards are closely followed such as NAICS, ICB, SIC to penetrate deep into important geographies by players, and a thorough validation test is conducted to reach the most relevant players for survey in Sports Collectible Trading Cards market.
Identification of total players or companies operating in the global market which is further concentrated to fewer or most impacting players which are considered under the reports scope. In order to make a priority list sorting is done based on revenue generated based on the latest reporting with the help of paid databases such as Factiva, Bloomberg, etc.
Finally the questionnaire is set and specifically designed to address all the necessities for primary data collection after getting prior appointment by targeting key target audience that includes Venture and Capitalist, New Entrants/Investors, Analysts and Strategic Business Partners, Youngsters and Children, Sports Collectors and End-Use Industries.
This helps us to gather the data for the players revenue, operating cycle and expense, profit along with product or service growth, etc.
Almost 70-80% of data is collected through primary medium and further validation is done through various secondary sources that include Regulators, World Bank, Association, Company Website, SEC filings, OTC BB, Annual reports, press releases etc.