Pandemic creates surge in sports card sales on ebay
It’s an interesting time to be a card collector, that’s for sure. When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States and started shutting down states and companies in March, workers were forced to adhere to stay-at-home guidelines. Card collectors who were working from home had more time on their hands, possibly had more money in their pockets from not going out, and had a computer at their disposal 24 hours a day.
Naturally, collectors started doing a little more surfing online for cards, and eBay quickly became one of the big businesses that benefitted.
Trading card sales increased more than 50 percent on eBay from March to May, according Nicole Colombo, eBay’s General Manager of Focus Verticals, a division that includes trading cards.
“There’s been a consistently upward trajectory in terms of sports trading cards popularity on eBay over the past decade, but since shelter-in-place began in March, collecting has only continued to. “It really was the coalescing of many factors, including the delay in MLB and NBA seasons, and people spending more time at home, in need of ways to spend their time and celebrate their passion for sports.”
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