{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sports Cards are Dope","title":"Fanatics Just Changed How We Buy Hobby Packs","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d787aeaa\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1384,"description":"Fanatics is experimenting with a completely different way to buy hobby packs—and I spent $100 of my own money to see what it’s actually like.\nThe cards are physical, the pack opening happens digitally, and collectors can immediately ship, vault, or sell what they pull. That convenience could make hobby products dramatically more accessible—but it also raises some interesting questions about how easy ripping should become.\nTimestamps\n00:00 Why this could change hobby collecting\n03:23 How the digital hobby pack actually works\n04:05 I turned $100 into about $7\n09:06 The biggest advantages for collectors\n12:19 The problem with making ripping this easy\nThe episode ultimately argues that accessibility is a genuine benefit—especially for collectors without easy access to hobby shops—while acknowledging the spending risks created when buying packs becomes nearly frictionless.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9U7rUsmMHSx6euZ2YdkPdXWZZ8_kT2Yx7tdOqEqUBfo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMzY0/MWYzNjc3MjAzODk3/NDBkNmI0OWY2ODA1/MWQ0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}