In a stunning turn of events, eBay acquires the combined TCGPlayer and ChannelFireball Market place entity. An entity so new that the ink is barely dry on the aquisition contracts.

With the comparison out of the way, we break down the public knowledge about the acquisition and give our thoughts on the details and a bit of a presecriptive view of what we believe both the timeline and driving force behind this was.

There's some good, some bad, and some ugly so strap in.

July 11, 2022 - TCGP Acquires CFB and BinderPoS

https://seller.tcgplayer.com/about/press-center/tcgplayer-to-acquire-channelfireball-and-binderpos/

Aug 22, 2022 - eBay acquired TCGP

https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/news/ebay-has-entered-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-tcgplayer/