App Profile: Fanatics Collect

GrubhubDriver

Rating: 3/5

Charity to line millionaires pockets with $5 slabs at auction for cards you were invested 2-4x+ . Only shill bidders would profit on this app. My items were delivered to the wrong door at the location by USPS. Thousand dollars worth of prized possessions card ladder : $700.. they uploaded photos all my cards look filthy , there seems to be some corner wear on some of them. I shipped this very safely. They will not contact you if your stuff arrives scuffed up there, there is no evaluation of the cards damaged to its grade, or they would have to re-grade every card that they process apparently. One would guess the slab would have to be broken in half for them to say anything. Their value scale is way off App Store hiding my one star review because it was so exposing to fanatics. One of my items seems to be missing In their vault . Went to retrieve it and they told me he pay $43 to retrieve 10 items. You can’t retrieve all 11 one says “no items we’re available to create a vault item request”

SilentMamba

Rating: 4/5

So far my experience has been great using the app, they do take a cut from sales/purchases so be mindful of that before you use it. If you don’t mind, this app has been pretty great, bids are easy and straightforward, for the most part, be mindful that they will do like a “last call” to the auction, so you will need to keep a close eye on hot items till the last minute. You can choose to have them shipped out to you or keep them in the vault, and auction them off or just have a set price; setting it to a firm price or best offer. I had them send out a card to me, to ensure it was legit, and I got it after about 5-6 business days; it can be a bit confusing, but they will send you an email with shipping info once they send your card out. Granted the card I won and shipped was not a higher end one, like other people claim they got scammed out of, but a lower end Pokemon card. It also has a feature showing what the card was last sold for, if it has history on the app, and if you are getting a good/fair deal or not. The app can be a bit buggy and have minor annoyances, like searching for a specific card under a specific category, only to end up getting completely different results, so you need to refresh or close out the app completely. Overall I would recommend for any collectors out there!

Jt317jt

Rating: 1/5

Downloaded the app as I enjoy adding to my collection via online auctions and have used PWCC before. I mainly use eBay and have found their app very easy and straightforward to use. I do want to note I have only used the app since Fanatics took it over from PWCC. First impression was good. App was easy to download and sign up for. It’s fairly easy to use and find what you are searching for. I do find it somewhat clunky to use though and bidding is not very user friendly. For example, you can only increase your bid by the amount the app wants you to bid (so $1, $2, etc increment) vs you putting in an amount. You also need to pay the buyer premium so a $20 bid will ultimately be higher (the app does note this). Shipping and handling is a flat fee and starts at $5 and they charge a premium for using credit cards too. Also, they add additional time to the end of the the auction so when I thought I had won my item, it went into an additional bid period allowing the price to change. Lastly, I have not received any updates on my purchase to notify me if/when it will ship or a tracking number. I won an auction on a Sunday night, paid Monday morning and 7 days later still no item. In the meantime, I have won an item from eBay after my Fanatics win, and have already received.