The Rise and Fall of TCGPlayer

Justin Explains the rise and fall of TCGPlayer. From how they rose to prominence in the 2010's by genuinely offering a better service, to how they solidified into a monopoly in the pandemic era, to finally how they begin to squeeze their customers, sellers, and employees for "endless" profits. Special Credits for clips (i recommend checking out these videos if you want to see more): ‪@KitchenTableTCG‬    • The Economy of a Game Store   ‪@oldmancollectibles‬    • Buying comic books from TCGplay.. DONT   ‪@CardNAllGaming‬    • TCGPlayer Direct: 97 Percent is FAILING   MonkeyFight Links: Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / monkeyvanguard   0:00 - Intro 2:07 - Early History (2008-2016) 3:58 - TCGPlayer Solidifies it's position (2016-2020) 5:39 - During The Pandemic (2020-2022) 12:56 - How TCGPlayer Works 18:29 - The EBAY Buyout (2022) 20:11 - TCGPlayer Tries Comic Books (2023) 24:30 - Small Changes with Big Impact (2023-2024) 28:57 - The TCGPlayer Union (2020-2024) 33:32 - Larger Changes with Larger Impacts (2024-2025) 37:40 - Syracuse Authentication Center Closed (2025)