MTG

I knew after the acquisition things would start going downhill.

The only real source we have is the union, as TCGPlayer/eBay are not going to talk about it.

Their Bluesky account currently has the same info, but maybe more will come out

Just minutes after the closure announcement took place, dozens of unidentified security guards entered the building, watching doors, following workers into breakrooms and watching restrooms, and using physical force against workers.

Stories like this have been in the news an alarming amount recently. And every time I hear one I think, how is this different from being robbed? Like... a bunch of tough guys you don't know come into your workplace and start ordering you around. And you have to make a snap judgment about whether they're a crew of burglars who bought some convincing-looking uniforms, or whether your employer has abruptly decided to entrust some goons they've never met with their corporate assets. And the stakes are pretty high if you guess wrong.

Some more info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7zWhqVO5AE

This is pretty insane. Ebay moving the grading to Kentucky to effectively kill off the union that the Syracuse team formed. At this point there is an effective monopoly on trading card sales, it doesn't even seem possible to start a competitor anymore.

great cheap place for other card games, dint realize it was owned by ebay.