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Originally Posted by finfangfan
With the success of Topps UK Marvel Chrome, I am now thinking would Topps even need to acquire the US Marvel license?
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If they want to make money, yes.
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Originally Posted by finfangfan
What’s to stop them from releasing multiple Marvel sets under their UK license and through the magic of modern globalization having those cards find their way to US collectors anyway (much like the Marvel/Disney Chrome sets)?
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What would stop them is they wouldn't be the beneficiaries of demand. Like the parcel costs and secondary market friction is going to eat into their margins as well as reseller overhead at the lowest and most expensive level. And if it's not at the level then ...
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Originally Posted by finfangfan
Maybe the juice isn’t worth the squeeze for Fanatics to get the US Marvel license?
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... Obviously these contracts aren't public but I'm guessing with how litigious things have been between fanatics and panini that UD would sue Fanatics if somehow containerships full of UK edition products were unloading on US shores. Given the uniqueness of territory split it's hard to look at, say, Series 1 MLB UK edition sales and draw any conclusions from what exists but if GTS (or like distributor) is selling UK Edition Marvel to any licensed retailer, I bet lawyers get paid.