SportsBuy - Revision history

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	'''SportsBuy''' (formerly NAXCOM) was the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles. During its run, the website had several million transactions generated by over 200,000 registered users.		'''SportsBuy''' (formerly NAXCOM) was the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles. During its run, the website had several million transactions generated by over 200,000 registered users.

	The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off ~~5/13/~~2005.		The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off May 13th, 2005.

	In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee, but later spun it off.		In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee, but later spun it off.

	On April 30, 2014, SportsBuy.com was closed.		On April 10th, 2014, SportsBuy.com was closed.

	[[Category: Card Companies]]		[[Category: Card Companies]]

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	'''SportsBuy''' (formerly NAXCOM) is the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles ~~with~~ several million transactions generated by over 200,000 ~~register~~ users. SportsBuy features thousands of the top sports collectible sellers in the world with a combined 17 million plus sports cards, memorabilia and other sports collectibles via both fixed priced and auctions.		'''SportsBuy''' (formerly NAXCOM) was the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles. During its run, the website had several million transactions generated by over 200,000 registered users.

	The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.		The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.

	SportsBuy ~~operates on a 'bid/ask' principle~~. ~~Buyers looking~~ for an ~~item can buy for a listed price if available, or post a bid (buy offer) and put a value on what they are willing to pay for said item. Conversely~~, ~~sellers can sell their item to a listed buy offer or post a sell offer of their own for their desired asking price. Each item has its own book id which is its unique identifier and links~~ it to other items with the same description. The payment process has escrow like features so that both buyer and sellers have protection. SportsBuy guarantee's buyers receive the item they purchase. These features are some of their main competitive advantages. Their customer service is also readily available through a variety of methods. They include, telephone, live help and email.		In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee, but later spun it off.

	~~In 2006~~, SportsBuy ~~acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit~~.com~~]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee~~.		On April 30, 2014, SportsBuy.com was closed.

	[[Category: Card Companies]]		[[Category: Card Companies]]

Stalegum at 04:24, 27 April 2011

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	SportsBuy (formerly NAXCOM) is the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles with several million transactions generated by over 200,000 register users. SportsBuy features thousands of the top sports collectible sellers in the world with a combined 17 million plus sports cards, memorabilia and other sports collectibles via both fixed priced and auctions.		'''SportsBuy''' (formerly NAXCOM) is the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles with several million transactions generated by over 200,000 register users. SportsBuy features thousands of the top sports collectible sellers in the world with a combined 17 million plus sports cards, memorabilia and other sports collectibles via both fixed priced and auctions.

	The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.		The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.

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2011-04-27T04:23:51Z

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	In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee.		In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee.

	[[~~Categories~~: Card Companies]]		[[Category: Card Companies]]

Stalegum at 04:23, 27 April 2011

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	~~In December of 2001,~~ NAXCOM~~, one of~~ the ~~country’s~~ largest ~~promoters of Sports & Collectible Shows~~, ~~launched an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market~~. ~~Only a few years later, NAXCOM has become~~ the ~~fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on~~ the ~~Internet (according to Alexa)~~ with 3,~~300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay)~~ and ~~85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005~~.		SportsBuy (formerly NAXCOM) is the world's largest dedicated marketplace for sports collectibles with several million transactions generated by over 200,000 register users. SportsBuy features thousands of the top sports collectible sellers in the world with a combined 17 million plus sports cards, memorabilia and other sports collectibles via both fixed priced and auctions.

	~~NAXCOM operates on a 'bid/ask' principle~~. ~~Buyers looking for an item can buy for a listed price if available~~, ~~or post a bid~~ (~~buy offer~~) ~~and put~~ a ~~value on what they are willing to pay for said item. Conversely~~, sellers can sell their item to a listed buy offer or post a sell offer of their own for their desired asking price. Each item has its own book id which is its unique identifier and links it to other items with the ~~same description. The payment process has escrow like features so that both buyer and sellers have protection. NAXCOM guarantee's buyers receive~~ the ~~item they purchase. These features are some of their main competitive advantages. Their customer service is also readily available through a variety of methods. They include~~, ~~telephone~~, ~~live help~~ and ~~email~~.		The firm started in the early 90s promoting card shows in the Southern California area. In December of 2001, the firm launched NAXCOM (The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace) an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. In just a few years, NAXCOM became the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.

	~~In addition~~ to its ~~on-line exchange, NAXCOM~~ is ~~still promoting Sports & Collectible Shows~~ and ~~is one of~~ the ~~country~~'s ~~largest~~. ~~NAXCOM has recently expanded its shows nationwide from Southern California to Hawaii~~, ~~Kansas City~~, ~~Philadelphia, San Jose, Denver~~ and ~~Las Vegas. A regular venue in Southern California is the Hollywood Park Show~~.		SportsBuy operates on a 'bid/ask' principle. Buyers looking for an item can buy for a listed price if available, or post a bid (buy offer) and put a value on what they are willing to pay for said item. Conversely, sellers can sell their item to a listed buy offer or post a sell offer of their own for their desired asking price. Each item has its own book id which is its unique identifier and links it to other items with the same description. The payment process has escrow like features so that both buyer and sellers have protection. SportsBuy guarantee's buyers receive the item they purchase. These features are some of their main competitive advantages. Their customer service is also readily available through a variety of methods. They include, telephone, live help and email.

	~~NAXCOM’s trade shows and online marketplace are very similar~~, ~~whereby NAXCOM is neither the buyer nor the seller, but rather the venue where dealers and collectors buy and sell merchandise~~. ~~NAXCOM has many firsts to its name and has established itself as a innovator and leader in customer service~~.		In 2006, SportsBuy acquired [[ThePit.com\|thePit.com]] from Topps for an undisclosed fee.

	~~NAXCOM stands for “The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace”.~~		[[Categories: Card Companies]]

	~~NAXCOM can be found at www.naxcom.com.~~

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In December of 2001, NAXCOM, one of the country’s largest promoters of Sports & Collectible Shows, launched an On-line Marketplace modeled after the stock market. Only a few years later, NAXCOM has become the fastest growing Sports & Collectibles Marketplace on the Internet (according to Alexa) with 3,300,000 user listings (10X more than the category at eBay) and 85,000 registered users as off 5/13/2005.

NAXCOM operates on a 'bid/ask' principle. Buyers looking for an item can buy for a listed price if available, or post a bid (buy offer) and put a value on what they are willing to pay for said item. Conversely, sellers can sell their item to a listed buy offer or post a sell offer of their own for their desired asking price. Each item has its own book id which is its unique identifier and links it to other items with the same description. The payment process has escrow like features so that both buyer and sellers have protection. NAXCOM guarantee's buyers receive the item they purchase. These features are some of their main competitive advantages. Their customer service is also readily available through a variety of methods. They include, telephone, live help and email.

In addition to its on-line exchange, NAXCOM is still promoting Sports & Collectible Shows and is one of the country's largest. NAXCOM has recently expanded its shows nationwide from Southern California to Hawaii, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San Jose, Denver and Las Vegas. A regular venue in Southern California is the Hollywood Park Show.

NAXCOM’s trade shows and online marketplace are very similar, whereby NAXCOM is neither the buyer nor the seller, but rather the venue where dealers and collectors buy and sell merchandise. NAXCOM has many firsts to its name and has established itself as a innovator and leader in customer service.

NAXCOM stands for “The National Automated eXchange Collectibles On-line Marketplace”.

NAXCOM can be found at www.naxcom.com.