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🚨BREAKING: If you're in the sports card / resale world, you should probably pay attention to what just happened in the last 24 hours. Whatnot just announced a MASSIVE $545 MILLION funding round. (link below) At basically the exact same time, eBay announced that eBay Live GMV is up roughly 8X year-over-year. Two companies at completely different stages of business. Both throwing massive amounts of gasoline on LIVE COMMERCE. And some of these numbers are kind of crazy... Whatnot says: 💡Sellers have already sold MORE halfway through 2026 than they did in ALL of 2025. 💡650,000+ people are joining Whatnot every WEEK. 💡The number of sellers who have crossed $1M in lifetime sales has more than doubled over the last year. Meanwhile eBay says: 🕯️eBay Live GMV is roughly 8X last year. 🕯️90%+ of sellers who stream regularly have grown their GMV. 🕯️Sellers using Live sell about 3X more than sellers who don't. 🕯️New collectibles buyers using Live are spending roughly 70% more. Here's what I think this actually means... Live selling isn't an experiment anymore. I know many folks who keep thinking this "fad" will fade. It's not happening. We're watching these companies fight for what they believe will be a massive piece of how people buy stuff online. They are literally pouring everything they have into this! Whatnot is raising $545M to acquire buyers, expand markets/categories and build better seller tools. eBay is opening Live to more sellers, expanding internationally and putting Live deeper into the normal eBay buying experience. And I think THAT is probably the most important part. - You don't have to love Whatnot. - You don't have to love eBay Live. - You don't even have to enjoy selling live. But if you're a reseller and you're completely dismissing live commerce because you think it's some fad that eventually disappears... I've got some bad news. You're missing a massive opportunity. I've mentioned this in many videos, but Live Selling provides something that people desperately want... COMMUNITY. Underneath all of the pizzaz and fast-paced commerce, I truly believe it's the interaction and community that make live selling so unique. So, don't dismiss this any longer. If you're a reseller you HAVE to figure out where Live Selling fits in your long-term strategy. Build your community!