How Ebay’s Trading Card Marketplace TCGPlayer Is Using Xerox to Expand, Maintain ‘Trust’ With Magic: The Gathering, ‘Pokemon’ and ‘One Piece’ Gaming Communities

By Jennifer Maas

Jennifer Maas

TV Business Writer

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From Magic: The Gathering players to “Pokemon” card collectors, TCGPlayer CEO Robert Bigler is on a mission to expand the online trading card market with new products and features for buyers and sellers — but promises it will not be at the expense of the quality of those very pricey collectibles.

Last month, the eBay-owned TCGPlayer debuted the Roca Sifter, which it describes as “a professional-grade automation device designed to help trading card game sellers, hobbyists and collectors instantly identify, price, and sort cards through a more affordable and portable solution.”

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