Carlsbad’s Upper Deck is in the hunt to purchase Topps, the grand daddy of trading card companies. But so is former Disney boss Michael Eisner. Upper Deck is offering $1 a share more than Eisner and things are reportedly looking for the consolidation.
James Barrett, an analyst who covers Topps for CL King, predicted that barring any regulatory obstacles, hard-charging Upper Deck founder and Chairman Richard McWilliam would get his wish of owning Topps.
If we had the money we’d buy it just to own the Wacky Packages franchise.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
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