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Fanatics Instant Rips vs GameStop Power Packs

Fanatics Instant Rips rates higher on what it puts in writing: 3.0 against 2.7 out of 5. Fanatics Instant Rips leads on odds shown; GameStop Power Packs leads on money out.

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By Alexander Korsager · Checked 6 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site

Fanatics Instant Rips#19 of 27 · public pages only
3.0 / 5
How money comes outFanatics credit only for the instant buyback. No cash route for it is published

No fact is marked better: that needs a figure from both apps. Fanatics Instant Rips rates 0.3 higher; the widest score gap is odds shown, Fanatics Instant Rips 95% v GameStop Power Packs 20%. See them side by side

Both in action

Each app's own promo video and store screenshots, side by side. Their marketing, not a test of ours.

Fanatics Instant Rips

GameStop Power Packs

Score by score

The five parts of the desk rating, as a share of the points available. Unpublished terms earn nothing.

Fanatics Instant RipsGameStop Power Packs

Money out · 30% of the rating

Odds shown · 25% of the rating

Accountability · 20% of the rating

Cost to hold the card · 15% of the rating

Access · 10% of the rating

Darker bar leads. The formula is on how we rate.

Fact by fact

Tap any value for its source. A grey value is not confirmed on the app's own pages, so no winner is marked on that row.

Not published
we looked; it is not on its pages
Advertised, not in its terms
said in its marketing only
Reported by others
not on the app's own pages
Fanatics Instant Rips and GameStop Power Packs, fact by fact
Fanatics Instant Rips GameStop Power Packs
How money comes out
Fanatics credit only for the instant buyback. No cash route for it is published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

No page read says Instant Credit can be withdrawn. Cash comes only from selling the card on the Fanatics Collect marketplace, a separate route with its own fees.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

Cash to a bank account through Stripe, if you take the 7-day buyback

Read on the operator's own page

“Funds can be used to buy more packs from Power Packs or withdrawn to your connected bank account.”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Sell-back rate
84.6% in credit

Read on the operator's own page

“Receive 90% of the card’s market value*, minus 6% Marketplace Fees, in credits when you accept the Instant Credit offer within 48 hours”

The published rate is 90%, less a 6% selling fee. Paid in credit, so it earns nothing under 'money out'. The same page says offers are “typically about 90%” of the value at the pack's seal date, and are made on Fanatics-owned rips, not seller-packed ones.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Reported by others

Reported by other publishers only

Other publishers (TheSpike, Deadspin, kokutech) report 90% of the Card Ladder value. The terms speak only of a 'Display Price' shown on the site.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

Selling fee
6%

Read on the operator's own page

“Marketplace fee (6%): $10.80”

From Fanatics Live's launch post. The Instant Rips landing page states 90% and does not mention the fee.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

““Marketplace Surcharge” means a transaction surcharge by PowerPacks deducted from the Display Price.”

A surcharge is deducted but the sale agreement gives no percentage. Other publishers report 6%.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Withdrawal methods
Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

None stated for Instant Credit.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

Bank account

Read on the operator's own page

“Funds will take 2-5 days to transfer to your bank account.”

A Stripe account is required.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Odds shown
Public

Read on the operator's own page

“Odds and expected value Expected value: $22.04”

Pack pages redirect a German connection to the auction marketplace. The US page loaded without a login.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Advertised, not in its terms

The operator's marketing says this; its terms do not

“Before you purchase a pack, Power Packs displays the chances that the card contained in a given pack level will fall within certain value ranges.”

GameStop says odds are shown before purchase. We could not load a pack page to see them, so whether they need a login is unknown.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Cards
Sports, Pokémon

Read on the operator's own page

“Collector Packs Football Basketball Baseball Pokemon”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Pokémon, Sports

Read on the operator's own page

“Pokémon Baseball Basketball Football Special Drop”

The store listings add 'other trading card categories'.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Shipping time
Packed within 10 to 15 business days of paying the invoice

Read on the operator's own page

“pulled and packed within 10-15 business days after they pay the fulfillment invoice”

The same page also says items ship 'within 5 to 10 business days' after payment.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

No delivery time is stated on the pages read.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

Shipping fee
1% fulfilment fee, or 3% within 90 days of vaulting, plus carrier shipping shown on the invoice

Read on the operator's own page

“A 1% fulfillment fee applies to any asset fulfilled out of the Fanatics Collect Vault.”

Read across two help pages: the Instant Rips page says shipping a card “uses standard Collect vault shipping”, for “a small fee”, and the Vault page states the 1% and 3%. The carrier charge is not published: “Final prices are posted on the shipping invoice.”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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$5.99 per shipment plus $1.99 per card, plus $4.99 per card inside 90 days; charged by PSA Vault

Read on the operator's own page

“U.S. withdrawals: $5.99 per shipment (covers up to 50 items per shipment). Withdrawal Fees $1.99 per item”

PSA's fee, not GameStop's: GameStop's own page says only “a small shipping fee”. Read in the Internet Archive's copy of PSA's vault page dated 27 August 2026, because psacard.com refused our requests on 7 October 2026, so the figures may have changed since. PSA's page says the early fee “will be waived for all items purchased through Power Packs early access” and does not say so for packs bought later. The PSA Vault terms add that fees may depend on value, shipping method and insurance.

Checked 7 Oct 2026.

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App Store rating
4.7 from 8.5K

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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4.8 from 474

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Company
Fanatics Collectibles AD, Inc.

Read on the operator's own page

“FANATICS COLLECTIBLES AD, INC.”

The App Store seller, also in the help-centre footer. The terms name only 'Fanatics Collect'; Google Play and fanatics.live name Fanatics Live, Inc.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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PowerPacks, LLC

Read on the operator's own page

“By electing to purchase any Power Pack(s) (as defined below) from PowerPacks, LLC”

The terms define GameStop as GameStop, Inc. and fold in the Collectors user agreement and PSA Vault terms. Last edited 25 September 2026.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Showing 10 of 18 facts. “Better” is marked only where both apps' figures were read on their own pages and can be ordered.

Pick this one if you want…

Tap what matters to you. Each answer comes from a confirmed fact, not a preference.

Fanatics Instant RipsNot for this
GameStop Power PacksPick this one

GameStop Power Packs: Cash to a bank account through Stripe, if you take the 7-day buyback.

Know first: The instant buyback pays Fanatics credit, not cash: 90% of the card's value, less a 6% fee, for 24 to 48 hours.

How Fanatics Instant Rips works
Visit Fanatics Instant RipsNo commission

Know first: The buyback percentage and the surcharge taken from it are not in the terms, and the site turns away visitors outside the US.

How GameStop Power Packs works
Visit GameStop Power PacksNo commission

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What neither app publishes

We looked on both apps' terms, help pages, pack pages and store listings. These are missing from both.

The withdrawal minimumFanatics Instant Rips: not publishedGameStop Power Packs: not published
A self-exclusion toolFanatics Instant Rips: not publishedGameStop Power Packs: not published

A third option that publishes more

Arena Club · 4.4 / 5

Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1

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Questions people ask

Which is better, Fanatics Instant Rips or GameStop Power Packs?

Fanatics Instant Rips rates higher than GameStop Power Packs on what it puts in writing, 3.0 against 2.7 out of 5. Fanatics Instant Rips publishes a 90% sell-back rate and shows odds on public pack pages. Which one suits you depends on what you need: the chooser on this page goes need by need.

Does Fanatics Instant Rips pay cash like GameStop Power Packs?

Fanatics Instant Rips: Fanatics credit only for the instant buyback. No cash route for it is published. Its withdrawal methods and minimum are not published. GameStop Power Packs: Cash to a bank account through Stripe, if you take the 7-day buyback. Its site lists 1 withdrawal method; no minimum is published. Each route out is set side by side on the cash-out page.

Which US states can use Fanatics Instant Rips and GameStop Power Packs?

Fanatics Instant Rips excludes no US state in writing. GameStop Power Packs excludes no US state in writing. Both set a minimum age of 18. Every app by state is on the availability page.

Which pays more when you sell a card back, Fanatics Instant Rips or GameStop Power Packs?

Fanatics Instant Rips: 84.6% in credit. GameStop Power Packs: reported by others. No winner is marked, because one of the two is not in writing. The cash-back calculator turns a published rate into dollars.

Which shows its odds before you pay, Fanatics Instant Rips or GameStop Power Packs?

Fanatics Instant Rips: Public. GameStop Power Packs: advertised, not in its terms. No winner is marked, because one of the two is not in writing.

Has cardrip tested either app?

No. Everything on this page was read on public pages: terms, help centres, pack pages and store listings. Nothing has been deposited, withdrawn or shipped.

Alexander Korsager

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages on 6 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. How each app pays out is compared in full on the cash-out page.