Episode 229 - How Gene Cook Changed Things for eBay

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Boomeranging back to eBay this past year was Gene Cook; formerly the Director of Global Search, now the VP of Global Collectables. Why is this notable and worth an episode? Well, leading up to his announced return eBay made a very impactful series of announcements, culminating in their acquisition of TCGPlayer and Chedy's departure from the organization. Now, what is Gene here to do? What will his role be overseeing TCGPlayer? Possible impacts? Join us as we discuss this and more on this weeks episode. https://www.linkedin.com/in/genecookjr https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6983100222985961472/ https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/news/5-minutes-with-gene-cook-getting-ready-for-sr2/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/10/05/ebays-latest-boomerang-hire-gene-cook-returns-as-vp-of-collectibles/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23160015/ebay-vault-facility-trading-cards-assets-physical-collectibles-nft https://seller.tcgplayer.com/articles/sharing-personal-news/ https://www.themintcollective.com/static/c8a43707ad95d9a1728b3199d81cb79f/MINT_Schedule_Final.pdf

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