The TCGPlayer authentication center on South Warren Street, which processes and ships cards used to play games like Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon, will shut down in late August, TCGPlayer’s parent company eBay announced Thursday.
eBay will be shifting TCGPlayer’s operations to an in-house facility in Louisville, Kentucky, laying off 220 workers from the Syracuse facility. An eBay spokesperson told Central Current the move will allow the company to right-size TCGPlayer and consolidate the logistics infrastructure and expertise found at its campus in Louisville.
“This was a difficult decision,” company officials wrote in a statement. “We recognize the near-term impact it will have on our employees, their families and the Syracuse community, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people during this transition.”…