Josh Luber Explained

Josh Luber
Birth Date:	18 February 1978^[1]
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Citizenship:	United States
Alma Mater:	Emory University
Occupation:	Entrepreneur
Known For:	Fanatics Collectibles, StockX, Campless
Children:	One daughter, one son

Joshua Eliot "Josh" Luber (born February 18, 1978) is an American entrepreneur and sneaker collector who co-founded StockX, the stock market for things.^{[2] [3]} Luber worked for IBM when he founded Campless, a "sneakerhead data" company that tracked the secondary market for sneaker sales. Campless then morphed into StockX, which is an online marketplace for high-end product resale.^{[4] [5]}

Luber is an expert on the sneaker resale market, and has applied that knowledge to the broader secondary market for luxury goods, a $6 billion global industry.^[6] Originally from Philadelphia, Luber is a graduate of Emory University, from which he holds a Bachelors, a M.B.A., and a J.D.^[7]

StockX was jointly founded by Dan Gilbert, Greg Schwartz, Josh Luber and Chris Kaufman in 2015, with an emphasis on the sneaker resale market.^{[8] [9]} Until mid-2019, Luber was the CEO of StockX. However, he stepped down from that role upon raising a Series C, $110 million round of venture capital funding at a $1 Billion valuation for the company.^[10]

After leaving StockX, he co-founded Fanatics Collectibles, a subsidiary of Fanatics, with Michael Rubin. Operating as Chief Vision Officer, Luber secured exclusive trading card manufacturing and distribution rights from MLB, MLBPA, NBA, NBPA and NFLPA,^{[11] [12] [13]} raised $350 million in funding at a $10.4 billion dollar valuation,^[14] and oversaw the acquisition of Topps.^[15]

Personal life

Luber lives with his wife and one daughter and one son in Birmingham, Michigan.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josh Luber is part of the BoF 500. The Business of Fashion. en-GB. 2019-10-08.
2. Web site: HOW I GOT HERE :: Josh Luber of StockX. Aquino. Tara. 2019-02-19. The Hundreds. 2019-10-08.
3. Web site: A stock exchange for sneakers is now worth $1 billion and it just hired a former eBay exec as CEO. Sundaram. Anjali. 2019-06-26. CNBC. en. 2019-10-08.
4. Web site: Josh Luber. Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition. en. 2019-10-08. 2019-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008012808/https://www.irce.com/speakers/josh-luber. dead.
5. Web site: After Changing the Resell Market, What is Next for StockX and Josh Luber?. Gorsler. Fabian. 2019-10-07. Highsnobiety. en-US. 2019-10-08.
6. Web site: FERNANDEZ . CHANTAL . Chantal Fernandez . 2018-11-29 . Luxury as the Next Stock Market of Things: Josh Luber . 2019-10-08 . The Business of Fashion . en-GB.
7. Web site: StockX CEO returns to Goizueta to discuss economics, sneakers with students – EmoryBusiness.com. Quinn. Kaylyssa. en-US. 2019-10-08.
8. Web site: Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1.8 Billion. Griffith. Erin. The New York Times. 28 June 2019.
9. Web site: Digital Forum: StockX's Josh Luber on Supply and Demand. Anyanwu. Obi. 2019-09-26. WWD. en. 2019-10-08.
10. News: Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1 Billion. Griffith. Erin. 2019-06-26. The New York Times. 2019-10-08. en-US. 0362-4331.
11. Web site: Young . Jabari . 2021-08-19 . MLB will end 70-year deal with trading card company Topps . 2023-11-07 . CNBC . en.
12. Web site: Young . Jabari . 2022-01-04 . Fanatics acquires Topps trading cards for $500 million . 2023-11-07 . CNBC . en.
13. Web site: Beer . Tommy . Report: Fanatics Strikes Again, Set To Become Exclusive Licensee For NBA Trading Cards . 2023-11-07 . Forbes . en.
14. News: 2021-09-29 . Fanatics Trading Cards valued at over $10 billion after latest funding . en . Reuters . 2023-11-07.
15. News: Fanatics CVO Josh Luber talks collecting, future of sports cards - Sports Collectors Digest . en . Sports Collectors Digest . 2023-11-07.
16. Web site: StockX Laces Up. Finkel. Adam. 2018-09-20. The Jewish News. en-US. 2019-10-08.