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LATE CITY EDITIONFEB 9, 2026
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ANNOUNCEMENT|BREAKING

SUGRWORTH OPENS DOORS: SECOND NERDBASE VERTICAL GOES LIVE

The candy collectibles marketplace launches, proving the multi-vertical thesis with PEZ, candy toys, and character dispensers.

By RICKY ECKHARDT

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The candy collectibles marketplace launches, proving the multi-vertical thesis with PEZ, candy toys, and character dispensers.

The Second Vertical

After months of development on the Nerdbase operating system, a second marketplace has emerged from the same codebase: Sugrworth.

Where Nerdworth serves the slabbed art card collector, Sugrworth targets an entirely different community—those who collect candy toys, PEZ dispensers, and character-themed confectionery items.

Same backend. Different vertical. The thesis holds.

Why Candy Collectibles?

The candy toy market is larger than most realize. PEZ alone has produced thousands of dispenser variations over decades. Add in gumball machine toys, candy containers, and promotional items, and you have a fragmented market crying out for organization.

The opportunity:

  • No dominant marketplace exists for candy collectibles
  • Passionate collector base with decades of history
  • Clear categorization by brand, character, and era
  • Physical items that benefit from condition tracking

What Launched

Sugrworth goes live with:

  • Consignment model — Send us your collection, we handle the rest
  • Price tracking — Historical sales data from eBay and beyond
  • Creator storefronts — Dealers can manage their own inventory
  • Category-aware search — Find by brand, character, or series

The infrastructure that powers Nerdworth's art slab marketplace now serves candy collectors without a single line of duplicated code.

The Nerdbase Thesis, Validated

This launch proves the core Nerdbase hypothesis: marketplace infrastructure can be shared across verticals while each marketplace feels native to its community.

Feature Nerdworth Sugrworth
Payments Shared Shared
Shipping Shared Shared
Auth Shared Shared
Categories Art Cards Candy Toys
Grading PSA, CGC, Ace Condition-based
Community Slab collectors Candy collectors

One system. Two communities. Zero duplicated effort.

What's Next

With two verticals live, the path forward becomes clearer. Each new marketplace validates the architecture. Each new community proves the model.

The OS for collectibles is no longer theoretical.

Visit Sugrworth: sugrworth.com

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