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A rare Pokémon card sold for $16.5 million
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:25 am
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:25 am
That's if you believe it was a legit auction and not a publicity stunt
Logan Paul’s ‘holy grail’ of Pokémon cards sells for $16.5 million, with a diamond necklace thrown in
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Five years ago, Logan Paul set a world record when he purchased a Pokémon card for $5.275 million. It proved a sound investment – the influencer and wrestler sold that card for a jaw-dropping $16.492 million, with a diamond encrusted necklace thrown in.
The rare Pikachu Illustrator card –– one of just 39 created for a Pokémon illustration competition in the late 90s –– went under the hammer on Goldin auctions on Monday.
It is believed to have earned the WWE star more than $8 million in profit after auction fees, a sale he called “absolutely insane.”
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Only eight of the Pikachu Illustrator cards have been awarded a PSA Grade 9 and Paul’s sale is the only PSA Grade 10, the highest and most desirable grade assigned by PSA.
Logan Paul’s ‘holy grail’ of Pokémon cards sells for $16.5 million, with a diamond necklace thrown in
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Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:37 am to stout
What fricking nerd spends that amount of money on Pokémon? 
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:39 am to TideSaint
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What fricking nerd spends that amount of money on Pokémon?
Apparently a wealthy one.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:40 am to stout
Some people have too much money
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:40 am to TideSaint
A bitcoin millionaire? IDK who bought it but he looks young in that video
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:51 am to stout
That is a good investment for the new buyer. Good or bad, these kind of investments work out over a long enough period of time
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:53 am to CunningLinguist
I sense the sarcasm, but to be fair, the buyer had $16.5 million to blow, so he probably knows a little about investing
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:55 am to TideSaint
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What fricking nerd spends that amount of money on Pokémon?
It's a better piece of art than the shitty things like Balloon Dogs or grid paintings that sell for millions.
For reference this sold for 85.8 Million.
This post was edited on 2/16/26 at 7:57 am
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:57 am to stout
I was being serious ftr.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:00 am to CunningLinguist
Oh, I think it's silly and ripe for a crash
The Pokémon craze is already slowing down because scalpers turned it into a business and kids are moving on to other things since they can't get drops.
It only really came about when millennials got jobs and money and drove the market. Especially during Covid, when all sorts of retro things took off and eventually settled down, like vintage video games for example.
The Pokémon craze is already slowing down because scalpers turned it into a business and kids are moving on to other things since they can't get drops.
It only really came about when millennials got jobs and money and drove the market. Especially during Covid, when all sorts of retro things took off and eventually settled down, like vintage video games for example.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:15 am to stout
We live in a clown world that a piece of fricking cardboard intended for children under 10 years old can cost $16 million
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:19 am to LB84
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this sold for 85.8 Million
Straight money laundering
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:21 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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We live in a clown world that a piece of fricking cardboard intended for children under 10 years old can cost $16 million
Collectables have always been a thing. Lots of rich people all over the world with Pokemon collections, is what it is.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:25 am to stout
PSA is ruining the market. They have zero consistency, and they tend to grade "known" cards like this high to get in on the publicity. This reeks of a money laundering scam.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:26 am to stout
The auction winner apparently got this card for free since he made so much money on poly market for this card going over 15 million.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:33 am to stout
I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a real auction. Logan Paul scammed a bunch of people with a fake company selling off fractions of ownership on this card and other rare cards.
Logan Paul Pokemon Scam
Logan Paul Pokemon Scam
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:48 am to stout
I bought a first edition hologram charizard card when I was kid for like $100.
Curious what that would be worth if I still had it.
Curious what that would be worth if I still had it.
This post was edited on 2/16/26 at 8:49 am
Posted on 2/16/26 at 9:09 am to Phate
Goldin is a legit business. If he did a scam like that it would ruin him
Posted on 2/16/26 at 9:21 am to PeteRose
quote:It's no different than baseball cards.
What fricking nerd spends that amount of money on Pokémon?
Posted on 2/16/26 at 9:26 am to TideSaint
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What fricking nerd spends that amount of money on Pokémon?
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lift, bjj, meh cardio, buy pokeyman
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