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$3.3 Million for a Pokémon Card?!
The Pokémon market just gave us another “wait… WHAT?” moment. A rare Ivy Pikachu reportedly sold in a private deal for $3.3 million, setting a new record for that particular card. What blows my mind is how quickly the conversation around these cards has changed. We’re not talking about a $3,000 Charizard anymore. We’re talking multi-million-dollar collectibles, and Pokémon is right there competing with the biggest sports and Magic cards in the world. Between the $16.49 million Pikachu Illustrator sale earlier this year, the current Alpha Black Lotus auction, and now another $3M+ Pokémon sale, it feels like the ceiling keeps getting pushed higher. Do you guys think we’re going to see a $10 million+ Pokémon card again before the end of the decade? Or are we getting to the point where these numbers are becoming completely detached from the actual collecting hobby?
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Yes we are going to continue to see that price range cause of Logan Paul paying that money and driving the hype behind Pokemon
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Yeah, I think Logan Paul absolutely played a major role in pushing Pokémon into a different level of mainstream attention. The wild part is that his Pikachu Illustrator eventually sold for $16.5 million, making it the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.
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it is insane. it was only a few years ago that pokemon cards werent being looked at like this.. kids where playing the game some. and now its insane that just like sports cards pokemon cardboard is going for millions.
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Yeah, it’s pretty wild when you step back and look at how quickly it happened. Pokémon went from something a lot of people associated primarily with kids playing the games and collecting cards to a legitimate high-end collectible market.
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yeah so crazy.. heck another thing that has picked up is bayblading
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I think the answer will sort of depend on the economy. If the economy keeps climbing regardless of anything else, there’s still gonna be people pushing the market for cards. I’d gladly pay 13m for a card. Mostly because that means I had 13m as disposable income. Or to invest. Either way, I’d be cool with that. 🙂
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Lol exactly. If I have $13 million sitting around that I can comfortably spend on a piece of cardboard, I’m probably not going to be too worried about whether the card market is having a good year.
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