How a lot would you pay for an ultra-rare Pokémon card?
On Feb. 16, YouTube creator turned WWE persona Logan Paul bought a 1998 Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator card, encased in a customized diamond necklace, for $16,492,000 in a Goldin on-line public sale. Bidding for the one-of-a-kind card and accent started on Feb. 15 at $13.3 million.
Solari Capital Founder AJ Scaramucci was the fortunate purchaser, in line with a Goldin information launch. Paul had promised handy ship the cardboard to the profitable bidder, however Scaramucci shocked the public sale home as he was already on the headquarters in particular person. The sale and hand-off had been in a position to shut all throughout the similar day.
The sale broke the Guinness World Report for the costliest Pokémon card bought at public sale, the second time Paul and this particular card have damaged a world document. Paul initially bought the cardboard in Dubai for $5,275,000 in 2021, setting the Guinness World Report for the costliest Pokémon card bought at a non-public sale, in line with a Guinness information launch.
Paul then wore the cardboard, inside a customized diamond necklace, to his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38 in 2022. The cardboard made one other ringside look in 2025, when Goldin CEO Ken Goldin wore the accent to the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua match, popularly deemed Judgement Day, the Pokémon card’s itemizing on the Goldin web site reads. The cardboard additionally made an look in Season 3 of the Netflix collection “King of Collectibles: The Goldin Contact.”
Pikachu Illustrator card in ‘just about excellent’ situation
The Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator card has been graded by the Skilled Sports activities Authenticator as a Gem Mint 10, which is granted to “just about excellent” playing cards. Out of 53 examples of a Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator card documented by the PSA, Paul’s is the only one to obtain a Gem Mint 10 grade, in line with the Goldin web site.
Jewellery alone value $75,000
Except for the Pokémon card’s rarity, the accent the cardboard is held inside is value massive bucks, too. Created by Suny the Jeweler, the necklace is made from pure Italian strong gold and set with about 35 carats of pure diamonds, in line with the Goldin web site. A Pokéball pendant on the necklace, that rests above the cardboard, is made with about 6.5 carats of pure diamonds and the holder itself is a 10-karat pure Italian yellow gold chain, set with about 27.5 carats of baguette diamonds. Oxford Diamonds appraised the necklace at $75,000, the Goldin web site states.
A number of different data damaged at Pokémon public sale
Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator wasn’t the one collectible Pokémon card on the market. The specialised card was a part of a wider Pokémon and TCG Public sale held by Goldin, in partnership with Paul. In line with a Goldin information launch, the public sale featured 300 gadgets and a number of other different data had been damaged, together with:
- Highest-Promoting Charizard of All Time: 1999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Version Holo #4 Charizard for $954,808.
- Highest-Promoting Uncut Sheet of All Time: 1996 Pokemon Japanese Base Set Holo Uncut Sheet (64 playing cards) for $613,801.
- Highest-Promoting Pokémon Field of All Time: 1999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Version Manufacturing facility-Sealed Booster Field (36 units of playing cards) for $496,000.
Greta Cross is a nationwide trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story concept? E-mail her at [email protected].
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