Pokemon card featuring a picture of Pickachu, managed to break the record. This card has the highest price when it is auctioned, which reaches USD 900 thousand!
The card, which was launched for the first time in 1998, was sold on an auction site called Goldin and was able to place the highest price after going through 34 bids. Named Pikachu - Holo Illustrator, this rare item presents an image of Pikachu with various supporting ornaments inside.
However, as quoted by us from The Gamer, based on observations from Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the value of Pikachu - Holo Illustrator only touched 7 out of 10. Unlike the previous record holder, which sold USD 375 thousand , this card received a higher value that is 9 points.
The initial price at the time of the auction was opened at USD 75 thousand. Then the amount was multiplied by USD 5 thousand, up to USD 50 thousand in each bid.
Final Sale Price: $900,000
An all-time record public sale for any Pokémon card. pic.twitter.com/BgO9yPA42I
— Goldin (@GoldinCo) February 24, 2022
A little information, the presence of this card itself is recorded in the PSA report and there are only 23 copies worldwide. First distributed, the card went through a series of illustration contests organized by Coro Coro Magazine, in 1997 and 1998.
Its popularity has indeed increased in recent years. Even the famous Youtuber Logan Paul had suffered a loss of up to USD 3.5 million, after bringing a collection of fake Pokemon cards.
Logan is well known for his love of this rare item. Previously, he also poured a lot of funds in October 2020. By making two purchases at a price of USD 200 thousand and USD 150 thousand.
Then in February 2021, the number will be bigger than the previous year. Its value reached USD 2 million, with a total of six boxes obtained.
Pokemon Trading Card Game (TGC) itself, is a card game whose items can also be collected. This card game was originally released in October 1996 by Media Factory, Japan.