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Pikachu Illustrator card sells for record-breaking $16.49M at auction

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Source: The Japan Times
Pikachu Illustrator card sells for record-breaking $16.49M at auction
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A rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokemon card—one of only 41 produced and graded GEM MT 10 by PSA—sold for $16.492 million at Goldin Auctions, setting a new all-time high for a trading card. The sale followed a bidding surge after January, with the piece previously owned by Logan Paul before being acquired by venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci.

Topics:entertainmentbusiness#auctions#business#gem-mint-10#pikachu-illustrator#pokemon-cards#trading-cards
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