Times Square Mewtwo Sparks Five-Figure Resales on eBay
TL;DR
Pokémon Go's 10th-anniversary Times Square raid awarded a rare 'Times Square Mewtwo' to around 2,000 invite-only attendees; since then, listings for the exclusive Pokémon have surfaced on eBay, with prices commonly around $5,000 and some as high as $10,000, sparking debate over VIP rewards versus the game's global community.
- Scalpers Selling Pokémon Go ‘s ‘Times Square Mewtwo’ For Five Figures On eBay After Invite-Only Raid Kotaku
- 10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all BBC
- 'Shouldn't Be Too Hard to Figure Out Who It Is': Pokémon Go Fans React in Disgust as Players Hand-Picked to Attend Exclusive Times Square Event Sell Their Prized Mewtwo for Thousands of Dollars, Breaking the Game's Rules IGN
- Pokémon Go Times Square Mewtwo are being resold for thousands, sparking controversy Polygon.com
- A decade later, Pokémon Go finally made good on its original promise The Verge
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