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[thomas]

Even Pokémon isn't immune to conspiracy theories.

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[thomas]

More Pokémon-related news on the first day of the new year:

Thieves steal ¥30 million in Pokemon cards in smash-and-grab in Ikebukuro - TokyoReporter

Three men robbed a trading card specialty store in Toshima Ward on Wednesday

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Before fleeing the scene, the three men stole over a dozen cards, including Pokemon cards, worth approximately 30 million yen. [...] "We're glad that no employees or customers were injured, but some of the cards that were taken were worth more than 2 million yen each. We were planning to be open on New Year's Day, so it's frustrating that we suffered this loss," the manager told NHK (Jan. 1).

 

[thomas]

Same as above, only in NYC and at gunpoint:

Thieves steal Pokemon cards in armed robbery at U.S. store

Several valuable Pokemon cards were stolen in a gunpoint robbery at a New York store, U.S. police said Thursday, with about $100,000 worth of merchandise reportedly taken. Images shared by the shop show a hooded man dressed in all black pointing what appears to be a pistol at someone sitting…

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[Grandpa Frank]

This post reminded me of a card collection I have from the 60's. I have a full set of bubble gum cards on the Civil War. I was surprised the ones on line are selling for $800US or more now. Funny how things can be super valuable one year with no interest the next. I'm hoping old comic books come back strong again like several years ago. I'm holding on to a bunch of old Yen paper money from the early 70's and a few coins but I doubt it will ever be super valuable.

 

[thomas]

Isn't that sheer madness? A rare Pokémon card fetched a record $16,492,000, including the buyer's premium, on Monday in New Jersey, making it the most expensive Pokémon trading card ever sold in a public auction.

Good deal for Logan Paul.

The Pokemon Illustrator card, which depicts the iconic cartoon character Pikachu, has a hobby card authenticator rating of 10, the highest possible grade. It is one of only 39 of the illustration cards given to winners of a 1998 drawing contest held by the Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comic. The card was consigned to the New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions house by Logan Paul, an American social media influencer with millions of fans. He bought the card in 2021 for $5.27 million, earning the Guinness World Record title for "most expensive Pokemon card sold at a private sale," according to the Guinness website. The successful bidder, who won the Pikachu card with a diamond necklace it hangs from, appeared at a livestream watch party for the auction on Paul's YouTube channel to collect the item. However, the auction house did not reveal his identity Monday morning when the auction ended.

Pokemon card sold at auction for world-record $16.49 million - The Mainichi

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- A rare Pokemon card fetched a record $16,492,000 including the buyer's premium on Monday in New Jersey, making it the most expensi

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