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Someone paid $195,000 for a Pokemon card
Turns out catching 'em all can be a pricey endeavor, especially with Pokemon fever growing as the release of Sword and Shield draws near. A single Pokemon card sold for $195,000 last week, making "Pikachu Illustrator" the most expensive one in existence, according to Kotaku.
This card was never sold in packs like regular ones, but awarded to the winners of a Japanese comic contest in 1998, the auction noted. Only 39 were released, and 10 of those are believed to still exist. The artwork, by Pikachu creator Atsuko Nishida, is pretty delightful.
The buyer actually paid $224,500 for the card -- Weiss Auctions added a 15% buyer's premium to the winning bid, the auction house confirmed via email.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday October 31 2019, @02:58PM (2 children)
He who is without sin, let him cast the frist post . . . err... something like that.
Seriously, though, it's not likely to have rendered said person destitute. I'm guessing this is more like random piece of art sold for $250,000. This is only significant, because it's a card game. Also, it's a really compelling reason not to get into those trading card games. These trading card games have always tended to be on the expensive side of things. Sure, you can just get one pack and be good, but that's not how it's designed to be played. It's designed for your to buy 50 packs of this release, so you can get most of the cool ones. Then, they release another series. Rinse, repeat. That gets super expensive at $20 a pack . . . (either I found an expensive listing on Amazon or it's much more expensive than I originally thought.)
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by tangomargarine on Thursday October 31 2019, @03:19PM (1 child)
The much smarter way to do it is don't buy packs at all; buy the individual cards you need online and get them shipped to you.
But yes, TCGs are a money pit, especially if you play the rotating formats.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday October 31 2019, @03:22PM
And I think the most expensive individual pack of MtG was around $15, but that was a uniquely expensive set, Ultimate Masters. Your run-of-the-mill set packs are only $4 each.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"