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$375000 box of Pokémon cards turns out to be fake – Polygon
Logan Paul’s ‘personal Pokémon advisor’ tried to sell a box of Pokémon cards for $375,000 cash, only to discover they were fake live on YouTube. No money changed…
The Pokémon card bubble, brought on by celebrities and influencers flush with cash hyping the market on social media and YouTube, may be bursting. A group of personalities came together yesterday for a $375,000 deal live on YouTube complete with a badged security guard looking on. As reported by The Guardian, the box of cards in question was a fake.
No money exchanged hands, but everyone involved looks foolish.
After simmering for months, the Pokémon market flashed into the mainstream on Oct. 9…
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