{"id":20791,"date":"2026-02-17T00:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=20791"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:03:06","slug":"logan-pauls-rare-pokemon-card-sells-for-record-16-5m-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=20791","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul&#8217;s rare Pok\u00e9mon card sells for record $16.5M at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                        NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/logan-jake-paul-fight-hbo-max-8bb77544572adeb2f1879a9e17f9f2b3\">Logan Paul<\/a><\/span> has set a new world\u2019s record \u2014 for the auction price of a trading card.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestling and social media star\u2019s rare Pickachu Illustrator Pok\u00e9mon card, a \u201cHoly Grail\u201d for collectors, sold for $16.5 million Monday at Goldin Auctions after 41 days of bidding. Paul had purchased the card in 2021 for $5.275 million, a Guinness record at the time for a Pok\u00e9mon card. He had added a diamond necklace and custom case and wore the card at WrestleMania 38 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Guinness World Records adjudicator Sarah Casson was on hand Monday for the auction\u2019s closure, which was livestreamed on YouTube, and confirmed the price was a record not just for a Pok\u00e9mon card, but for any trading card sold at auction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh, this is crazy,\u201d said Paul, who placed the card around the neck of winning bidder A.J. Scaramucci, a venture capitalist and son of former White House communications director <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/9db30443543a498ebef18555cbc738c9\">Anthony Scaramucci<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The card was designed by Atsuko Nishida for a 1998 contest. Only a few dozen are believed to exist, and Paul\u2019s card is believed the only with a quality rating of 10.\n                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>window.fbAsyncInit = function() {<br \/>\n      FB.init({<\/p>\n<pre><code>          appId : '870613919693099',\n\n      xfbml : true,\n      version : 'v2.9'\n  });\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>};<\/p>\n<p>(function(d, s, id){<br \/>\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br \/>\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br \/>\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br \/>\n     js.src = &#8220;https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js&#8221;;<br \/>\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br \/>\n   }(document, &#8216;script&#8217;, &#8216;facebook-jssdk&#8217;));<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/logan-paul-pokemon-record-auction-e4f17184466589e7313b58de734a06ad\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Logan Paul has set a new world\u2019s record \u2014 for the auction price of a trading card. The wrestling and social media star\u2019s rare Pickachu Illustrator Pok\u00e9mon card, a \u201cHoly Grail\u201d for collectors, sold for $16.5 million Monday at Goldin Auctions after 41 days of bidding. 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