Over the past few years,Pokemoncard collecting has seen a massive resurgence as many collectors and fans seek out the game’s rarest and most valuable cards. Some of the earliestPokemon Trading Card Gamecards have seen sales in recent years topping hundreds of thousands of dollars. An auction earlier this year saw a copy of the coveted"Pokemon Illustrator" card sell for $900,000, setting a new world record forPokemoncards. ThePokemoncraze has even seen several online personalities getting in on the trend with Logan Paul among the most notable.
Logan Paul has made himself very familiar with thePokemon Trading Card Game’s community of passionate collectors over the last year. Paul has regularly made high-profile purchases of classicPokemoncards between the infamous fake first edition base set box and a graded PSA 10 version of the previously mentioned Illustrator card. Paul has amassed a massive collection of valuablePokemoncards since investing in the hobby. Now, he’s planning to sell some of his gradedPokemoncards later this weekend through auction platform Whatnot.
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Logan Paul’s involvement with thePokemoncommunity has been just one part of the influencer’s massive expansion of his own brand throughout recent years. Paul made his wrestling debut earlier this year during WrestleMania 38 andsigned a professional contract with the WWEearlier today. He has also made multiple appearances during boxing events and even claimed he intends to run for United States President in 2032.
The upcomingPokemoncard auction comes as the collector’s side of the trading card game has never been more popular. The meteoric rise ofPokemoncards as collectibles led sites likeeBay to adopt an “Authenticity Guarantee” programfor cards sold on the platform. Celebrities like Katy Perry and Post Malone have also become increasingly involved withPokemonwith the artists featuring duringPokemon’s 25th anniversary celebrations last year. Logan Paul’s auction on Whatnot will surely see plenty ofPokemonfans walking away with a variety of valuable cards from his collection.
