Logan Paul has offered his ultra-rare Pikachu Illustrator card for a record-breaking $16.59 million at public sale. WWE wrestler and YouTuber Paul purchased the cardboard for $5.275 million in 2021, which broke the standing file on the time. He additionally wore the cardboard with a customized holder and chain for his 2022 Wrestlemania debut.
Paul requested for $1.3 million when the cardboard was placed on public sale in January. He acknowledged he’ll hand-deliver the cardboard to the public sale winner. The web public sale home Goldin facilitated the bidding. Bids shortly rose to $4.5 million in the course of the first week, however leveled out to $5.1 million by January 14. Dozens of bids got here in over the past 24 hours the cardboard was on public sale, driving up the value to $13.3 million with a 24% purchaser’s charge. A Guinness World Record Adjudicator was current to confirm that the acquisition made it the very best promoting buying and selling card ever recorded. The client was AJ Scaramucci, a enterprise capitalist on the agency Solari Capital. Scaramucci attended the ultimate bid and Paul positioned the cardboard round his neck after bidding closed.
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— Guinness World Data (@GWR) February 16, 2026
The Pikachu Illustrator card was by no means offered in shops, however was a prize for a 1998 illustration contest. The cardboard’s illustration is by Atsuko Nishida, Pikachu’s unique creator. Solely 39 playing cards had been printed for the competition’s winner. This explicit card is the one one which the Skilled Sports activities Authenticator (PSA) has graded at a “10,” that means it’s in “gem mint” situation.
Pokemon playing cards have grow to be a sizzling commodity, even being the topic of armed robberies.