Content creator Logan Paul presented his own celebration stream for Pokémon Day on February 27, 36 rare, unopened first-edition packets of Pokémon cards from the original will be opened Base set.
The stream was presented in partnership with the leading Goldin Auctions collector and memorabilia market. Paul took a bid on the parcels and opened it to fans or collectors who won the lottery.
Paul is considered by many to be one of the biggest catalysts for the recent increase in popularity and value of vintage Pokémon TCG boxes, tickets and parcels after opening Base set box in front of 300,000 simultaneous viewers in October. Each of the packages he auctioned at Goldin averaged $ 39,206 per pack, totaling more than $ 1 million, making it one of the most expensive. Pokémon TCG parcels ever sold.
During the holiday season, Paul and Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin found two holographic Charizard cards, of which the PSA classified GEM MT 10, which is expected to earn more than $ 500,000 each. A first edition PSA GEM MT 10 Charizard is currently being auctioned on Goldin for more than $ 325,000, with five days left.
In total, Paul drew 12 holographic maps from the 36 opened packets, including a Blastoise, Venusaur, and Mewtwo. Here is a complete breakdown of the holo draws from the stream.
- Two Charizard
- Three Chansey
- Two Raichu’s
- Ene Alakazam
- A Venusaurus
- A blastoise
- A Gyarados
- A Mewtwo
Depending on how each card is eventually classified, these draws can easily be valued at more than $ 1 million, according to the PSA’s standard pricing guide for the set.
The Base set a subject that Paul auctioned was one of six he documented in a recent video in which he and his team claim to have spent about $ 2 million to obtain the highly coveted. Pokémon product. And if the first-edition boxes like it could cost more than $ 400,000, depending on their condition, and single packs sold for thousands, the title probably wasn’t clickbait.
A few days after the stream, Paul’s VOD was viewed more than 3.2 million times.