Gamification, scarcity, and The Greater Fool Theory Pokemon cards have been on fire lately. While Gamestop hasn’t quite made it to the moon, a 1st Edition Holo Charizard Card, the gold standard for Pokemon trading cards, is already in space. In a recent Youtube live ‘Pokemon Unboxing’ event hosted by Logan Paul and Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions, Goldin came to a startling conclusion: Because of your (Paul’s) pedigree, and this event; this card could be worth north of $750,000. You read that correctly, one Pokemon card could possibly sell, at auction, for three quarters of a million dollars. According to his Instagram account,…...
Will Pokemon Cards Become the Latest Commodity Craze
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