Who purchased the Pikachu Illustrator card at the auction?

A.J. Scaramucci, a venture capitalist and son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

How much profit did Logan Paul make from selling the card?

Logan Paul bought the card for $5.275 million in 2021 and sold it for $16.5 million, resulting in a profit of approximately $11.225 million.

What makes this Pikachu Illustrator card particularly rare?

It is a 1998 promotional card designed by Atsuko Nishida, with only a few dozen believed to exist, and this one is the only copy graded PSA Gem Mint 10.

What other notable sales occurred in the same auction?

The auction featured 300 Pokémon and TCG items, including a Charizard that sold for $954,808, also setting a record.

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Logan Paul Sells Rare Pikachu Illustrator at Record Auction

1998 Pikachu Illustrator graded PSA Gem Mint 10 sold after 41 days of bidding for roughly $16.4–$16.5 million to A.J. Scaramucci at Goldin Auctions.

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Logan Paul sold his 1998 Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card at Goldin Auctions for roughly $16.4 to $16.5 million.

The sale, finalized after 41 days of bidding, set a record for the highest price for any trading card sold at auction, Guinness World Records adjudicator Sarah Casson confirmed.

Paul, who bought the card in 2021 for $5.275 million and had displayed it in a custom diamond necklace at WrestleMania 38, placed the card around the neck of winning bidder A.J. Scaramucci after the auction.

The card was graded PSA Gem Mint 10 and is believed to be the only Pikachu Illustrator with that grade, while Goldin said 41 copies were officially awarded.

Goldin said the sale was part of a wider Pokémon and TCG auction of 300 items that also produced other record sales, including a Charizard that fetched $954,808.

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: A.J. Scaramucci, a venture capitalist and son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
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: Logan Paul bought the card for $5.275 million in 2021 and sold it for $16.5 million, resulting in a profit of approximately $11.225 million.
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: It is a 1998 promotional card designed by Atsuko Nishida, with only a few dozen believed to exist, and this one is the only copy graded PSA Gem Mint 10.
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: The sale set a Guinness World Record for the highest price for any trading card sold at auction, confirmed by adjudicator Sarah Casson.
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: The auction featured 300 Pokémon and TCG items, including a Charizard that sold for $954,808, also setting a record.
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