Ex-rapper Logic is the proud owner of a first-edition holographic Charizard Pokemon card which he purchased for a staggering price of $220,574. This is the highest known sale of this specific Pokemon card to-date.
As reported by CNET by way of a Twitter post, the Charizard card is rated PSA 10 — the highest rating offered for collectible trading cards. This means the card is in perfect mint condition.
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The auction was handled by Iconic Auctions on October 9, 2020. The final bid came in at $183,812.00 before the 20% buyer’s premium was added in, bringing it to the record-setting price of $220,574.
Logic is no stranger to Pokemon cards, In fact, he recently purchased a $23,000 base set box in which he proceeded to pull (yep, you guessed it) a holographic Charizard card, although this one was not the ultra-rare first-edition type.
Just opened a $23k Pokémon base set box! Only a few packs in but Look what I pulled!! YOLO pic.twitter.com/hr2ETLADft
— Bobby Bathroom Break (@Logic301) October 9, 2020
In a recent Instagram post (where you can watch him open various packs from the base set box) he said, “When I was a kid I absolutely loved Pokémon but couldn’t afford the cards. I remember even trying to trade food stamps for theirs and now as an adult who has saved every penny he has made being able to enjoy something that I’ve loved since childhood now as a grown man is like buying back a piece of something I could never have, it’s not about the material it’s about the experience.”
Earlier this year, Logic announced he would be officially retiring from rapping, instead signing an exclusive deal to become a Twitch streamer.
The first-edition Charizard card isn’t the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold, though. That record is still held by a Japanese “Illustrator Pikachu” card which broke its own record earlier this year when it sold for over $233,000.
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For more Pokemon Trading Card game news check out who won the recent Pokemon Online Global Championship.
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Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.
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