The retail price for a standard pack of Pok\u00e9mon cards is usually around $5 for 10 cards \u2014 though, much like hunting for shiny Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, successfully purchasing a new pack may require some luck, strategy and patience<\/a> as the cards have exploded in value in recent years. Paul, who began unboxing Pok\u00e9mon cards on video during the COVID-19 pandemic, is often credited<\/a> with helping propel the boom. <\/p>\n Described as an \u201cunimaginable Holy Grail piece,\u201d the card Paul sold features beloved Pok\u00e9mon mascot Pikachu holding a pen and feather sweeper. The art on the card is by Atsuko Nishida \u2014 the graphic artist who designed a number of popular Pok\u00e9mon, including Pikachu. It is believed only around 40 were ever printed, and they were given out as prizes for an illustration contest in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n The Pikachu Illustrator Pok\u00e9mon trading card once owned by Logan Paul. <\/p>\n (Goldin)<\/p>\n Paul\u2019s card was graded 10 by Professional Sports Authenticators, or PSA<\/a>, a third-party service that authenticates and grades trading cards and other collectibles. According to Goldin<\/a>, the auction house that organized the trading card auction, Paul\u2019s is the only Pikachu Illustrator card to achieve that \u201cvirtually perfect<\/a>\u201d PSA grading. <\/p>\n On top of its rarity and quality, this Pikachu Illustrator card had been placed in a bejeweled case on a diamond necklace and was worn by Paul at WWE WrestleMania 38 in 2022. The card was also featured in Season 3 of Netflix\u2019s \u201cKing of Collectibles<\/a>: The Goldin Touch.\u201d <\/p>\n The winning bid for the rare card was placed by venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci, the son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci<\/a>. <\/p>\n![\"Pikachu](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771412894_891_.jpeg\")
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