If you thought that Pokemon cards are a mere child's plaything, then you're wrong. First edition Pokemon cards, in particular, are extremely rare and expensive. In particular, there's this story of a box of first edition base set Pokemon cards worth millions that eventually found its way to Logan Paul's hands back in December 2021. But, as it turns out, the cards inside were fake, as Paul confirmed after opening the box.
As Paul has been known to do on his YouTube channel, the popular social media personality went ahead and shared his most recent coup with his fans. According to Paul, he spent $3.5 million buying a box of first edition base set Pokemon cards. However, as you might be able to tell from the title of the video, Paul ended up wasting his money. The unboxing shows him alongside card collector, Matt Allen, as well as the owner of Baseball Card Exchange, Steve Hart, and other BBCE employees, talking about the box set, with the BBCE insisting that it is authentic.
After pouring himself a glass of wine, Paul and the rest of the group decides to open the box to prove if it is authentic or not. For a moment, the group believes BBCE. After opening the box, it contained "Booster Boxes" with clear plastic seals. The only problem, as pointed out by a BBC employee, is that the boxes don't look right. It is at this point that everyone goes quiet as the BBC owner pulls out a booster box, which allows everyone present in the room to confirm that the entire box is fake with incorrect labels and content.