YouTuber Logan Paul has had his fingers in more than the usual number of pies in the last couple of months and most recently, he's gotten into Pokemon cards.
Then again, he's not alone. In general, Pokemon cards have exploded in popularity over the last 12 months. Although his promotion to his 22 million or so YouTube subscribers definitely helps, it's probably the hype surrounding the 25th anniversary of Pokemon that has led to Pokemon cards selling out quickly, and then being resold at higher prices.
Pokemon cards have become so huge that even international fast-food giant Mcdonald's got into it with their Happy Meals. Naturally, this initiative became victim to scalpers looking to get their hands on special Pokemon cards. Paul Pulls Two First Edition Charizard Cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dFgZwpeokk The occasional professional boxer recently opened one of the base set boxes of Pokemon Cards in celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary and, let's just say that the already-rich YouTuber just got richer.
It didn't even take more than an hour of his live stream, during which he wore a full Charizard costume, until viewers spotted Paul pulling two holographic Charizard cards and three holographic Chansey cards.
To say that his hundreds of thousands of viewers were excited for Paul would only be fitting.
Goldin Auctions' Ken Golden was there with Logan Paul to examine the rare cards. He then estimated that the value of each first edition Charizard card would be around $500,000, once bidding closes next Saturday.