The robbery of a Minnesota game store saw the thief get away with $250,000 worth of merchandise, including a substantial amount of Pokémon cards.
A recent heist of a game store ended with a thief stealing about $250,000 worth of merchandise of which Pokémon cards were included. First published in Japan in the mid-90s, the trading card game has expanded over the past few decades and has even gone virtual with the pending release of Pokémon TCG Live.
While Pokémon cards have now been around for more than a quarter of a century, it was only in recent years when certain cards began to skyrocket astronomically in value. The market surrounding the buying and selling of these collectibles has become intense, requiring extra measures for verification of authenticity for the pricer transactions. In some instances, millions of dollars can exchange hands in a single transaction as was the case in the $3.
It was only a matter of time before kids who had Pokémon cards in their youth grew up to be adults with enough money to finally make their dream collections reality. This has set off a chain reaction where lucrative transactions like Logan Paul's $3.5 million drive up overall value, enticing scalpers to enter the culture in pursuit of quick profits. Unfortunately, those who end up getting hurt by these practices are businesses, many of which are small, and the fans.
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