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YouTube star Logan Paul has sold a Pokemon card for a record-breaking £12.1 million.
The 30-year old American influencer sold his PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card during a livestreamed auction with the sale totalling at 16,492,000 US dollars (£12,102,000).
The sale, by online auction house Goldin, broke the record for the most expensive trading card sold at auction as well as for being the most expensive Pokemon card sold at auction.
The card was purchased by venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci, who is also the son of the former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
Paul had purchased the card in 2021 for 5.2 million US dollars (£3.8 million pounds), breaking the record at the time for the most expensive Pokemon trading card sold at a private sale.
Prior to the sale, Paul bid farewell to the card which he described as the “greatest collectible in the world” in a post his Instagram page.
THE ILLUSTRATOR HAS FOUND A NEW HOME!@loganpaul passes the torch of the PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator to its new owner!
Final Sale Price: $16,492,000 pic.twitter.com/r1oTIVArj7
— Goldin (@GoldinCo) February 16, 2026
The livestreamed event was observed by Guinness World Records adjudicator Sarah Casson who declared the record-breaking sale.
She said: “On behalf of Guinness World Records, I can now confirm you have achieved a new record title not only for the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold at auction, but also the overall record for the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.
“Congratulations!”
The card features a depiction of Pikachu, the golden character most readily associated with Pokemon.
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