Logan Paul just turned a record-setting purchase into an even bigger payday.
Five years after spending $5.275 million on a rare Pokémon card, the WWE star and social media megastar has flipped the investment for a staggering $16.492 million.
The card in question is the ultra-rare Pikachu Illustrator card, one of only 39 ever created for a Pokémon illustration contest in the late 1990s. It officially went under the hammer at Goldin auctions on Monday, closing at a number that stunned collectors and fans alike.
And yes, there was some extra flash involved.
The card was sold encased inside a custom, diamond-encrusted necklace, the very same one Paul famously wore to WrestleMania 38, along with his promise to personally hand-deliver it to the winning bidder.
After auction fees, it’s believed Paul cleared more than $8 million in profit on the deal. He later described the sale as “absolutely insane.”
Moments after the hammer dropped, a Guinness World Records official appeared onscreen to confirm that Paul had now sold the most expensive trading card ever at auction.
Not a bad return on investment.
