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On Monday (February 12), YouTube star Logan Paul’s “holy grail” item (Pokémon card) sold at auction for a record $16.49 million, breaking the Guinness World Record for the most expensive trading card. Paul’s rare Pikachu Illustrator card was originally made in the late 1990s, and he first purchased the item five years ago for $5.27 million.
After a 42-day auction on Monday, one of Paul’s only 39 cards ever made was sold. The internet personality and wrestler is estimated to have made $8 million from the card, according to the Independent.
Paul, 30, watched the final hours of the auction in a livestream on his YouTube channel, where he called it “absolutely insane.”
Hours before the historic sale ended, the card was listed at $6.88 million, but in the final minutes, bidders pushed the price up to $16.49 million.
What makes Paul’s specific Pokémon Illustrator card so valuable? Auctioneer Ken Goldin explained that it was in perfect, unblemished condition, giving it a Grade 10 rating.
“Goodbye, my friend. What a privilege it’s been to be the owner of the greatest collectible in the world,” Paul wrote on Instagram, saying goodbye to the card. “From Guinness World Records to WWE debuts, Netflix to national news, this card and I have been on a generational run.”
Paul also said that he is excited to go on the next Pokémon journey.
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