GameStop Declines to Bid on $16.5M Pikachu Card After Record Sale
Logan Paul’s PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $16.492 million in a 42-day online auction, breaking the trading card record and surpassing his $5.3 million 2021 purchase. GameStop responded on social media, refusing to bid even $4 and continues offering up to $1,500 trade-in credits for PSA-graded cards.
1. Record Auction Sale
Logan Paul’s PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $16.492 million in a 42-day online auction, breaking the previous record and surpassing his $5.3 million purchase in 2021.
2. GameStop’s Social Media Response
GameStop posted on X that it would not offer even $4 for the card and joked about not wanting to go near it following the sale.
3. PSA Partnership and Trade-Ins
GameStop expanded its collaboration with PSA in 2024, introducing blind ‘Power Packs’ and offering customers up to $1,500 in cash or store credit for graded PSA trading cards.