WTF of the Day: A Pokemon Card Sold for More Than $50K. A Pokemon Card.
A Pokémon card sold at action for $54,970. That's a lot of money for a Pokémon card. Not that you’re worried that that card might’ve been in that box of Pokémon cards you threw out of your dad’s house last weekend.
Deep breaths. Deep breaths. Everything’s fine.
The Pokémon card in question, which sold at Heritage Auctions over the weekend, was a super-rare, mint condition “Pokémon Illustrator” card, one of 39. Not that one of the other 38 could’ve been in that box marked “Pokémon Cards and Other Junk” you just tossed out on Sunday.
Just count to ten. Count to ten. It wasn’t in there. It couldn’t’ve been.
Just look real close at it. Holographic of chubby little Pikachu painting a Charmander. Oh, no. That was definitely the card.
“Before you start thumbing through your old Pokémon card collection to see if you have an Illustrator yourself, the card was never in circulation — the 39 cards that exist were handed out as prizes for a three different Pokémon illustration contests held by CoroCoro Comic in the late-‘90s.”
Mashable also translated the card, which honestly, is a huge relief:
"We certify that your illustration is an excellent entry in the Pokémon Card Game Illust Contest. Therefore, we state that you are an Officially Authorized Pokémon Card Illustrator and admire your skill."
Oh. I guess, I should stop frantically calling my dad and finish the article before…
Wow, pretty cool about that card, huh? Hey, who wants to go get some frosty chocolate milkshakes and never talk about this again.