Speaking of Pokémon, this world-class game IP with tens of millions of levels of traffic and out of the circle can penetrate half the sky, which can always cause countless players to discuss and discuss. This is not 2022 has just begun, has been warm-up for a year "Pokémon Legend: Arzeus" on the first shot, up to 13 minutes of real-time demonstration announced a lot of game details, to the appetite of pocket fans. Judging from the effect of the real machine demonstration, the quality of the new Pokémon work can be seen, so to speak, this time the sound of "scolding and remembering to buy" is too small to be heard.
The Pokémon in the video game circle has blossomed, but the Pokémon in the card game circle next door has produced melons, and it is very likely to become the largest melon in the card circle from the perspective of dramatic effects. The well-known foreign YouTube anchor spent 3.5 million US dollars to buy the original box of Pokémon, and now he has opened a box of fake cards? The specific events passed and listened to the old talk and slowly complained.
The protagonist of this incident is the well-known YouTuber "Logan Paul" in the card circle, yes, the man who is called the "source of all evil" by PTC players. Logan once spent $150,000 to snatch the original Fire Breathing Dragon High Han rating card from a collector, a surprising move that also set off a boom in PTC cards in North America.
Although Logan's videos are always accompanied by one script or another, it has to be admitted that he is indeed an avid Pokémon player as well. In December last year, Logan posted 11 boxes of unopened PTC original card boxes that he bought with a huge us dollar of 3.5 million US dollars, which once again caused a sensation in the entire PTC circle. While posting these expensive card boxes, Logan was still immersed in the fantasy of what rare cards he could draw.
However, a long article soon after ruined Logan's joy, in which various investigations and analysis informed Logan that these PTC first-generation card boxes may be fakes. If you are an ordinary player, no one may take it seriously, but the long article is from the webmaster of veteran Pokémon Tubing Master Rattle and PokeBeach (the famous PTCG community), which is a bit strange.
The sky-high $3.5 million trade is exaggerated and can be at the top of any card collection list in the world. If it's a planned scam from start to finish, there's no doubt that the deal will turn into the biggest melon in the loop. After investigation by two experts, this set of PTC card boxes has been a mystery since the first generation of owners on the shelves, such as the seller is not allowed to check the card box before purchase during the auction. this...... This is not an old trick of a fish fake seller!
In addition to not allowing the inspection, the seller also made up several stories for the provenance of the card box. The specific story will not be repeated, and you can find a Grimm fairy tale to see if it is more reliable than he said. These problems naturally led to the auction price never being raised, and finally the original PTC card box, which was valued at $2.6 million, was auctioned for only $75,000. After a lot of time, the card box slowly became a circulation item in the collecting circle, until the unlucky egg Logan auctioned it for $3.5 million.
If Logan had continued to collect the card box, perhaps one day there would not be today's story. Coincidentally, Logan is a big Internet celebrity in the PTCG circle, and after the high-profile box has attracted the attention of countless insiders. With the enthusiastic help of netizens, a suspected million-dollar scam slowly surfaced. After two professionals made it clear, the boxes exposed more problems. On the sealing label, there are two more characters that should not exist, "1E", 1E usually represents 1st, but the original box does not have this logo, and the card maker is obviously full of snakes.
In addition, can you believe that a box label that has been precipitated after 20 years is still as new as ever? The labels of the 11 boxes of the original PTCG box are pure white in addition to the wear and tear of transportation, and the yellowing of the years is completely invisible. All indications are that the card box is a complete fake.
Logan made a bold decision after receiving the message, and he opened the valuable box. Not surprisingly, I got a box of non-Pokémon cards. At this point, the 3.5 million US dollars to dismantle the fake Pokémon card came to an end, Logan also found the upper home to get a refund, only the "Schrödinger's Pokémon Card" circulated in the market, if Logan chose not to open this box of cards, then who can guarantee that it is not a Pokémon?
Following the review of the melon vine, many details actually look like Logan's new script. But the litany of participants and the addition of third-party appraisal agencies at the auction made it impossible to question the authenticity of the whole incident. All in all, eating melons does not identify melons, anyway, these things look at it, do not deceive the poor is the biggest tenderness to me in the card circle.