It turned out to be filled with trash instead. Recall when YouTuber Logan Paul showed up in 2021 with $375,000 to buy a sealed box of Pokemon boosters. The momentum kept building, including major incidents of fraud. Rapper Logic blinked first, coughing up more than $180,000 in 2020 for a vintage Charizard. First came a sudden interest in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, leading many to cast about for older collections they could sell for quick cash.
Speculation in the trading card market is nothing new, but it reached new heights during the pandemic. It’s clear evidence that Lorcana is off to a great start, and an even bigger sign of a coming surge in new CCGs. Nevertheless, bids for those first few cards are already exceeding $2,000. Trouble is, no one even knows how the game is played, since the rules haven’t been released yet. Now fans who attended that event are rushing to place those seven cards up for auction. The first cards for Disney Lorcana, a new collectible card game from Ravensburger, were unveiled at Disney D23 less than two weeks ago.
