The rarest Pokémon card ever made has sold for millions on eBay, but that isn’t the highest price the card has ever been bought for.
Pokémon cards have been a prized commodity ever since they first launched in 1996, but their value has really skyrocketed in recent years.
The pandemic led to a particularly big surge in popularity, as YouTubers like Logan Paul began opening packs in videos, sparking a whole new wave of interest.
The value of certain cards has remained sky high ever since, with card packs often targeted by scalpers, and just recently, the rarest card ever has sold for a massive price on eBay.
In a listing by known collector smpratte, the Pikachu Illustrator card with a PSA (professional sports authenticator) 9 grade sold for $4 million (£2.9 million) when the auction clos