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GameStop Shells Out $30K to Buy Rare Pokémon Card From Customer
GameStop's $30,495 purchase of a PSA 10 Holographic Gengar marks its highest single-card buy under its Power Packs Buyback Program.
- GameStop sold a PSA 10 Holographic Gengar for over $30,000 through its Power Packs Buyback Program in Grapevine, Texas, setting a record trade-in value.
- GameStop verified the PSA 10 card's authenticity and paid the customer via the Power Packs Buyback Program, with PSA grading sealed slabs cited as proof.
- The news arrived days before the retailer's promotion and GameStop poked fun at trade-in critics, saying prior objections are 'without merit'.
- The trading-card market has expanded since the 1990s, and the secondary trading-card market surged after the COVID-19 pandemic, while celebrity collectors like Post Malone and Tom Brady highlight its mainstream appeal.
- Under the promotion, customers may trade one item that must fit a 20x20x20 box and staff may reject items, with the event starting on Dec. 6.
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GameStop buys Pokemon card for $30k in its highest trade-in ever
The card, which was a PSA 10 holographic Gengar, is the highest single-item trade in the company's history.
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