But the people making these investments don’t understand why the Base Set cards have risen to such a price. If I had a surefire way of spending 70 quid on something now that would be worth £200,000 in two decades’ time, I’d buy it too. Some of these selfishly bought cards get immediately flipped for profit due to the scarcity the buyers create, but many are kept sealed - a supposed investment for the future. People will queue up at shops to fill their trolleys with thousands of dollars worth of cards, leaving none for the genuine collectors or players who want to build competitive decks. Scalpers have ruined modern Pokemon card collecting, both online and in-person. While perfect cards from the latest sets aren’t worth a fraction of a first edition Charizard, many people believe that they will be if they keep them sealed for 20 years. However, this has had a knock-on effect on modern Pokemon cards. Related: Mega Evolution Is The Worst Thing To Ever Happen To Pokemon The more people that open these sealed boxes, the more rare the cards get, and prices will only increase as we move forward. They have to be rare and in good condition to reach the eye-watering figures the likes of Paul bandy about, but cards that are graded ‘gem mint’ by external companies can be worth as much as half a million dollars. Rare Pokemon cards sell for extortionate amounts of money nowadays. But it was a signifier of something bigger - Pokemon cards are valuable now. It was all a scam - he earned more in selling NFTs of himself than his initial outlay, and by my reckoning earned a healthy $10 million from the stream. In February, he spent $2 million on first edition Base Set booster boxes which he auctioned and opened on stream. A few days ago, Logan Paul spent another $3.5 million on sealed Pokemon cards.