Illustrator Pikachu Reportedly Sells for $16.4 Million in Record Sale

Logan Paul reportedly sold the ultra-rare Illustrator Pikachu card for $16.4 million, a sale described as record-breaking. He said he tells himself he will be responsible with the money but ends up buying more Pokémon cards. Paul also reportedly bought sealed boxes of old Pokémon cards for $400,000 more recently. He has previously said he spent nearly $3 million trying to source a pristine copy of some early Pokémon cards that came packaged with a magazine's sticker sheet, which are notoriously hard to find in perfect condition. Paul said he spent a year on a quest to collect an item he felt he had to have, and called himself obsessed. He also said he told himself he would not spend on collectibles, but he did. Paul has spent money on the One Piece manga as well, and he said some of the spending went to business-related expenses, mostly still tied to Pokémon cards.