YouTube personality Logan Paul has played a big role in rare Pokémon cards being thrust into the spotlight. Earlier this year Paul wore a BGS 10 first edition Charizard card around his neck while walking to the ring for his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Paul has now gone a step beyond even that and dropped $3.5 million on Pokémon cards. An entire case of first edition cards, the contents of which are currently a mystery.
Paul broke the news by sharing a photo of the unopened box on Twitter. He then followed up with a teaser clip showing the new box alongside some other first edition base sets in his possession. Paul excitedly outlines the possibility that there are 11 pristine first edition Charizard's waiting for him inside the boxes, but doesn't reveal when he plans on opening them, if at all.
First edition Charizard cards can potentially sell for a lot of money. It ultimately depends on their condition which will directly affect how they are graded. Since any potential Charizards tucked away in Paul's 11 sets haven't been touched or even seen for 25 years, it's probably safe to assume they will be in perfect condition and could sell for as much as $200,000 each. That's $2.2 million of the $3.5 million Paul spent on the box back right there. That's if he opens them and finds some Charizards, of course, and then if he chooses to sell them. I can't imagine he is in dire need of the money.