The lukewarm response is enough to tell you people thought something was amiss. A sealed case has six of them, presumably in near-perfect condition, so the case would be worth a minimum of $2.6 million. After all, individual boxes of 1st edition Base Set have been going for over $430,000 each.

If they thought it was real, they would have bid above and beyond that amount. This indicated Pokemon’s most serious collectors weren’t interested in the item. The auction ended on April 9th with 86 bids - the highest bid was only $72,500. The seller also changed their username right before the auction went live, as if to hide their history. The seller “number1pokemonmaster“ had almost no feedback and their listing was riddled with significant grammar errors. The Base Set case first appeared on Canada’s eBay site on March 29th, 2021. Rattle also kindly helped me with this news story! Purchase History YouTuber Rattle was the first to compile most of this evidence, some of which was known eight months before Logan Paul made his purchase. Now investigations by members of the Pokemon community have uncovered significant evidence that may show the product isn’t authentic. However, I did not report the announcement on PokeBeach because we had doubts about the product’s legitimacy. Just dropped $3,500,000 on this sealed & authenticated box of 1st Edition Pokémon cards 😯 /rMY2bVnKV2 After all, it’s incredibly rare for someone to uncover six booster boxes of the original Pokemon set. The news spread across gaming outlets and social media like wildfire and was touted as the most expensive purchase in the history of the Pokemon TCG. Earlier this month YouTuber Logan Paul announced he purchased a case of 1st edition Base Set booster boxes for $3.5 million.

First edition pokemon cards booster box