Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator Card Sells for $16.492 Million, Rumored New Buyer is Solari Capital Founder

Odaily News The Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10 Gem Mint graded card was officially hammered at the Goldin auction house in the early hours of this morning, achieving a total transaction price of $16,492,000, setting multiple historical records. The final hammer price for this card was $13.3 million, reaching $16.492 million after including the 24% buyer's premium. This transaction amount is more than three times the $5.275 million Logan Paul paid for it in 2021. It simultaneously broke the Guinness World Record, becoming the most expensive single trading card ever sold at auction, surpassing the previous highest record in the sports card field. It is rumored that the new buyer is AJ Scaramucci, founder of the venture capital fund Solari Capital (son of former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci). (CNN)