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In response to "Sealed, graded copy of Pokemon Yellow worth $10k opened by US Customs. -- (link)" by Mop

It's stupid that this can be worth $10k. -- nm

Posted by Reagen Jan 21 '23, 09:40

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There's some Pokémon stuff that is valued at six digits. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 09:44 13
- You should get a job at US Customs. Personal opinion aside, people are willing to pay that much, and it’s been destroyed. - Mop Jan 21, 09:49 12
  - I didn't say it was justified to destroy it (it's not), but that it's stupid for this to have that value. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 09:53 10
    - At least it exists in the physical realm and has unique value -- nm - rollo Jan 21, 09:56 9
      - Yes on the first, ...does it? on the second. - Reagen Jan 21, 10:01 8
        
        It depends on how rare it is. No one would buy it for $10k to use it for its intended purpose, but it is possible in its rarity it has transcended. -- nm - rollo Jan 21, 13:10
        
        Some of the rarest items were free giveaway cards at Pokémon gatherings in the 1990s -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:03 6
        
        you think I am talking about it being a Pokemon item but I am talking about it being a video game cartridge. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:08 5
        
        Yes, in fact I didn't realize that at all. But ... it is both. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:21 4
        
        So let's be clear: video game cartridge (of any fashion) >= $10K ... nuts. Cuckoo banana town. Symptom of a broken set of priorities. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:24 3
        
        It's not worth 10K to me, no. But if I were eccentric and building a collection that showed the packaging and presentation of an era, missing pieces - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:36 2
        
        and I circle back to "that is dumb at that value" -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:38 1
        
        Well, it's an unfortunate reality that humans are dumb. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:44
  - Ugh. Not you. The other guy. -- nm - Mop Jan 21, 09:49

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