OT: 3.5 Million Dollar Scam - Pokemon Cards Certified by BBCE

[shagrotn77]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I get the feeling this will send ripples throughout the hobby. Either BBCE made a multi-million dollar mistake or someone is trying to make it look like they were the victim of multi-million dollar fraud.

Given all that's occurred and been forgotten about over the years, I'm quite certain nothing will ever send ripples throughout the hobby. It's apparently bulletproof.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Two threads going at once on this.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Unopened material has always been a crap shoot. I believe the best way to invest in any sports card is to 1) research the characteristics of the original card, and 2) buy commons from the same set, if possible, and examine them closely. This later step, buying commons, is immensely helpful. I’d personally never buy unopened material.

[RCFire82]

GI Joe's are cooler than Pokémon anyways.

[Brian Van Horn]

Pokemon Pandemonium. Nah, for a blogger site. Probably already taken and I have never gotten into that.

[Lorewalker]

Don't know a lot about the back story but Jake and Logan Paul are well known for publicity stunts for the sake of their adoring viewers who pay them millions a year for their social media content. That video seemed staged, overacted and highly produced. It is typical of the Paul brothers to do what seems like outlandish stuff for page views.

Prior to his "paying" 3.5 million for the case it sold months before for 75K...on ebay. It was said it only went for around 75K because those who collect Pokemon knew the case was not good. I highly doubt that Steve Hart was in on this video. It does appear that he simply relied on his knowledge of methods of sealing and what to look for as opposed to irregularities on the case which the Pokemon community was aware of.

Here is the background info on it...https://www.pokebeach.com/2021/12/lo...icant-evidence