Highlights
- Fans of Pokemon TCG are joking about an expensive Pikachu card being sold on Facebook Marketplace, which claims to be signed by Pikachu.
- The demand for rare Pokemon TCG cards keeps the game's market alive, with some cards selling for ridiculously high prices.
- The seller's claims about the autographed card sparked humorous speculation about its origin, and fans enjoyed reminiscing about their own Pokemon card collection days.
A Pokemon TCG fan has recently posted about an expensive Pikachu card being sold on Facebook Marketplace, with the seller likely jacking up the item's price as a joke due to it being signed by a "Pikachu." Given the value that some Pokemon TCG cards can have, more so when they are in mint condition, it seems like fans are having some fun with the seller's claims about the Pikachu card.
Pokemon TCG shows no signs of stopping when it comes to producing more decks and cards for its player base. And even though new ones are constantly being designed and sold by The Pokemon Company, fans continue to collect older pieces, hoping to get others to purchase them at a higher rate. This incredible demand for rare Pokemon TCG cards is what keeps the game's market alive, and with prices of particular pieces only going up over time, it is not surprising for the game's player base to poke fun at how ridiculously high some hope to sell off their cards.
On Reddit, user Raph_Stirling shared a Facebook Marketplace post they found that put a "signed" Pikachu card up for sale. Likely as a joke, the seller indicated that the card was a "1 of 1 signed pikachu." This autograph is clearly seen on the item, with some damage done by how the "u" was imprinted on it. In the description, the seller mentioned that the item was in mint condition, and signed by a "pikachu" that they supposedly met while playing "footy," or soccer in American terms. They also put a price tag of 285 pounds in the post, probably to emphasize the supposed rarity of the Pokemon TCG Pikachu card.
Many Pokemon TCG players on the Reddit thread joked about the seller's claims about the card. Many comments wondered about the origin of the autograph, with some theorizing that the seller got it signed by a Pikachu mascot. Others thought it was from real-life football player Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa from Shimizu S-Pulse who is known as "Yago Pikachu." No matter how the seller got it signed, the autograph did look like it was written by a child, and many commenters seemed to enjoy reminiscing about their childhood days collecting and vandalizing their own Pokemon cards.
Whether the seller was really joking about their Facebook Marketplace post or not, it seems that fellow fans of the Pokemon TCG had a good time talking about the Pikachu card and the absurd claims made about it. This goes to show that the Pokemon TCG community still knows to have fun, despite how serious their hobby can be sometimes.