Logan Paul’s next big purchase, according to the Pokemon Trading Card Game community, may not be worth what he paid. Several famous collectors believe the $3.5 million 1st Edition Base Set box purchased by the YouTuber is a fake.
In December 2021, the 26-year-old YouTuber became popular after revealing that he had spent $3.5 million on a 1st Edition Base Set Pokemon card sealed case. The influencer claimed that the item was the only one in the world that had been sealed and verified since 1998. The costly retro item, however, may be a fake, according to the Pokemon TCG community.
Several prominent card collectors have come out to express their concerns about the record-breaking pack of cards, claiming that the impulsive presenter may have been duped out of millions of dollars.
In a report published on the popular Pokemon TCG site PokeBeach on December 31, 2021, questions about the box’s legitimacy were raised for the first time. The outlet tweeted, “Logan Paul’s $3.5 Million ‘Base Set’ Case May Be Fake: Pokemon Community Uncovers Significant Evidence.” The report goes on to detail the item’s history through online auctions such as eBay, as well as the evidence that leads collectors to believe it is a fake.
Paul’s Pokemon card box, according to the site, is oddly numbered. PokeBeach explained, “All known cases of Base Set that have sold over the years have been seen with the product code “WOC06033,” whether they were 1st edition or not. Paul’s case has a label with the code “WOC060331E,” which should stand for “1st Edition. However, there are no known examples of a 1st edition Base Set case having “1E” in its product code.”
The post goes on to say that the barcode on the YouTuber’s 1st Edition collectible doesn’t match, instead aligning with the 6033 code without the 1E at the end.
Finally, the publication claims that the tape used by Wizards of the Coast in the 1990s is not the same as the one used by Logan Paul. They wrote; “The font and spacing do not match. The text on Paul’s box has no period at the end of the sentence and “Seal” isn’t capitalized like on authentic boxes.”
The TCG outlet also expressed reservations regarding the authenticity of the box. The pricey Base Set product was mostly verified by a smaller organization with minimal experience with Pokemon cards and a lack of information often seen in high-value hot ticket commodities.
The only way to really validate the item, according to PokeBeach, is to look inside the box. Gary ‘King Pokemon’ Haase, a well-known collector who also has a sealed 1st Edition Base Set Box, had to employ this procedure to have his item validated.
While it hasn’t been confirmed that Logan Paul’s $3.5 million collectible is a fake, many collectors are now doubting its authenticity. On January 4, the YouTuber announced that he’ll be traveling to Chicago to check the BBCE’s legitimacy.
