How Pokmon Became A Multibillion-Dollar Industry

Pokmon cards are making an incredible comeback since their heyday in 1999. Today, Pokmon is one of the largest media properties of all time. On December 12th 2020, one card broke the Pokmon collectible record for selling over $350,000. That record was broken just a few hours later when another card sold for $369,000. Each of the high-value cards were the same: The 1st Edition holographic Charizard, the rarest Pokmon card in the 1999 base set.

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Here's How Pokmon Became A Multibillion-Dollar Industry