For the patient fans that wait for the panic buying to subside, the 25th anniversary cards are likely to be abundant and inexpensive.Beyond its strange composition, the card boasts the Pikachu art that accompanied the original Japanese release of the trading card game. That said, fans looking to collect all the Pokemon cards can rejoice at the promise of these prices eventually dropping. The perceived scarcity of these cards is extremely unlikely to continue. Buying or selling the McDonald's Pokemon cards at absurd prices is only supporting scalpers and creating a depreciating time bomb that will backfire on real fans. However, the success of McDonald’s Pokemon cards on eBay is caused by artificial inflation and should not be relied upon. Currently, prices are inflated due to scalpers taking advantage of desperate parents.įans who hold the McDonald's Pokemon cards are sure to be excited to hear that a card has sold for $500. The Burger King cards are reported to be selling for approximately $5 and McDonald's own 2011 promotional cards have recently sold for just over a dollar. Though fast-food Pokemon cards are being touted as extremely valuable, this is not so. McDonald's itself has also done several collaborations with Pokdmon, one of which occurred as recently as 2019. In 1999 Burger King, a McDonald's competitor, released gold plated Pokemon cards to promote a new Pokemon movie.

This is not the first time a fast-food company has collaborated with Pokemon. The error in question was sharply cut diagonal edges on the card, as opposed to smoothly cut curves. The card sold was listed as having an error, which is known to add value to some items. Despite holographic cards typically selling for more, this card was non-holographic. A New York eBay seller with an eclectic collection of items (including women's deodorant and roasted pistachios) managed to sell a Pikachu McDonald's Pokemon card for $500 USD. On the 25th of February, the most expensive eBay sale of a 25th anniversary McDonald's Pokemon card occurred. RELATED: McDonald's Issues Official Statement on Pokemon TCG Happy Meal Scalping Today, boxes and boxes of wrapped cards are being sold on eBay for an enormous profit. Much like the PS5 the release of the McDonald's Pokemon cards was hindered by an abundance of scalpers creating a shortage to exploit true fans of the game. Still, nobody could have predicted what a hit the McDonald's Pokemon cards would become when leaks in late January first revealed them. The Pokemon Trading Card game emerged in 1998 in the US, but statistics declaring recent cards sales show the game's popularity has persisted. The McDonald's Pokemoncards are yet another display of the series’ continued pop culture relevance. Pokemon’s 25th anniversary has sparked many expressions of love towards the franchise.

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