3 days Ago By Michael Gwilliam
A 38-year-old man who arranged to trade his Charizard Pokemon card was beaten and robbed of the $5K collectible. A holographic Charizard Pokemon card was every kid’s dream back in 1999 and even now, it remains a hot commodity. While not quite a PSA 10 shadowless first edition that’s sold for $420,000 , a man in Australia tried his luck at selling his PSA 9 Charizard, but was met with a nasty surprise instead.
According to ABC , the man arranged to meet at a parking lot at 10:45 PM on March 28 to trade the card when he was assaulted. Man assaulted trying to trade Charizard Pokemon card Kotaku reports that the seller was beaten by the person he had arranged to meet and had the card stolen in the process. The New South Wales Police Force tweeted about the incident on X with a series of Pokemon references as well as a grainy, blurry image of a car that was spotted leaving the scene.
“Turns out Team Rocket’s not the only one causing trouble,” they said. “We have released an image of a red 2023 Ford Mustang with grey stripes, seen nearby, and believe the driver may have info that could help us catch ’em all (or at least the one responsible).” Turns out Team Rocket’s not the only one causing trouble.
.. Detectives are investigating after a rare Pokémon card – valued at over $8000 – was stolen during a trade at Warilla last month.
We have released an image of a red 2023 Ford Mustang with grey stripes, seen nearby, and...
pic.twitter.com/g6MfaqdtnK “If you’ve got info, don’t just sit there like a Snorlax – contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
” It’s not clear who took the photo of the car, but it’s all police have to go off at the moment. This isn’t the first time an individual seller has been attacked while trying to trade cards. Back in 2022, a group of Pokemon card thieves in France assaulted a man at gunpoint and took off with his expensive collection worth a whopping $15,000.
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