Famous Pikachu Illustrator and Pikachu Trophy Card Sheets that Recently Sold Likely Forged in 2024

[Water Pokémon Master]

The prototype card scandal continues.
In December, uncut sheets of the famous Pikachu trophy cards and a Pikachu Illustrator card were offered for sale by reputable Pokemon sellers. At least one set was purchased by a known Chinese collector, Xiao, for an undisclosed amount that potentially exceeded several million dollars. He posted his sheets recently.

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[CytochromeT]

In my opinion: FAFO

 

[MarlinRimes]

This is gonna to be one hell of a legal case lmao. I hope he gets his money back, thankfully most ppl aren’t rich enough to buy these type of things lmao

 

[Cybershroom]

This is absolute insanity, there's no way the parties involved will be able to claim ignorance especially Akabane at this point he has way too many connections to it now.

I imagine alot of these files he didn't actually leak himself maybe they came from one of the various large pokemon leaks since 2017, but he most certainly was talked into this borderline NFT project to reprint these cards and force em out into the market.

 

[Cybershroom]

I should add, I'm using the term NFTs here because apparently one of the dudes connected to this whole thing is already tossing the claim out it doesn't matter what year these were printed, as long as it's apart of the series of 10 printed cards it makes em fair game.

Ala, they don't care if it's an actual real card, they are treating this as a project

 

[PeterPlatinum]

Again, it’s unclear if Takumi Akabane was knowingly involved in what appears to be an ongoing scam.

Is it unclear? I understand giving him the benefit of the doubt, but the cards are supposed to be from his personal collection. He worked with CGC to help authenticate them, FFS. I'm having a hard time imagining a scenario where he wouldn't be involved somehow.

 

[ShinxieDim]

I should add, I'm using the term NFTs here because apparently one of the dudes connected to this whole thing is already tossing the claim out it doesn't matter what year these were printed, as long as it's apart of the series of 10 printed cards it makes em fair game.

Xiao is the person who's been saying this. Make of that what you will.

 

[Tapu Lele]

coffeezilla video when?

 

[Stunky]

Ok, yes I think it’s criminal for people to have to pay hundreds for a single card, sure.
However, I am grabbing popcorn and watching these stories of fake cards being sold to people for millions.

 

[TheLegend]

Burn Baby Burn

 

[Psychic Nature]

Do all cards have this dating system? I feel like that may be something to check too.

 

[ApricornNut]

Between the scalpers and the forgeries, Team Rocket must REALLY be making a name for themselves to establish dominance ahead of their return soon

 

[AverageArmChairExpert]

This is the gift that just keeps on giving, hopefully this will take some steam out of the bull market

 

[Nirvanna21]

The great thing is, most people won't be affected by this.

 

[itmealice]

hilarious

 

[LOTTEN]

I should add, I'm using the term NFTs here because apparently one of the dudes connected to this whole thing is already tossing the claim out it doesn't matter what year these were printed, as long as it's apart of the series of 10 printed cards it makes em fair game.

Ala, they don't care if it's an actual real card, they are treating this as a project

so you're using the term to mean something it doesn't mean in the slightest? using words like "NFT" interchangeably with "scam" like they are the same word?? "yeah so the other day i totally got NFT'd. yeah i fell for a phishing NFT in my email and got my account NFT'd." "the figure i ordered online was a counterfeit. no wonder it was so much cheaper. what an NFT!"

get a grip, please.

 

[gemjadem]

so you're using the term to mean something it doesn't mean in the slightest? using words like "NFT" interchangeably with "scam" like they are the same word?? "yeah so the other day i totally got NFT'd. yeah i fell for a phishing NFT in my email and got my account NFT'd." "the figure i ordered online was a counterfeit. no wonder it was so much cheaper. what an NFT!"

get a grip, please.

no no i think you’re onto something here, considering NFTs were and are perhaps THE most obvious scam in the history of scams, i think they are definitely interchangeable and im gonna start using them as such from now on lol

 

[LOTTEN]

no no i think you’re onto something here, considering NFTs were and are perhaps THE most obvious scam in the history of scams, i think they are definitely interchangeable and im gonna start using them as such from now on lol

terminally online behavior. recommending immediate trip outdoors.

 

[ThatCardCollector]

anyone willing to believe Akabane is being willfully ignorant. no way he wasnt part of this scam, i hope he gets sued and maybe some jail time, this isnt some little scam where he sold a couple fakes of a few hundred or even thousand dollar cards, these are million dollar cards

 

[LOTTEN]

anyone willing to believe Akabane is being willfully ignorant. no way he wasnt part of this scam, i hope he gets sued and maybe some jail time, this isnt some little scam where he sold a couple fakes of a few hundred or even thousand dollar cards, these are million dollar cards

it's hard to come up with any other explanation beyond their direct involvement in search of a payday, yeah. but as someone who isn't particularly invested in the whereabouts of high dollar collectible cardboard and which millionaire's hands they end up in, i will at least say i am still grateful for the insight into the card game's development the release of this previously unseen material has afforded us, even if the guy appears to have been being dishonest about actually giving up the original materials for sale to collectors (they likely simply came across the original digital files and made new printings).