Overview
- Goldin Auctions closed the multi‑week listing on Feb. 16 after extended bidding pushed the price from about $6.88 million to $16,492,000.
- A.J. Scaramucci was named the winning bidder during the live YouTube finish, where adjudicator Sarah Casson confirmed the new world record for any collectible card sold at auction.
- The card is the lone known PSA Gem Mint 10 example of the Pikachu Illustrator, originally awarded in a late‑1990s CoroCoro Comic contest and illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
- The sale included Paul’s custom diamond necklace mount and his promise to deliver the piece in person, elements highlighted as part of the auction package.
- Paul acquired the card in 2021 for about $5.275 million, and reporting estimates he netted more than $8 million in profit after commissions.