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The protagonist is a Rayquaza EX Deoxys Holo Gold Star (2005) in PSA 10 (Gem Mint) condition, the highest grade awarded by Professional Sports Authenticator. The detail that triggers the madness? There are only 47 copies with that rating in the world.
To understand the jump: the last public sale of this same card, also PSA 10, was in 2022 for US$34.200. Rampage paid ten times more. But the collectibles market has exploded in recent years and these types of pieces have skyrocketed like a 3-bet pot without brakes.
Yau himself said he started collecting just six months ago. What started as curiosity ended in late nights researching vintage and modern catalogs, until one card caught him completely: the Rayquaza Gold Star. From there, it was only a matter of time.
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Is it a smart investment? Hard to know. A card is worth what someone is willing to pay. And although the figure is impressive, it is still far from the record set by Logan Paul last month when he sold his Pikachu Illustrator for more than US$16 million.
But for Rampage, the move wasn’t financial. As he explained on social media, the purchase has to do with personal growth and reconnecting with his “inner child.” A non-technical argument for someone used to talking about EV and variance.
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