A GameStop location in Grapevine, Texas, made company history by paying $30,494.70 for a single Pokemon trading card. The customer brought in “a fully authenticated PSA 10 Holo Gengar” card that underwent required “inspection, verification and compliance procedures.” GameStop valued the card at $33,883 fair-market price before offering the customer $30,494.70. The gaming retailer announced this transaction represents “the most valuable single trade-in ever recorded in GameStop history.” Company officials used the record sale to defend their Power Packs Buyback Program against criticism. “Furthermore, any trolls who publicly claim that GameStop trade-in values are bad are hereby factually and demonstrably incorrect,” officials wrote. They added that “any prior and ongoing objections to our trade values are now deemed without merit and factually invalid.” (Story URL)
