A.J. Scaramucci pays $16.49M for Logan Paul’s PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator

A.J. Scaramucci acquired the lone PSA 10 copy of the Pikachu Illustrator for $16.49 million, setting a fresh high-water mark for physical trading cards. The transaction closes a chapter that began when the card was fractionally offered through Liquid Marketplace and later became entangled in regulatory scrutiny.

This sale is notable on three fronts: the buyer is the son of SkyBridge Capital’s founder and a high-profile collector; the card’s grade, PSA 10, denotes near-perfect condition; and the secondary market for tokenized collectibles remains in focus after enforcement action by the Ontario Securities Commission. Market signals following the purchase include renewed appetite for ultra-rare physical assets and continued investor attention on platforms that fuse NFTs with real-world items.

Logan Paul originally acquired the card for a multi-million dollar amount in 2021 and later offered fractional ownership via his tokenization project, which raised venture capital to operate. He says he repurchased the fractional interest at the same per-share price and enabled withdrawals when platform access failed, a sequence that regulators have since examined. Separately, the Solana-based marketplace Collector Crypt reported a peak weekly volume near $37 million, underscoring broader demand for tokenized graded cards across crypto-native venues.

The transaction tightens the link between high-end collectibles and crypto-enabled marketplaces, while exposing gaps in how fractionalization is communicated and regulated. Expect greater due diligence from buyers and higher compliance scrutiny for operators that combine custody, token issuance, and secondary trading. For collectors, the sale validates premium pricing for unique grades; for token platforms, it raises governance and liquidity questions that can affect customer trust.

• Sale Price: $16.49M
• Previous comparable record: $13M (Dual Logoman sale)
• Logan Paul 2021 purchase: $5.3M
• Fractional stake sold in 2022: 5.4% for approximately $270k
• Collector Crypt peak weekly volume: ~$37M