LOGAN Paul was scammed into spending $3.5million on faux Pokemon Playing cards as he was duped into shopping for previous G.I. Joe playing cards.
The YouTube sensation and boxing icon — who has amassed a group of playing cards over time — took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to share a brand new video revealing how he was tricked.
"New video, this sucks. I Misplaced $3,500,000 On Pretend Pokémon Playing cards watch so I can get my a reimbursement," he tweeted.
The Youtuber turned boxer posted the video on his channel revealing the massive buy to his viewers.
The video, titled I Misplaced $3,500,000 On Pretend Pokémon Playing cards, has already obtained greater than 1.5million views.
The seven-minute video, which was filmed in Chicago in December 2021, reveals Paul assembly with authentication firm BBCE.
As soon as the field was opened, one of many authenticators stated: "Why are they so puffy? See how they're formed all — they do not look proper.
"See how they're curvy and puffy. They're very gentle. They do not look proper."
At that second Paul is seen holding his head and saying: "Oh My God."
As soon as the playing cards are grabbed, Paul appears to be like on in worry and says: "Oh, no... no, no, no. Why is it bending like that? Why is it bending like that? What's within them?"
He shortly provides: "It is faux, bro. It is faux."
When the field is opened, they notice the playing cards inside are G.I. Joe playing cards.
"G.I. Joe! It may have been the rest," Paul yelled.
After one of many verifiers admits they "received duped, one other known as the incident "the most important fraud in the complete historical past of Pokemon."
The video concludes with Paul explaining: I am a brilliant constructive particular person, bro.
"And, I am going to all the time be the one to take a look at the intense facet, and I'm attempting, however that is very onerous.
"It is simply so unhappy for all events concerned. It is unhappy for the Pokemon neighborhood.
"Like, what number of fraudulent issues are on the market? I am grateful for the issues I've which might be actual."
Paul stated he went from having 11 first version Pokemon bins to 5 on account of this rip-off.
Regardless of his loss, he nonetheless has a primary version "Shadowless" Charizard card, TMZ studies.
Paul claims the cardboard is now value greater than 1,000,000 dollars.
He additionally now solely has 5 packs of first version Pokémon playing cards.
Fortunately, Logan's good friend/well-known card collector Bolillo Lajan San revealed to TMZ that Paul did certainly get his a reimbursement.
"I've reimbursed Logan his 3.5," Bolillo Lajan San stated to TMZ.
In the meantime, many customers took to the feedback part of the YouTube video to specific their ideas on the state of affairs.
One Youtuber wrote: "I bear in mind shopping for a faux $10,000 field and being upset…however $3,500,000 I can’t think about."
One other wrote: "Rattling, this REALLY sucks, for the Pokemon neighborhood and the sports activities card neighborhood.
"All of us depend upon authenticators to make sure what we're investing in is actual."
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