The news that Youtuber Logan Paul has made a quorual Pokémon trading card missing for $ 3.5 million ** for this month more frequently through the Internet. The background: Youtuber and Influencer Logan Paul has equalized a whole package with eleven Pokémon displays of the first generation. The 1st Base Edition is particularly popular with collectors. Cost price for Paul's shopping trip: 3.5 million dollars.

• eBay introduces authenticity check for TCG cards
• How does the certificate of authenticity work?

Stupid, however: It was a fake, because in the display Gi-Joe cards. After all, Paul was lucky and the dealer paid him the million heavy price. Nevertheless, in the history of the nasty taste remains that trading cards, they have become of Magic, Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh to have become such a valuable speculative object, for the people do not even back in front-containing methods to honest buyers over the table to draw.

eBay introduces authenticity check for TCG cards

Already since 2020 eBay checks the real time of sneakers, handbags and watches, and certifies them so that customers can offer a safe feeling on auctions. And now the authenticity of trading cards is checked. This is true for those in the USA very popular sports collection cards, for cards of collection card games such as Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh or the WOW-TCG and about trading cards that have nothing with sports - for example of superheroes.

How does the certificate of authenticity work?

If an object is bought on Ebay, which is marked with a blue "authenticity warranty" hook, then the dealer sends the object sold to the authenticity check. After examining the authenticity, the goods are then sent to the customer. This service is offered for all trading cards from a price of $ 750 US dollars.

However, this service Logan Paul would not necessarily have preserved before his bad buy. In the FAQ for the authenticity examination the people of eBay realize that "sets, kits, decks, boxes, packs, patches / jerseys, Coat / costume cards and cards with autograph "are excluded from the test. And on top of that, it is only checked if traded between US citizens. Too bad. But maybe that's the first step in the right direction to stop frauds on trading in trading cards.