The card itself is very valuable and rare ... In October 2022, former New York Giants football player Blake Martinez sold his CGC 9.5 graded Pikachu Illustrator in an auction for $672,000 ...
It was his PSA 9 version 1952 Topps Rookie card that caught the eye of collectors, eventually selling for $5.2 million in January 2021. The sale set a record for the most expensive trading card ...