xQc Spends $17K on Pokemon Card Packs Before Pulling Super Rare Card on Stream

The Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel spent a whopping $17,000 on a First Edition box of Team Rocket Pokemon cards, but the gamble paid off for the streamer, as he managed to pull a rare, Dark Charizard hologram on stream! The card’s current market value is around $6,000, and the values of the top cards he pulled from the box amount to about $27,000 in total. Overall, that makes for a solid profit for the streamer! This depends entirely upon finding a buyer, of course, but it certainly shows just how lucrative these cards can be, at the moment!On Twitter, xQc shared a picture of his new cards, which can be found embedded below. TEAM ROCKET UNBOXING WAS CRAZY. IM SO HAPPY WITH THESE INSANE PULLS, NUTS! THANKS FOR WATCHING! HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS IF U MISSED IT pic.twitter.com/7zp3cbmnDo — xQc (@xQc) December 6, 2020 While Pokemon cards have been continuously produced since the TCG debuted all the way back in 1996, some of the earliest cards have seen a major resurgence in value over the last few months. Part of this can likely be attributed to Twitch streamers like xQc, who have found a considerable audience while opening packs…
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