{"id":506154,"date":"2022-11-03T20:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfl-star-blake-martinez-sells-pokemon-card-for-672k\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T20:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:48:08","slug":"nfl-star-blake-martinez-sells-pokemon-card-for-672k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-star-blake-martinez-sells-pokemon-card-for-672k\/","title":{"rendered":"#NFL star Blake Martinez sells Pokemon card for $672k"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a741b6a70\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a741b6a70\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-star-blake-martinez-sells-pokemon-card-for-672k\/#%E2%80%9CNFL_star_Blake_Martinez_sells_Pokemon_card_for_672k%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NFL star Blake Martinez sells Pokemon card for $672k&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNFL_star_Blake_Martinez_sells_Pokemon_card_for_672k%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NFL star Blake Martinez sells Pokemon card for $672k&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>This is one monster of a sale price.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Raiders player Blake Martinez sold a rare Pok\u00e9mon card for $672,000, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The linebacker auctioned the Pok\u00e9mon Illustrator Pickachu card from 1998 over the weekend, and it is said to be one of the rarest cards in existence.<\/p>\n<p>The $627,000 sale comes after the card was estimated to be worth as much as $1.5 million weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe $500,000 to, who knows? Eight-hundred, 1.5 mil.,\u201d the linebacker <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/entertainment\/entertainment-columns\/kats\/raiders-players-pokemon-card-fetches-672k-at-auction-2668115\/\">told the Las Vegas Review Journal<\/a> before the sale, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s insane to me, one-hundred percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?w=607\" alt=\"A picture of the card that sold.\" class=\"wp-image-24514566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1214 1214w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=910 910w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=607 607w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=303 303w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\"\/><figcaption>The card from 1998 is a rare find.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Goldin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?w=770\" alt=\"A picture of Martinez playing football.\" class=\"wp-image-24514586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1540 1540w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=770 770w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=385 385w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raiders-player-pokeman-card-thousands-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><figcaption>Martinez is a linebacker for the Raiders.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Goldin, an auction house, rated the card as 9.5 in gem mint condition.<\/p>\n<p>The card is sometimes referred to as \u201cThe Swirllustrator\u201d due to its design.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez, 28, is a massive Pok\u00e9mon fan and has played everything <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> that has been released since he was six-years-old,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/31783724\/new-york-giants-blake-martinez-dives-deep-business-pokemon-collecting\"> according to ESPN<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sale is a huge windfall for Martinez, as it is more than half of his $1.1 million yearly football salary. <\/p>\n<p>He has used his windfall from his NFL career to buy up valuable boxes of cards and often posts about Pok\u00e9mon on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, the site said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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