Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Suspiciously Jumps To $13.4 Million At Auction In China

The Yu-Gi-Oh! card was valued as high as over $45,000

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon 20th Anniversary Gold Edition card was first announced in 2018, limited to only 500 cards, and priced at 200,000 yen ($1,800). At a recent auction in China, where the expected value was around $45,000, the price suddenly increased to over $13 million.

Goodness.

The numbered cards were originally sold only through Konami’s online store in Japan, launching in February 2019.

According to Abema Times, ANN News, and The Huffington Post Japan, the card was originally seized through a corruption case by a courthouse in Anhui province, China. SCMP adds that the auction was selling assets of a man sentenced to life in prison for embezzling nearly $10.8 million from a government fund.

The card was put on an auction site on June 21 at around 4pm. Other goods from the man’s possession included several Nintendo Switches and a diamond and gold encrusted PlayStation 4.

The card, however, does not have a certificate of authenticity, and The Huffington Post added that it’s unclear whether the card is genuine or not. That’s actually beside the point. What’s important is the way the bidding went wild—really wild.

Source: Kotaku