YouTubers Nearly Scammed Into Buying $375K Fake First Edition Pokémon Box Set

November 2, 2020

A group of YouTubers belonging to the investment collective Dumb Money nearly purchased a set of counterfeit Pokémon cards.

Not what they’re expecting: YouTuber vloggers Chris Camillo, Dave Hanson and Jordan Mclain almost spent $375,000 on what supposedly was a first edition card set but turned out to be fake, VICE reports.

Dumb Money discovered the forgery during a live broadcast of the box set opening.
The set was from Jake Greenbaum, AKA the “Collectables Guru,” Logan Paul’s personal Pokémon consultant, according to HypeBeaast.
Greenbaum who reportedly purchased the box for $155,000, was in the video to facilitate the live unboxing.
YouTuber Leonhart was also in attendance to help verify the authenticity of the set.
Had the unboxing been a success, it would have been “the most expensive transaction in Pokémon history,” Dumb Money claimed.
It was 35 minutes into the video where they noticed that instead of sealed first-edition packs, the packs were already open, containing random worthless cards.

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Second transaction: On Friday, Dumb Money broadcasted another unboxing video with a replacement box from Greenbaum, who said he was scammed by a seller he did not name.

According to Greenbaum, the seller has since offered a refund and already provided $80,000 and checks dating out for the next two months.
The $375,000 purchase was then completed live, making it the most expensive Pokémon box ever.

Feature Image via Dumb Money LIVE

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