E176: Are Pokémon Cards fincrime’s hottest new toy?
$190,000 of trading cards stolen in Tokyo with a hammer. One card sold at auction for $16.5 million.
Somewhere between those two facts is the reason a children's card game became one of the most portable stores of value on the planet.
We're talking about Pokémon: the Japanese phenomenon that has hooked generations of collectors. The game that told children to "Catch 'Em All" now has a much darker following.
Our expert host, Robin Lycka, is joined by Paolo Aprile, Founder of DM Dirty Money, and Nick Jarman, Founder & CEO of Certified Trading Card Association, to ask: "Are Pokémon Cards…
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