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PC Gamer
Justin Wagner

GameStop gives someone a historic $30,000 trade-in payout for an ultra-rare Pokémon card, then takes aim at the 'trolls' for some reason

Gamestop.

GameStop's been on a roll with bizarre trade-ins as of late. After announcing "Trade Anything Day," an idea that sounds more like a sketch comedy bit than a real thing, it has awarded a record-setting payout of over $30,000 to a customer who handed in a "fully authenticated PSA 10 Holo Gengar." It's also really excited to use this moment in "GameStop history" to denounce its greatest enemy: digital distribution the trolls.

This all comes from a post on X where GameStop announced the historic trade, which it calls "the most valuable single trade-in ever recorded" at any GameStop location. It goes on to say "Furthermore, any trolls who publicly claim that GameStop trade-in values are bad are hereby factually and demonstrably incorrect. Any prior and ongoing objections to our trade values are now deemed without merit and factually invalid."

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