Here’s what shoppers need to know about the rules, size limits, prohibited items, and how the trade-in value will work during the gaming retailer’s nationwide event.

Of late, Pokémon cards are known to be cashed in for high amounts. In 2022, YouTuber Logan Paul broke the Guinness World Record for the most expensive Pokémon trading card sold at a private sale. The card was a PSA Grade 10 Pikachu Illustrator card that cost him $5,275,000, according to Guinness.

A GameStop customer in Texas got over $30,000 for a rare Pokémon card in the company’s biggest trade-in deal ever. The customer showed up with the card — a mint-condition holographic Gengar — at a store in Grapevine, TX, on Monday and walked away with $30,494.70.

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The card has a fair market value of $33,883, according to GameStop. The sale price was agreed upon after completion of all required inspection, verification, and compliance procedures, which evidently cost some money. Founded in 1984, GameStop has 3,203 locations, many in malls, in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Europe.

The trade-in took place at a Grapevine store and marks the single largest payout in the retailer's history, it said.

GameStop recently honored a trade-in worth $30,000 after accepting a 2003 Pokemon card from a customer. It was the most valuable GameStop trade-in ever, according to the retailer.

The video game retailer GameStop ($GME) will release its third-quarter 2025 results on December 9. The original meme stock is trying to recover

GameStop has also improved its operations and recently reported strong quarterly results, with significant growth in revenue and earnings. The company has seen success in its hard