Published May 7, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT

Meet the man who gave up an Audi R8 for a Pokémon card collection

Standing in line for hours, paying hundreds of dollars for a single box, breaking into stores : people are seemingly willing to do anything to score some Pokémon cards these days. Even within that context, though, Geoff Pritchett 's recent trade has left the public astounded. It's one thing to trade a Charizard for a Pikachu. It's an entirely different matter to exchange a six-figure commodity for a piece of cardboard.

In early May, Pritchett wrote on Facebook that he had finally closed a deal on his Audi R8 supercar , a vehicle that can accelerate to 60 miles per hour faster than some McLaren and Ferrari models. The deal, which has netted him many high-value singles and sealed boxes of Pokémon cards, came after five months of shopping around for a potential buyer.…