The Grade10 Pageant in Hong Kong drew file crowds, unveiling the world’s largest show of PSA 10 Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat playing cards.
Greater than 400 gem-mint playing cards have been organized within the show. The cardboard is impressed by Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Gray Felt Hat, forming a wall value roughly HK$5 million ($641,000).
Held Nov. 22-23, the competition welcomed greater than 23,000 attendees — a file turnout — and hosted 120 exhibitors, with roughly 20% from exterior Hong Kong. Grade10 distributed 4 of the sought-after Pikachu playing cards, together with two PSA 10s, throughout the occasion.
The Pikachu card, launched in 2023 by a collaboration between The Pokémon Co. International and the Van Gogh Museum, stays in excessive demand. Organizers say the competition’s turnout and world participation underscore Hong Kong’s fast emergence as a hub for buying and selling playing cards in Asia.
The competition additionally featured zones for grading, gameplay, networking, and buying and selling, providing a complete expertise for collectors and newcomers alike. It was the primary occasion supported collectively by MemeStrategy and 9GAG. With Meta’s Threads, they launched the Threads Wall, an interactive set up that turned a weekend spotlight, drawing influencers, producing social engagement, and inspiring dwell attendee reactions.
To study extra in regards to the competition, go to grade10.com.
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