Overview
- GameStop said its Grapevine, Texas store verified a PSA 10 Holo Gengar and set a fair-market value of $33,883 before paying $30,494.70.
- The retailer called the transaction the most valuable single trade-in in company history and publicly rebuked critics as "trolls."
- The company noted the payment was $3,388.30 below its valuation and cited the deal to defend its Power Packs Buyback Program.
- Coverage notes the payout is atypical for the chain and not representative of standard video game trade-in offers.
- Reports place the move within a high-price Pokémon market and recall recent safety incidents tied to card trades, including a Bay Area stabbing reported earlier this year.