[Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator Card Sold for $16.492 Million, New Buyer Reportedly Solari Capital Founder] Odaily Planet Daily News: The Pikachu Illustrator (皮卡丘插画师) PSA 10 perfect-grade card was officially sold early this morning at the Goldin auction house, with a total transaction price of $16,492,000, setting multiple historical records. The final hammer price for this card was $13.3 million, which, after adding a 24% buyer's premium, reached $16.492 million. The transaction amount is more than three times the $5.275 million Logan Paul paid for it in 2021. It also broke the Guinness World Record, becoming the most expensive single trading card in auction history, surpassing the previous highest record in the sports card category. The new buyer is reportedly AJ Scaramucci, founder of venture capital fund Solari Capital and son of former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. (CNN)