Market Manipulation and Shill Bidding in Pokémon Cards & the Balance Between Investment and Passion

<p>In this episode, John and I discuss the PSA 10 Gold Star Torchic that is currently on auction for over $1.6M! Is this the ultimate example of shill bidding in the hobby? That card has a PSA 10 pop count of 19, so is it truly worth close to $2,000,000? Plus, we discuss how hobbyists are getting &quot;distracted&quot; by the dollar signs. We can&#39;t forget why this is called a hobby! The hobby is built on building collections and buying the cards you love.</p>