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Blake Martinez retired because of a Pokeman cards

Vin_Cuccs : 11/18/2022 11:31 am
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NFL Linebacker Blake Martinez is ending his football playing career to start a new venture in selling rare Pokemon cards. He sold one rare Pokemon card in near-perfect condition for $672,000, more than double his current Raider's contract salary.


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Kick the tires?  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 11:34 am : link
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Charizard?  
cjac : 11/18/2022 11:35 am : link
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Cards are worth a lot of money  
mdthedream : 11/18/2022 11:35 am : link
That said if he is only making 300,000 he probably doesn't want to wreck his body anymore.
That's EXACTLY  
Dr. D : 11/18/2022 11:36 am : link
what I suspected!

ha ha. not
RE: Charizard?  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 11:37 am : link
In comment 15912002 cjac said:
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Pikachu illustrator special edition card.
$672k for a made up card?  
ZogZerg : 11/18/2022 11:38 am : link
Who is spending that kind of money?
Gotta catch em all  
RCPhoenix : 11/18/2022 11:53 am : link
I guess
I mean i got jokes for days about this  
The Dude : 11/18/2022 11:54 am : link
But i'd imagine if you can flip a pokemon card for over half a million dollars, why take on blockers and break your body down for the same amount lol.
If a person's got the money, and it makes them happy,  
NBGblue : 11/18/2022 11:55 am : link
let them buy collectables, whether it's baseball cards or Pokemon cards or whatever. Live and let live. But, personally, I could never see spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on piece of cardboard.
I kind of figured there was....  
MOOPS : 11/18/2022 11:57 am : link
some kind of Pokemon connection.

There is no way you  
Jolly Blue Giant : 11/18/2022 12:04 pm : link
Can play football AND sell Pokémon cards on your 6 month off. Good move.
.  
Banks : 11/18/2022 12:05 pm : link
my buddy texted me this after he announced his retirement, but I thought he was joking.
RE: There is no way you  
DanMetroMan : 11/18/2022 12:08 pm : link
In comment 15912054 Jolly Blue Giant said:
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Can play football AND sell Pokémon cards on your 6 month off. Good move.


Yeah, this is a fun story but sort of BS. If he's making that kind of money on one card, couldn't he (worst case) pay somebody to handle his business for 6 months? He likely was already eying retirement.
RE: $672k for a made up card?  
UConn4523 : 11/18/2022 12:09 pm : link
In comment 15912009 ZogZerg said:
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Who is spending that kind of money?


Aren’t all cards made up?
RE: RE: $672k for a made up card?  
The Dude : 11/18/2022 12:10 pm : link
In comment 15912063 UConn4523 said:
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In comment 15912009 ZogZerg said:


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Who is spending that kind of money?



Aren’t all cards made up?


Money itself as well lol
Everything I'll ever need to know about NFL football  
arniefez : 11/18/2022 12:11 pm : link
I learned from Bill Parcells when he coached the Giants. He said "once a player starts thinking about retirement, he's retired". Unless you're an owner the NFL is a brutal business. Good for Blake to get out and make money for his family another way.
What's next...  
BamaBlue : 11/18/2022 12:11 pm : link
Dick Butkus selling tupperware?
RE: $672k for a made up card?  
Jack Stroud : 11/18/2022 12:15 pm : link
In comment 15912009 ZogZerg said:
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Who is spending that kind of money?
The same people who buy athletes game worn uniforms!
RE: There is no way you  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 12:16 pm : link
In comment 15912054 Jolly Blue Giant said:
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Can play football AND sell Pokémon cards on your 6 month off. Good move.


Spice is life.
RE: What's next...  
MOOPS : 11/18/2022 12:16 pm : link
In comment 15912068 BamaBlue said:
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Dick Butkus selling tupperware?


Ray Lewis selling ginsu knives.
DeShaun Watson  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 12:21 pm : link
selling spa towels.
RE: Everything I'll ever need to know about NFL football  
John In CO : 11/18/2022 1:39 pm : link
In comment 15912067 arniefez said:
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I learned from Bill Parcells when he coached the Giants. He said "once a player starts thinking about retirement, he's retired". Unless you're an owner the NFL is a brutal business. Good for Blake to get out and make money for his family another way.


The books ive read written by players or coaches in the NFL, when those guys get to describing what a normal week is like for them dealing with the multiple injuries each one has (but willingly play through) im surprised anyone would put thier bodies through that punishment if there were other avenues available to them to make the same amount of money.
The 672K isn't profit though.  
mittenedman : 11/18/2022 1:46 pm : link
It doesn't say what he paid for it.
My 2 elementary school kids are really  
ArtVandelay : 11/18/2022 1:58 pm : link
obsessed with Pokemon and Pokemon cards. I don't get it. Are adults actually into this stuff? I know, get off my lawn!
RE: The 672K isn't profit though.  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/18/2022 2:12 pm : link
In comment 15912190 mittenedman said:
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It doesn't say what he paid for it.


He does buy card boxes in bulk. He might have bought it off someone or legit found it himself.
RE: My 2 elementary school kids are really  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 2:13 pm : link
In comment 15912202 ArtVandelay said:
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obsessed with Pokemon and Pokemon cards. I don't get it. Are adults actually into this stuff? I know, get off my lawn!


Pokemon was big when Martinez was a kid.

RE: My 2 elementary school kids are really  
Ira : 11/18/2022 2:30 pm : link
In comment 15912202 ArtVandelay said:
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obsessed with Pokemon and Pokemon cards. I don't get it. Are adults actually into this stuff? I know, get off my lawn!


Art, you're probably a step ahead of me. I've heard the term, but know nothing about it.
People pay big money for rare things  
pjcas18 : 11/18/2022 2:39 pm : link
here is Logan Paul with that same card (not same exact, but same - I think - not sure) around his neck before his Floyd Mayweather fight.

Here is what he said about it:
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“It’s a BGS 10 Charizard, first edition Charizard,” he said in a post-fight interview.

“It’s one of three in the world. It is my prized possession. Ever since I got this graded at a ten, the momentum in my life has been crazy. It’s my good luck charm. It’s my prized possession."

Paul purchased the card last October for $130,000 (£91,783) but is now convinced the rare item has risen dramatically in value.


Pokemon has been around for something like 20-25 years now  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/18/2022 2:39 pm : link
Alotta folks who loved it then still do, and the card can be worth big bucks.
I knew nothing about Pokemon until...  
Milton : 11/18/2022 2:49 pm : link
I started tutoring a special ed 5th grader who was hooked on it and so I started watching youtube videos with him and asking him questions about it. His favorite youtuber was this game we came to call...
The Lunatic! - ( New Window )
.  
Banks : 11/18/2022 2:50 pm : link
yea it's been around since 96 and the games and anime are still wildly popular. The cards have resulted in brawls at target and other retailers. Hell, a new game launched today. Pokemon is still as big as it ever was.
RE: What's next...  
Spider43 : 11/18/2022 2:54 pm : link
In comment 15912068 BamaBlue said:
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Dick Butkus selling tupperware?


Uncle Rico: "What's wrong with selling Tupperware?!"


Just because  
Gman11 : 11/18/2022 3:42 pm : link
he retired and is going to be selling Pokeman card it doesn't necessarily mean he retired in order to sell Pokeman cards.
Martinez is better off giving investment advice  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/18/2022 4:17 pm : link
than scam artist crypto grifter Tom Brady.
Some people start off as kids collecting baseball cards  
BlackLight : 11/18/2022 6:38 pm : link
and turn it into a business as adults. So maybe not that weird.
RE: Martinez is better off giving investment advice  
BigBlueinDE : 11/18/2022 8:28 pm : link
In comment 15912320 Spiciest Memelord said:
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than scam artist crypto grifter Tom Brady.


Agreed.
I personally don’t get the Pokémon thing but  
steve in ky : 11/18/2022 8:45 pm : link
Good for him to be able to walk away from the game and find another passion, many don’t.
I can't see him retiring because of that  
St. Jimmy : 11/18/2022 9:52 pm : link
amount of money. He was making that money a game with the contract the Giants signed him too.
RE: I can't see him retiring because of that  
steve in ky : 11/18/2022 10:03 pm : link
In comment 15912499 St. Jimmy said:
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amount of money. He was making that money a game with the contract the Giants signed him too.


I don’t take it as he retired because of that but instead that he was ready to retire and has a new passion he’s excited to pursue
RE: RE: I can't see him retiring because of that  
St. Jimmy : 11/18/2022 10:07 pm : link
In comment 15912503 steve in ky said:
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In comment 15912499 St. Jimmy said:


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amount of money. He was making that money a game with the contract the Giants signed him too.



I don’t take it as he retired because of that but instead that he was ready to retire and has a new passion he’s excited to pursue
That makes sense. He better be careful if this is his passion. You can probably lose money fast.
Football is a dangerous dangerous game  
JoeyBigBlue : 11/18/2022 10:16 pm : link
I don’t blame these guys that choose to retire at 30 years old. Hopefully they invested there money well and can live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
RE: I knew nothing about Pokemon until...  
jpkmets : 11/18/2022 10:25 pm : link
In comment 15912249 Milton said:
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I started tutoring a special ed 5th grader who was hooked on it and so I started watching youtube videos with him and asking him questions about it. His favorite youtuber was this game we came to call... The Lunatic! - ( New Window )


You in the city and still tutoring? I’m in special Ed law and my clients are frequently looking for tutors.
How wealthy can someone be to be able to spend $672,000  
GeofromNJ : 11/20/2022 10:00 am : link
on a Pokemon card? Yeah, I know the pristine 1952 TOPPS Mantle card recently sold for $12.6 million, but still.
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