Inside Austin's booming trading card economy: Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and six-figure collectibles

Inside Austin's booming trading card economy: Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and six-figure collectibles
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A booming collectibles economy is on display in downtown Austin this weekend as Trading Card Con brings together hundreds of vendors and thousands of trading cards. From Pokémon influencer PokeBeard to cards valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, collectors say nostalgia, scarcity and social...