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Pokemon trading card haul 'worth $375,000' turns out to be fake
A record-breaking deal involving the purchase of Pokemon trading cards -livestreamed on the internet - ended in chaos when the rare first-edition haul turned out to be fake. Chris Camillo, a 'social arbitrage investor', had hoped to seal the deal with the $375,000 (£290,000) transaction, which reached its climax on YouTube channel Dumb Money on Tuesday. Luckily for him, he had not yet parted with his cash and instead had it with him, in a silver briefcase filled with $100 bills on a table during the grand unsealing of the 'treasured' box. Camillo, one of Dumb Money's hosts, had watched the market for the Pokémon ... (full story)