Pokémon-shaped Cheeto leads auction house’s collection

A Pokémon-shaped Flamin’ Sizzling Cheeto is on public sale as a part of Goldin’s February lot of popular culture stuff. If you need it, you’ve obtained simply over 9 days to put a bid. Although the public sale began on Feb. 10 at $250, the value has continued to rise till it surpassed $1,000 on Thursday. Up to now, 11 individuals have bid on what might very properly be the rarest and weirdest piece of Charizard memorabilia. The three-inch Cheeto is alleged to have been “found and preserved” between the years of 2018 and 2022 by Georgia-based collectibles retailer 1st and Purpose Collectibles.

A web based card market, Enviornment Membership, seemingly acquired the Cheetozard from 1st and Purpose Collectibles in November 2024 and included it in a thriller card pack that month — giving it away to one lucky buyer. From there, the Cheeto has discovered its manner onto the Goldin public sale block. What a journey.

Polygon reached out to Goldin for extra details about Cheetozard, together with to inquire whether or not the corporate believes the artifact is of course occurring or if it’s been modified to appear to be Charizard. “The Cheeto was discovered this fashion and has not been modified,” a Goldin consultant informed Polygon.

How a lot may the Cheetozard go for at public sale? Let’s look to historical past. In 2021, an Among Us character-shaped McDonald’s chicken nugget sold for $99,997 on eBay. Whereas the nugget was listed initially for 99 cents, the primary bid massively elevated the value to $14,869.69. After which it simply saved going up, till the $99,997 determine 184 bids later. If you wish to evaluate to one thing Charizard, a holographic 1999 first-edition “Shadowless” Charizard card, with a PSA 10 Gem Mint ranking, offered for $311,800. After all, that card isn’t edible — relying on who you ask.