A Pokémon-shaped Flamin’ Scorching Cheeto is on public sale as a part of Goldin’s February lot of popular culture stuff. If you need it, you’ve acquired 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. Thus far, 11 individuals have bid on what could very effectively be the rarest and weirdest piece of Charizard memorabilia. The three-inch Cheeto is claimed to have been “found and preserved” between the years of 2018 and 2022 by Georgia-based collectibles retailer 1st and Objective Collectibles.
A web-based card market, Area Membership, seemingly acquired the Cheetozard from 1st and Objective Collectibles in November 2024 and included it in a thriller card pack that month — giving it away to at least one fortunate purchaser. From there, the Cheeto has discovered its method onto the Goldin public sale block. What a journey.
todaysviralmedia 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 seem like Charizard. “The Cheeto was discovered this fashion and has not been modified,” a Goldin consultant informed todaysviralmedia.
How a lot may the Cheetozard go for at public sale? Let’s look to historical past. In 2021, an Amongst Us character-shaped McDonald’s rooster nugget offered 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 stored going up, till the $99,997 determine 184 bids later. If you wish to examine to one thing Charizard, a holographic 1999 first-edition “Shadowless” Charizard card, with a PSA 10 Gem Mint ranking, offered for $311,800. In fact, that card is just not edible — relying on who you ask.