Playing in the NFL is tough and many players leave due to career-ending injuries or a bad season. However, after he spent seven years in the league, Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Blake He Martinez retired mid-season for different reasons. Pokemon I recently sold a very rare card for close to $700,000, and I don’t need the income from playing anymore.
Blake Martinez of the Las Vegas Raiders has shocked many fans. he announced last week He retired from the NFL at the relatively young age of 28. 2016 Green Bay PackersAfter four years playing in Green Bay, he joined the New York Giants in 2020 before suffering a torn ACL in 2021. Released shortly thereafter, Las Vegas he joined the Raiders and seemed to be doing well this season. In his final game before his retirement, he recorded 11 tackles.However, sales Pokemon Cards seem to be Martinez’s true passion. It goes without saying that it is a significant source of income for him.
As reported by Dexerttwo weeks before announcing his mid-season retirement, the NFL pro sold something extremely rare and valuable. Pokemon illustrator card in large amounts.Card rated last month 9.5 “Gem Mint” Quality Evaluation, making it one of the best examples of this coveted card. On October 29th, Martinez nicknamed the card “The Swirlustrator” due to his two little swirls on the card’s artwork.Sold at Goldin’s Auction A whopping $672,000.
Yes, this is a rare card of the same kind. Logan Paul paid over $5 million Earlier this year, at WrestleMania in April, he was rated a 10, or perfect quality.
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Still, it’s a big sale, and not Martinez’s first sale. Pokemon card. The former NFL player is a huge fan of cards and has been collecting them for years, but his love of collecting and selling has been reignited in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. He opens his packs of old and new cards and frequently shares what he finds online.In fact, Martinez claims to have discovered Rare “Swirlustrator” when opening these packs. Professional players also have Collectable card businessbuys and sells rare cards online.
“I have chosen to step away from this career at this time to focus on my family and my future passions,” Martinez explained in a retirement post on Instagram.His ‘passion’ seems to be using his NFL-earned wealth to buy and sell rares Pokemon card. And honestly, I’m happy with the guy. Rare Pikachu He is much less likely to suffer a severe concussion while buying cards online.
