Are collectibles a viable asset class? The buyer of the $16.5 million Pokémon card thinks so

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Why it matters

A prominent investor, AJ Scaramucci, believes collectibles such as trading cards have experienced significant growth and can serve as a viable alternative investment class.

Expected market reaction

Bullish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 80% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CNBC
Claim Are collectibles a viable asset class? The buyer of the $16.5 million Pokémon card thinks so
AI inference Bullish · 80%
Generated 2026-02-25 16:29

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Article id
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Original source

AJ Scaramucci thinks trading cards have experienced tremendous growth, and thus they, and other collectibles, are great alternative investments.

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Original article published by CNBC on February 25, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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