Are collectibles a viable asset class? The buyer of the $16.5 million Pokémon card thinks so
AnalystMarkets analysis
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
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
Technical identifiers
- Provider tag
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Analysis version
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Article id
- 50093
Original source
AJ Scaramucci thinks trading cards have experienced tremendous growth, and thus they, and other collectibles, are great alternative investments.
Original article published by CNBC on February 25, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.