NEW YORK, Dec. 25 -- Logan Paul has agreed to sell one of the rarest Pokemon cards in the world, leaning into what he calls a perfectly timed moment for collectors as prices surge.

Paul, a star of World Wrestling Entertainment and a prolific influencer, bought the Pikachu Illustrator card in 2021 for nearly US$5.3 million (RM21.4 million), a price that set a Guinness World Record for the most expensive Pokemon card sold in a private auction.

Now, he has taken a US$2.5 million advance to sell the card through Goldin Auctions, according to Bloomberg.

The agreement was struck with Goldin's founder and chief executive, Ken Goldin, and appears in the latest season of King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, which debuted on Netflix on Decemb...