Tue Mar 04 12:50:00 UTC 2025: ## Charizard Cheeto Sells for Astounding $87,840 at Auction
**New York, NY** – A Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, remarkably resembling the Pokémon character Charizard, has sold for a jaw-dropping $87,840 at Goldin Auctions. The three-inch snack, discovered and preserved between 2018 and 2022, gained viral fame on social media in late 2024 before being auctioned off. The buyer, presumably a dedicated Pokémon collector, also received a custom Pokémon card and a protective storage case.
The sale price equates to over $29,000 per inch, raising questions about the long-term value of the unique item and the increasingly inflated secondary market for Pokémon memorabilia. The auction follows other significant sales, including a Van Gogh-related kerfuffle in fall 2023 and a $1.2 million ultra-rare Pokémon card sold by Goldin in 2021. Experts are now debating the wisdom of such investments, questioning the shelf life of a single Cheeto and the overall stability of the Pokémon collectible market.
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