The first was a holographic Venusaur card, which was sold for the trifling sum of $10,500.
What they did was buy common, worthless Michael Jordan cards, put a Pokémon print over them, laminate them, and resell them at the price of an authenticated copy.
The lingering question is: which Pokémon does Michael Jordan have an advantage over?!
Source: https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/us-news/scammers-sold-fake-sports-pokemon-cards-in-2m-scheme-feds/