@ForgeStoreSTL Hi my original order 179706 has not been refunded and price is still showing $999999 for me . Can you please help me so I can reorder at the correct price thank you!
The project has essentially made the card itself a meme/flex item to own.
And as it goes more and more viral in the card world…
all I know is it’s going to be funny.
As of this writing, I’ve completely bought out 2 of the largest bulk eBay card sellers and have grown the collection from 520 to 950 cards - which is 24% of the worldwide supply.
What was initially a fun experiment quickly turned viral, and instead of raising a few hundred bucks or so, I’ve raised $122k in less than a week.
(Major bruh moment)
Now we arrive at the current situation.
Last week I decided to publicly launch PickleVault (PICKLE) and direct 100% of fees back at accumulating more Ben Johns cards, all backed by a community treasury which I seeded with my initial 520 cards.
I also run a collectibles news site with 20,000+ monthly users (flex). So I wrote and published an article about the cards too.
There was no secrecy. This was all out there for anyone following me.
I started accumulating Ben Johns rookie cards right after release in 2023. Focusing on bulk buyouts and singles, I was able to get cards for as little as $5/each because no one cared about them at the time.
People have been paying me to tell them what to buy and sell for 8 years now.
When I saw that Pickleball cards were releasing, I dug in. Growing sport, first professional GOAT, record that will never be defeated due to culmination of skill and competitive scene growth. I’m in.