GameStop Dives Into Collectibles Market With Pokémon Trading Cards
GameStop Dives Into Collectibles Market With Pokémon Trading Cards
GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME), the U.S. video game retail chain, is expanding its market reach by venturing into the lucrative collectibles domain.
美国电子游戏零售连锁店GameStop Corp（纽约证券交易所代码：GME）正在通过涉足利润丰厚的收藏品领域来扩大其市场范围。
According to IGN, select GameStop stores will begin buying and selling single Pokémon and other trading cards starting this week.
根据IGN的说法，部分GameStop商店将从本周开始买入和出售单张口袋妖怪和其他交易卡。
The Grapevine, Texas-based company aims to capitalize on the collectibles market, leveraging its existing trade-in system for video games to facilitate transactions for graded trading cards.
这家总部位于德克萨斯州格雷普韦恩的公司旨在利用收藏品市场，利用其现有的电子游戏以旧换新系统来促进分级交易卡的交易。
The emphasis is on "graded" cards, authenticated and appraised for their condition and authenticity by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). This ensures that only genuine and valuable cards are accepted.
重点是 “分级” 卡片，由职业体育认证机构（PSA）对其状况和真实性进行认证和评估。这样可以确保只接受正版和有价值的卡。
Initially, GameStop will limit its acceptance to cards graded by PSA and those valued at $500 or less. However, plans are underway to expand this service to all GameStop locations.
最初，GameStop将仅接受由PSA评级的卡以及价值在500美元或以下的卡片。但是，正在计划将这项服务扩展到所有GameStop地点。
GameStop views this move as a natural evolution given the declining significance of physical media in the gaming industry. The company aims to diversify its offerings and tap into the growing popularity of trading card games. Pokémon cards will be a primary focus, with holographic and reverse holographic cards priced at $1 each.
鉴于物理媒体在游戏行业中的重要性不断下降，GameStop认为这一举动是自然演变。该公司的目标是实现产品多元化，并利用集换式纸牌游戏日益普及的优势。口袋妖怪卡将是主要焦点，全息和反向全息卡每张售价为1美元。
The decision to enter the trading card market comes amidst a surge in interest, fueled by high-profile sales of rare cards fetching millions of dollars. Notably, a Pokémon card holds the record for the most expensive trading card sold at $5.275 million.
进入交易卡市场的决定是在人们的兴趣激增的情况下做出的，这得益于售价数百万美元的稀有卡的备受瞩目的销售。值得注意的是，一张口袋妖怪卡保持了售出的最昂贵交易卡的记录，售价为527.5万美元。
Other instances, such as rapper Post Malone purchasing a Lord of the Rings Magic: The Gathering card for $2 million, underscore the market's allure.
其他例子，例如说唱歌手波斯特·马龙以200万美元的价格购买了《指环王魔术：The Gathering》卡片，凸显了市场的吸引力。
Price Action: GameStop's stock spiked by more than 100% at one point Monday, adding billions of dollars in valuation to the video game company.
价格走势：周一，GameStop的股票一度飙升了100％以上，使这家视频游戏公司的估值增加了数十亿美元。
Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty) posted on social media for the first time Sunday night in almost three years. Recall how Gill was initially responsible for the 2020 meme stock frenzy.
基思·吉尔（又名 Roaring Kitty）在周日晚上近三年来首次在社交媒体上发帖。回想一下吉尔最初是如何为2020年模因股狂潮负责的。
The stock is currently trading at $31.22 a share and is up 78.5% at last check on Monday.
该股目前的交易价格为每股31.22美元，在周一的最后一次检查中上涨了78.5％。
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