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.
美國電子遊戲零售連鎖店GameStop Corp（紐約證券交易所代碼：GME）正在通過涉足利潤豐厚的收藏品領域來擴大其市場範圍。
According to IGN, select GameStop stores will begin buying and selling single Pokémon and other trading cards starting this week.
根據IGN的說法，部分GameStop商店將從本週開始買入和出售單張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.
這家總部位於德克薩斯州格雷普韋恩的公司旨在利用收藏品市場，利用其現有的電子遊戲以舊換新系統來促進分級交易卡的交易。
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.
重點是 “分級” 卡片，由職業體育認證機構（PSA）對其狀況和真實性進行認證和評估。這樣可以確保只接受正版和有價值的卡。
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將僅接受由PSA評級的卡以及價值在500美元或以下的卡片。但是，正在計劃將這項服務擴展到所有GameStop地點。
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.
鑑於物理媒體在遊戲行業中的重要性不斷下降，GameStop認爲這一舉動是自然演變。該公司的目標是實現產品多元化，並利用集換式紙牌遊戲日益普及的優勢。口袋妖怪卡將是主要焦點，全息和反向全息卡每張售價爲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.
進入交易卡市場的決定是在人們的興趣激增的情況下做出的，這得益於售價數百萬美元的稀有卡的備受矚目的銷售。值得注意的是，一張口袋妖怪卡保持了售出的最昂貴交易卡的記錄，售價爲527.5萬美元。
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，例如說唱歌手波斯特·馬龍以200萬美元的價格購買了《指環王魔術：The Gathering》卡片，凸顯了市場的吸引力。
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.
價格走勢：週一，GameStop的股票一度飆升了100％以上，使這家視頻遊戲公司的估值增加了數十億美元。
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·吉爾（又名 Roaring Kitty）在週日晚上近三年來首次在社交媒體上發帖。回想一下吉爾最初是如何爲2020年模因股狂潮負責的。
The stock is currently trading at $31.22 a share and is up 78.5% at last check on Monday.
該股目前的交易價格爲每股31.22美元，在週一的最後一次檢查中上漲了78.5％。
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