Blake Martinez had just proved that he could be a really good NFL linebacker. Then he quit to sell Pokémon cards. Plus, the Sixers are still hoping to reunite with James Harden. The Pulse ⤵️
These days, Martinez makes gobs of money selling Pokémon cardsa wonderful storyAnd as a millennial, I can say that’s the most millennial thing I can imagine. Like Martinez, I grew up with those binders full of Pokémon cards. Unlike Martinez — and unfortunately for me — I didn’t parlay a nostalgia trip into a multimillion dollar business.Martinez has hired nearly 20 full-time staffers
, including Marisa Snee, a college soccer player who streams for Blake’s Breaks, LLC, in her off time. Here’s where the nostalgia comes back in: A lot of these cards were made in the late 1990s and early 2000s. An older one in pristine condition can get close to seven figures — for one card.His company has pulled in nearly $12 million in under a year of existence.
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