(Yahoo! Finance) - AJ Scaramucci, son of Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, looks to be a chip off the old block.
The younger Scaramucci was the winning bidder for Logan Paul's prized Pokémon card in mid-February. The bidding brought in 97 bidders over 41 days.
The one-of-a-kind PSA grade 10 card cost him about $16.5 million, more than triple what Paul paid for the card in 2021.
In a new episode of the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast (see video above or listen below), Scaramucci said he is looking to keep the momentum of collectibles investing going and is turning his sights to dinosaur fossils.
"I've had the luxury of going to Wyoming in particular and contacting a bunch of paleontologists and trying to understand how this process works," Scaramucci explained. "And the circulating supply of dinosaurs that have actually been found are quite small. You're talking dozens of T. rexes that have been discovered in full since 1902. Same thing with Triceratops and Stegosaurus. I mean, people like [billionaire investor] Ken Griffin, back in 2024, he bought a Stegosaurus named Apex for $44.6 million. And that was the highest price of any dinosaur ever sold."
To be sure, the hoopla around the Pokémon card could help AJ get a stronger foothold in the surging collectibles markets.
The US collectibles market size was estimated at $32.13 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $48.08 billion by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 5.3% from 2026 to 2033, according to Grand View Research.
This growth is expected to be fueled by increased participation from younger collectors like Scaramucci, expansion of digital and resale marketplaces, improved authentication and grading standards, rising cultural relevance of nostalgia-led categories, and broader recognition of collectibles as alternative stores of value alongside traditional assets.
"It really is just supply and demand," Josh Luber, co-founder of StockX and founder of Ghostwrite, said on Opening Bid Unfiltered about the strength of the collectibles industry. "The demand half of the equation works when you hit that intersection of culture and commerce."
The gamification of commerce is the second-most disruptive economic force in the world today, according to a white paper co-authored by Luber. This isn't just about sneakers and trading cards — it's about an evolution in how products capture the cultural zeitgeist.
And if you are wondering where Scaramucci keeps his prized Pokémon card, think more than in a lock box.
"When you're holding a small piece of cardboard that's worth $16.5 million, it's kind of stressful," he said. "So I don't want to drop it, don't want to damage it. So I immediately secured it in a vault in collaboration with Collectors Universe. So it lives for now in a highly secure storage facility."
By Brian Sozzi - Executive Editor
April 13,2026
