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    Pokémon-Shaped-Cheeto Cheetozard Sells at Auction for $87,800

    Mary Anne ButlerBy 1 Min Read

    You know how sometimes food can resemble other items? Grilled cheese with the image of the Virgin Mary or Jesus burned on it, a garden-grown gourd shaped like something it’s not. Stuff like that. But what about when a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto looks like an iconic Pokémon? Well, when that happens, you apparently auction it off for around $87,840, naturally.

    For comparison, here’s an actual Charizard card.

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    And the aforementioned ‘Cheetozard’ card.

    “Presented is a 3-inch long Flamin’ Hot Cheeto in the shape of the Pokémon Charizard, affixed to a customized Pokémon card and encapsulated in a clear card storage box,” The Goldin auction house listed. “It was initially discovered and preserved sometime between 2018-2022 by 1st & Goal Collectibles. The Cheeto surged in popularity on social media platforms in late 2024.”

    60 bids were placed on it. The winning bid was $72,000 (plus a buyer’s premium).

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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