Pokémon fans terrified over an extraordinary Black Label Mew card sale

You’ve heard it before: Pokémon cards are hot, and the people willing to buy them have deep pockets. By now, headlines about Pokémon cards that sell for six figures blend into one another. Rather than feel awed, most of us just assume Pokémon is a bubble that is bound to burst. What’s happened with the sale of a recent Mew Pokémon card, however, is not quite the same story. This is a money exchange that’s left even diehard Pokémon fans feeling bewildered about why the Mew card fetched such a high price — and what it might mean for the future of a hobby.