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On February 7, streamer Ludwig finished a project years in the making.

“It is going to span 30 years ofPokemoncards,” he says on stream.

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“This was two years in the making,” he explains.

I want to open every Pokemon pack ever made.'

He said, ‘Cool, I’ll work on it.’

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And I sent them some money up front."

Fast forward to February 7, and Ludwig opened them all on stream as part of his Pokemon week.

What’s worse is Ludwig reckons the unopened packs as a collection were worth around $33,000.

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He claims the first pack alone “last sold for over $13,000.”

But, cards are meant to be collected and played with, not sealed and never viewed.

He went back in time, opening the newest pack first and ending on the first pack.

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If you want to get right into the pack opening, skip ahead to 14 minutes in.

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