Twitch Streamer Wesbtw ruined a card on stream when one of his viewers paid him to bend the pack before opening it. Typically the offer helps him offset the cost of packing, but it tragically backfired when he revealed that the bent pack contained a card that would’ve otherwise been worth more than $200.
The popularity of classic Pokemon cards has surged in recent months, urging streamers to open card packs live on Twitch. People are spending huge amounts of money in the chase for rare Pokemon cards, whether for their own collection or to sell. For some, however, the cost of cards is too high. That’s where streamers come in, offering viewers the chance to vicariously experience the buzz of packing without the pricy buy-in.
Wesbtw is one such streamer, with over 29,000 followers and a $50 donation incentive to bend the pack before opening it. Around three hours into the stream, a viewer paid for him to bend a Pokemon Sword and Shield Vivid Voltage pack. The discomfort was apparent on his face as he went through the bent pack, but there wasn’t much to mourn– until he saw the last card, a rainbow-themed VMax version of Pikachu.
Note that the following clip has some offensive language.
An undamaged version of the card is worth a little over $200– a far cry from the $220,000 Charizard card bought by Logic, but still nothing to scoff at. “Oh my God, it actually f***ing happened,” cried Wesbtw, throwing the card on the desk and burying his head in his hands before falling out of his chair in front of thousands of viewers.
Unfortunately for Wesbtw, the card being permanently damaged will significantly drop its value. Despite his visible disgust, bending the pack for $50 is typically in his favor, since the value of the cards almost never offset the price of the pack. While $250 is small potatoes in comparison to the most expensive Pokemon cards ever sold, the thrill and consequent despair of opening such a card only to see it bent is a tragic thing to watch on Wesbtw’s face in real time.
Feeling bad for the streamer’s misfortune, viewers gifted him a generous 50 subs in an attempt to brighten his mood. Unfortunately, yet unsurprisingly, it did little to soothe Wesbtw. At the very least, this incident offers a cogent, tragic, and hilarious reminder of the dangers of packing cards, and an important lesson on Murphy’s law, whether it comes from bending or the hands of a card-hungry dog.
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