It’s going for B.I.G. bucks now.
The limited-edition MetroCards launched to commemorate Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday are actually being re-sold on eBay for almost $5,000.
Final weekend, followers of the late Brooklyn rapper stood in line for hours to get their palms on a few of the 50,000 MetroCards launched to the general public.
By Wednesday, a number of appeared on eBay with one intrepid vendor auctioning one off for nearly $5,000, according to Curbed.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, often known as Infamous B.I.G, was extensively thought-about the best rapper of all time till he was killed by 4 gunshot wounds on March 9, 1997, throughout a drive-by capturing in Los Angeles.
In accordance with Twitter, followers lined up for hours in three Mattress-Stuy subway stations simply to get their palms on the cardboard.
Followers who nonetheless need to get their palms on the restricted version card, can discover a number of playing cards on eBay starting at an attainable $55 for a scratched card and a laminated option beginning at $75.
With the intention to get the cardboard, MTA officers required that potential patrons buy a two-fare minimal, which a number of sellers used to their benefit when promoting.
The card currently going for $4,899 has been billed as a “brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged merchandise” and can have expedited delivery, based on the eBay vendor.
This isn’t the primary time the Huge Apple has launched restricted version playing cards.
In April 2018, the MTA released 250,000 limited edition David Bowie cards that featured 5 completely different photographs from all completely different eras of the late glam rock icon.
The streetwear model Supreme additionally released its own MetroCard in 2017 that had folks ready in line on the SoHo retailer for over an hour simply so they may get their palms on one.
