Oh boy, let me tell you about this wild ride I had trying to get my hands on one of those Tiffany Pokeballs. I’m a huge Pokemon fan, and when I heard that Tiffany & Co. was teaming up with the Pokemon Company to release a limited-edition collection, I knew I had to have a piece of it.
First off, tracking down information about this collection was a quest in itself. I started with some internet searching, which gave me the basic details.
- There are apparently nine jewelry designs featuring six Pokemon: Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Jigglypuff, Cubone, and another one I couldn’t immediately recall.
- The prices? Astronomical. We’re talking $1,290 for the smaller silver pendants, and up to a whopping $29,000 for some larger pieces, likely the gold Pikachu ones.
The real kicker was that this collection was designed by some artist named Daniel Arsham, and it was being sold exclusively through Tiffany’s channels, but only for a limited time. And guess what? This thing wasn’t even available yet, but they’re set to launch on November 29, 2023.
So, I called up a couple of Tiffany stores, pretending to be some rich guy interested in buying the whole set. The staff were super polite, but they were also pretty tight-lipped about the details. I managed to squeeze out that the pendants came in these fancy Tiffany Blue-colored Poke Balls, which I thought was a cool touch. But when I asked about getting a discount for buying in bulk, they just chuckled and said the prices were fixed.
Undeterred, I decided to change my approach. I dug around online forums and fan sites, hoping to find someone who had inside information or maybe even a leaked photo of the collection. After hours of searching, I finally hit the jackpot. A user on a collector’s forum posted a blurry picture of what they claimed was the gold Pikachu pendant. It looked amazing, all shiny and detailed, nestled inside that iconic blue Poke Ball.
At that point, I was pretty much obsessed. I spent the next few days refreshing Tiffany’s website, hoping for an early release or at least some official images. I even set up a Google Alert for “Tiffany Pokemon,” but that just resulted in a lot of unrelated news about Pokemon Go and Tiffany Haddish.
Finally, the day arrived when the collection went live on Tiffany’s website. The pictures were stunning. The gold Pikachu was even more impressive in the high-resolution images. There was also a silver version with diamond accents, which looked pretty cool too. I debated for a while, but in the end, I just couldn’t justify spending that much money on a necklace, no matter how much I loved Pokemon.
My Final Thoughts
So, I ended up not buying anything from the Tiffany Pokemon collection. It was a fun chase, but ultimately, it just wasn’t in the cards for me. I’m still a bit bummed that I couldn’t get my hands on one of those Poke Balls, but I guess some things are just meant to be admired from afar. It’s a wild world out there for collectors, and this was just one of those crazy adventures that reminds you how much people love these little pocket monsters.
