A Piece of Cheeto is Selling For More Than $5000 Because it Looks Like a Charizard

A Piece of Cheeto is Selling For More Than $5000 Because it Looks Like a Charizard
Cheetozard. Source: Twitter/Nintendeal
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Key points
  1. A piece of Cheeto that looks like a Charizard is currently going for more than $5000 dollars at auction.
  2. The “Cheetozard” was first discovered and preserved between 2018-2022.
  3. Charizard is a very popular Pokémon character that was first featured on the box art of Pokémon Red.

Dubbed as the “Cheetozard”, this piece of Cheeto from a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos pack is already at $5750 over at Goldin auctions. According to the listing, the Cheeto was initially discovered around 2018-2022.

1st & Goal Collectibles, a sports cards and memorabilia store, were the first ones to get their hands on it. 1st & Goal first put the “Cheetozard” in auction on November 25, 2024. However, it seems that the Cheeto piece has found its way to the hands of someone over at Goldin in which it is currently being auctioned.

Cheetozard. Source: Twitter/Nintendeal
Cheetozard. Source: Twitter/Nintendeal

The “Cheetozard” is a Cheeto piece that looks like the side profile of Charizard, a very popular Pokémon. Looking at it, the Cheeto is also enclosed in a clear card storage box with a rectangular card border that says “Cheetozard”. The piece of Cheeto also seems to be glued to a black cardboard. The bidding ends on March 2, 2025.

Charizard is an iconic character from the Pokémon franchise. It is one of the very first mascots of the game. The Pokémon appeared on the box art for Pokémon Red, which is one of the games that started the franchise together with Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow. This listing also happened a few days before the upcoming Pokémon Day presentation which is on February 27.

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