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Teacher Quits Her Job To Become First Full-Time Pokémon GO Player


And it's starts.

Ladies and gentlemen it is 2016 and a woman has just quit her job to become the first full-time Pokémon GO player. (We reckon there are plenty of unemployed players who would dispute this - but we'll let her have it.) 

Sophie Pedraza, who has a law degree, isn't just doing it for the glory *ahem* - she has a solid plan to monetize the game.

The 26-year-old plans on catching all the Pokémon characters on various phones and then selling the accounts on eBay.

Sounds a bit dodgy, but people are already starting to make a buck in this way.

Pokémon GO fanatics are selling accounts on the auction site for anywhere between €60 and €8,500.

Sophie explained:  "I downloaded it and immediately realised there is money to be made. If you can get to a decent level you can sell it on to people on Ebay.

"I heard accounts were being sold and I looked on eBay and some accounts at level 20 and above were going for a £1,000 and level 15 bids were about £100-£200.
"If you put the time in you can get to level 15 after a day or two. I plan to buy more phones and play multiple games at one time."
How do her family feel about the... move? 
"My mum thinks I’m mad but she’s coming round to the idea. I’m going to do it for as long as it makes money.
‘It’s a big craze at the moment and there’s money to be made but if it slows down I can always go back to teaching."
We would advise teachers in Ireland not to operate on this logic. #Backonthepanel 
Megan Cassidy | Digital Team | 16:27 


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