BRITISH TEACHER QUITS HER JOB TO JOIN THE POKEMON GO CRAZE

A TEACHER has quit her job to become Britain’s first full-time Pokemon Go player.

Sophia Pedraza, 26, plans to cash in on the craze by pounding the streets to collect virtual characters and then sell her accounts on eBay.

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Sophia Pedraza plans to collect virtual characters on multiple phones and then sell her accounts on eBay

The auction site has accounts for sale ranging in price from £50 to several thousand for those with rare characters and loads of combat power points.
One bidding war recently stopped at £7,300.
Sophia, from High Barnet, north London, earns up to £2,000 a month giving private lessons to kids in maths, English and music.
She’s also got a law degree.
But after downloading the Pokemon mobile phone app two weeks ago she’s become obsessed and thinks she can make a living out of it.

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She already earns up to £2,000 a month giving private lessons to kids in maths, English and music

Kevin Dunnett

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However, after downloading the Pokemon mobile phone app two weeks ago she’s become obsessed