'Jaws Hit the Floor' at Auction House as Retired Decorator Sells Pokémon Cards for $2 Million
The 42-set collection included a near-mint Charizard and drew bidders from around the world, with one lot selling for £100,000.
- On Wednesday, a retired decorator from Woking sold a forgotten Pokémon collection at Surrey-based auctioneers Ewbank's for £1.56 million, marking what the house claims is the UK's most valuable trading card auction ever.
- Stored in his attic for 15 years, the anonymous collector's 42 sets remained untouched until he read a newspaper article about a single card fetching more than £6,000, prompting him to seek assessment.
- Auctioneers' jaws 'hit the floor' upon seeing the 42 mint-condition sets; the Legendary Collection Complete Master Set, featuring a near-mint Charizard, fetched £100,000 despite initial estimates of £15,000 to £20,000.
- Andrew Ewbank, who ran the sale, told the BBC the "buzz was incredible," attributing Pokémon's "booming" market to nostalgia among collectors now aged 30s and 40s with "bit of disposable income."
- Pokémon cards have surged in value as the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary, becoming a serious investment asset attracting international bidders and collectors amid rising prices and growing market demand.
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A collection of Pok mon cards forgotten in the attic for 15 years was sold at auction for about 1.86 million euros. To sell it was a decorator...
A retired decorator from Woking, England, sold for £1.56 million (about R$10.5 million in the current quote) a collection of Pokémon cards that remained stored in the attic of his house for about 15 years. The set was thrown on Wednesday by the Ewbank's auction house in Surrey, and, according to the company, established the most valuable collectible card auction ever held in the UK. The result may also represent a European record, although this …
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A British retiree sold his 90s Pokémon card collection for 1.56 million pounds at an auction. He kept them for 15 years without knowing their value and turned an investment of just 300 pounds into a fortune.
He kept cards in the attic for 15 years and had no idea their value.
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