Pokémon was an essential part of many people’s childhoods and those that remember where their cards are could be looking at a sweet payday if they decide to sell them.
But like any other collector’s item, the market price can change from time to time – so you need to get it right to land a big win at auction.
Unfortunately, one woman only realised she’d made a costly error with her sale after she appeared on the US version of Antiques Roadshow.
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Her collection of 150 cards featured some pretty impressive ones – including two Mewtwos and a rare Charizard card, which collectors said was the “centrepiece of the collection”.
(Image: YouTube/Antiques Roadshow PBS)
The card was ‘shadowless’, which means it doesn’t have the raised shadow patterns around the picture on the card – increasing its value.
Charizard would bring in about $2,000 to $3,000 (£1.6k – £2.4k) on the market just by itself but the ‘market blossomed through the pandemic’ and if she had she tried to sell the card a year ago she’d have been looking at getting a price of $5,000 to $8,000 (£4k -£6.4k).
But if that wasn’t bad enough, she was told that if she’d sold the Charizard between November 2020 to April 2021 when the market was at an all-time high, she could have made up to $15,000 (£12k).
The auctioneer expected that people would be bidding between $5,000 and $10,000 (£4k – £8k) to get their hands on the rare find.
(Image: Wizards of the Coast)
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Collectors could make hundreds of thousands on some of the world’s most extremely rare cards, according to previous reports.
The rarest card currently on the market that Brit’s should look out for is the ‘Japanese Old Back Pokemon Trophy Card NO.2 Neo Spring Battle PSA Mint 9 Pikachu’ which is thought to be worth £1.3m.
The second most valuable is the ‘PSA 10 Trophy Kangaskhan Parent & Child Tournament 1998′ which is worth a sizeable £395,000.
The next best is the ‘Machamp 1st Edition Base Set Holographic Pokemon Card PSA Unconfirmed’ which is worth a more modest £30,000.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
