Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5m
Summary
A retired man from Woking sold a collection of Pokémon cards at auction for £1.56 million, making him a millionaire. The cards were kept in an attic for 15 years and were sold at Ewbank's auction house, which said it was the most valuable trading card auction in the UK.Key Facts
- The man did not know the cards were valuable until he read about a card selling for over £6,000.
- He had collected 42 complete sets of Pokémon cards, all in mint condition and still sealed.
- The collection was auctioned at Ewbank's in Surrey and attracted buyers from around the world.
- One set bought for £300 sold for £75,000 at the auction.
- The top sale was a Legendary Collection Complete Master Set, including a Charizard card, which sold for £100,000.
- Ewbank's said it was their most successful auction in over 30 years.
- The auction total surpassed the previous UK record of £872,000 set earlier in October.
- The man’s son originally collected and swapped the cards in the late 1990s before losing interest.
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