An avid Pokemon Trading Card Game fan is selling an extremely valuable and unusual collection of cards, featuring 67 one-of-a-kind cards priced at a staggering $9 million. The trading card game adaptation of the beloved monster-catching franchise has long been one of its most popular branches, going strong for more than 25 years. The Pokemon Trading Card Game has even seen a major resurgence in recent months, propelled into a frenzy thanks to popular recent sets like "Prismatic Evolutions" and "Journey Together." Now, one Pokemon fan is selling off a unique set of cards.
Pokemon's "World Championships" tournament serves as the highlight of the year for competitive players, featuring high-level matches across several games. The tournament typically features tournaments for both the newest main-series Pokemon games, as well as the trading card game. The tournament has also expanded its reach in recent years through the franchise's spinoffs, offering high-level competitive tournaments for Pokemon GO and Pokemon Unite. An avid Pokemon collector is now selling off their collection of rare World Championships promo cards.
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As reported by Dexerto, well-known Pokemon TCG collector David Persin is selling off his rare lot of Pokemon World Championship cards. The collection of 67 cards features the promotional cards given out to the champions and finalists of the Pokemon World Championships tournament, ranging from the first tournament in 2004 up to last year's event. Persin has the collection listed for a staggering price point as well, with collectors needing to pay $9 million to buy the set on eBay. The listing also includes a detailed breakdown of which cards are included from each event.
Pokemon TCG Collector Selling World Championships Set
Within the eBay listing, Persin goes on to explain more details about how he acquired the collection. He shared that he would attend each year's World Championships tournament with his wife, approaching the finalists and runner-ups and offering to buy the cards from them. Persin also details the contents of the collection and how it has grown over time, with Pokemon expanding the Championship cards to the video game winners and last year for Pokemon GO and Pokemon Unite. The seller does share that the buyer will need to fly to Las Vegas to pick up the order, not feeling comfortable shipping such an expensive collection.
The pricey Pokemon collection serves as one of the rarest sets from a game filled with coveted cards. Many Pokemon cards from the game's standard sets have garnered price tags above $1,000 USD, including the "Evolving Skies" and "Prismatic Evolutions" alternate arts of Umbreon as particular highlights. Special promo cards like the "Van Gogh Pikachu" have often fetched even higher numbers, reaching into tens and hundreds of thousands. The World Championships set is sure to be one of the most unique and valuable Pokemon collections out there.
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Original Release Date
- October 20, 1996