Retired Decorator Becomes Millionaire After Pokémon Card Auction
A collection of rare Pokémon cards, stored for 15 years, fetched over £1.5 million at a Surrey auction.
A retired decorator from Woking has become a millionaire after a collection of Pokémon cards he stored in his attic for 15 years sold for £1.56 million at auction. The sale took place at Ewbank's auction house in Surrey, which described it as the UK's most valuable trading card auction to date.
The seller reportedly discovered the potential value of his cards after reading a newspaper article about a single card selling for more than £6,000. Following this realization, he decided to have his collection appraised and subsequently auctioned.
Details regarding the specific condition and rarity of the cards, as well as the individual prices achieved by the most valuable items within the collection, were highlighted by the auction house and featured in BBC News reporting.