A caring mother set up a valuable investment for her child 25 years ago. She didn’t just open an account or invest in the stock market; she started collecting Pokémon cards.
What kind of collection is this? A mother began collecting the very first 151 Pokémon in different variants as cards 25 years ago. On Reddit, the mother’s child proudly displays the collection, which consists not only of the standard variants but also cards that were only distributed for the first Pokémon movie or dark versions of the first 151 Pokémon.
The pictures of the collection folder show, for example, 3 different Charizards and 4 Raichus:
However, the cards were not meant for playing, but only for collecting. As the child recounts, the mother didn’t even let him touch the cards, and he would still hate her for it. But actually, he should worship her for it when we look at the value of the collection.
Pokémon card collection is worth a fortune
What is the value of the cards today? Among the cards, there are some copies that have a promo stamp. They may not be worth as much as the most expensive cards from the trading card game, but some copies can still be sold for a five-figure amount.
If we assume that all the cards are Grade 10 (in perfect condition), the following prices for some of the most expensive cards would result according to Price Charting:
- Charizard (Base Set, Unlimited) Holo: approx. 15,450 Euros
- Charizard (Base Set 2) Holo: approx. 10,270 Euros
- Blastoise Charizard (Gym Challenge) Holo: approx. 3,000 Euros
This would result in a total value of approx. 60,500 €. However, it should be mentioned that the value drops drastically if it is not a Grade 10 but a Grade 9. For example, a Charizard drops from around 15,000 Euros to just 770 Euros.
Since the cards are not completely sealed, it is even possible that they are not rated at the very highest rank regarding their received quality.
But either way, the child can tell a good profit with the cards. Back then, booster packs with the cards shown here cost between 8 and 10 DM, or about 4 to 5 Euros.
One of the rarest cards is a unique Pikachu that changed hands for several million Euros. However, the buyer wanted to get rid of it: Controversial YouTuber pays over 4.4 million Euros for a Pokémon card, wears it as a necklace, wants to sell it again
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