Retired Brit becomes millionaire thanks to Pokémon cards in attic
A retired British man discovered that a collection of Pokémon cards he stored in his attic for decades is now worth over a million pounds. After seeing a news report about card values, he put his forty-two complete sets up for auction, where one set alone sold for 75,000 pounds.
A retired man from Woking in the United Kingdom has become a millionaire after discovering that a collection of Pokémon cards he kept in his attic was highly valuable. The cards were originally collected in the late nineties for his son, who traded them at school. After his son lost interest, the man carefully stored forty-two complete sets in folders, viewing them as a potential long-term investment. He decided to sell the collection after reading a local news report about the high market value of similar cards.
Some of the items remained in pristine condition, leading to an incredibly successful auction at Ewbank's auction house. One specific set, which the man had originally purchased for 300 pounds, sold for 75,000 pounds. This event was officially recognized by the auction house as the most expensive sale of collectible trading cards ever recorded in the United Kingdom, turning the anonymous retiree's attic discovery into a significant financial windfall.
Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
