Pokémon trading cards have steadily risen in value over the past few years, aided in no small measure by the fact that the franchise as a whole seems to be growing in popularity all the time. Those individuals who got into the TCG "back in the day" are now of the age that they have a little more disposable income, and as a result, the value of sealed packs has ballooned of late.
If you need hard evidence of this fact, consider this: a sealed first edition base set booster box from 1999 has just changed hands for a whopping $360,000. The exchange took place at the Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comic Art Auction, an ongoing event which ends on November 21st. The winner was Thomas Fish, president of Blowoutcards.com. He also won a Pokémon Demo Game Sealed Booster Pack from 1998 for $22,800.
Due to its small product run, the Pokémon First Edition Base Set is seen by many as the absolute zenith of TCG collecting; the previous record for this set was $198,000, and was only hit in September this year.
Heritage Auctions Assistant Comics & Comic Art Operations Supervisor Jesus Garcia had this to say:
This set is the pinnacle for all Pokémon collectors, and the back-to-back record-breaking sales show that. This set comes from a very low print run, and to find one that is still sealed and in such great condition explains why the demand for it was so intense.
According to Heritage Auctions, bidding was "exceptionally aggressive", and online bid surpassed the previous world record before the auction had even opened.
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Stuff like this won't last, so if you have some sealed old packs or decks try to get on top of this.
That's how Ash looks without the filters the anime uses to keep him looking young.
A pile of cards for $ 360,000 ?! 🤯
It just only a card made by humans from planet Earth, not made by aliens from million light years planet. 🤪
Oh my gosh... 🤣
This is crazy in a bad way and obscene.
I hope they open them.
I don't like collectors who dont actually use the games they buy and keep them in sealed packets as to me that is an insult to the game developers and programmers who worked so hard to create the product. Yes, I know you can buy two, but that is just silly in my mind that some people have too mush random cash hanging around
@Anti-Matter To be fair, money is also just paper made by humans on Earth, like for like.
@Emob yes it will last, good chance that the price would be double of this by next year.
@Anti-Matter If you lived far enough away from Earth and were capable of seeing it it's possible that you could see this booster box come off the assembly line as this story was published. Unfortunately our stupid flesh bodies can't enjoy the benefits of temporal relativity, so we have to pay an arse-load of cash to capture that nostalgia. #peaceamongworlds
Just came in to say that's the most disturbing depiction of Ash I've laid eyes on.
@Octorok385 "Unfortunately our stupid flesh bodies can't enjoy the benefits of temporal relativity"
Not with that attitude, come on Elon Musk, give us our light-speed time-bending powers already!
The image is perfect
@Bunkerneath I agree. Collecting solely for the sake of ownership without using or appreciating the item is unhealthy, leading down the path to hoarding.
If only i could turn back time.
It's not like they're making more 1st edition base set boxes. Eventually there won't be any left.
@Bizaster I think thats the holy pokemon
@Anti-Matter
Well this game cards came out like 20+ years ago and some of the people may have died..... so if you squint your eyes just a bit, the angels look like aliens....
I still have many first edition cards. Unfortunately not all in mint condition but I have a good few. It's my future investment 😁.
The people here that genuinely don't understand and think they know everything about this is absolutely hilarious
Owning a pallet of these cards is more worth then Pokemon company shares
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