Woking decorator’s mint Pokémon collection valued at up to £270,000
A retired decorator from Woking has discovered that 42 Pokémon card sets he kept in his attic could sell for up to £270,000 at auction. The collection’s estimated value surprised him, and the sale highlights the strong market for rare, well-preserved trading cards.
The cards, collected from 1999 to 2009, were kept in bespoke binders and remain in mint condition. The owner says his first set cost about £300; it is now estimated at £20,000 to £40,000. Ewbank’s Auctions will offer the collection on 21 October, after previously selling three cards from another attic collection for £32,800.
- 42 Pokémon card sets could fetch £270,000.
- The cards were stored in mint condition.
- The collection goes to auction on 21 October.
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Pokémon trading cards are collectible cards featuring characters from the Pokémon games and animated series, which became a global phenomenon in the late 1990s. Many of the children who collected them have kept these cards over the decades, and there is now strong demand from collectors and investors seeking well-preserved examples from that era.
A retired decorator from Woking has discovered that his collection of 42 Pokémon card sets, carefully preserved in binders since he purchased them between 1999 and 2009, could be worth up to £270,000. One of his earliest sets, which he bought for about £300, is now estimated at £20,000 to £40,000, showing how much these items have appreciated over two decades.
The increasing valuations of vintage Pokémon collections reflect the broader market for childhood collectibles from that era, with specialist auctioneers now regularly handling such sales. These strong prices indicate significant investor and collector interest in well-preserved trading cards from the late 1990s and 2000s.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Pokémon cards found in an attic could sell for sky-high £270,000”.