# “We Couldn’t Believe It” – Man’s Forgotten Pokémon Collection Sells For $2 Million

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-couldnt-believe-it-mans-forgotten-pokemon-collection-sells-for-2-million/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T04:04:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/we-couldnt-believe-it-mans-forgotten-pokemon-collection-sells-for-usd2-million
- Topics: Americas

## Key points

- A forgotten Pokémon card collection sold for £1.56 million.
- It had been stored in a loft for 15 years.
- A set bought for £300 fetched £75,000.

## Summary

A man from Woking, England, discovered that the Pokémon cards he had stored in his loft for 15 years were worth a fortune, and sold the collection at auction for £1.56 million, just over $2 million. He had not realised how valuable the cards had become until a local newspaper reported that one card had sold for more than £6,000.

His son began collecting in the late 1990s, and the father joined in, partly seeing the cards as a possible investment. Among the sale’s highlights, a complete set bought for £300 sold for £75,000, while a Legendary Collection Complete Master Set fetched £100,000. Auction house Ewbanks said it was the UK’s most valuable trading card auction and could set a European record.

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