An ultra-rare uncut sheet of first-edition Pokémon cards is now up for auction.
The sheet itself is comprised of 99 individual Pokémon cards, including all 16 holographic versions that appeared in the collectible card game’s first set. The price of the item currently sits at $34,000 at the time of writing and is expected to climb even higher before the auction comes to a close on Feb. 24. Auctioneer Goldin notes in the description that the quality of the sheet is “good,” specifying that it has “some scuffing on the surface and general fading of the front of sheet as a whole.” While the auction of these classic cards is exciting in its own right, the fact that they are a part of an uncut sheet is remarkably rare.
The winner of the auction can look forward to acquiring a wealth of rare cards, including two shadowless Charizards. The sheet also contains two copies of Blastoise, 10 copies of Gyarados, 10 copies of Mewtwo and plenty of other treasures. Goldin also notes that the sheet includes black marker handwriting which reads, “Okay for color [and] fit 11-30-98 7:25 A.M.” with a signature. It’s currently unknown who signed the sheet but fans speculate it to be a quality assurance employee marking the cards as appropriate to sell.
The business of buying and selling Pokémon cards is one that is quickly becoming more and more lucrative. Previous auctions dedicated to a single mint copy of a holographic shadowless Charizard have pulled in over $300,000 USD alone. As the hobby has grown in official spaces, so to have efforts to scam enthusiasts out of their money. Controversial YouTuber Logan Paul was recently sold a crate of unopened first-edition Pokémon cards which all turned out to be G.I. Joe collectibles. The deal itself cost the internet personality, who insists it wasn’t staged, a staggering $3.5 million USD.
Despite launching over 20 years ago, the Pokémon: Trading Card Game is still popular among fans and collectors. The Pokémon Company recently announced that the tabletop game would be receiving a surprise expansion themed around the popular game Pokémon Go. While the set does not have a release date at the time of writing, players can expect to see cards based on several classic pocket monsters as depicted in Niantic’s mobile experience.
Source: Goldin
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