A man from the UK has recently discovered that his old Pokemon card collection is worth an eye watering £35,000.
Nigel never even liked pokemon!
His mother gave him the cards back in 1999, after he stopped his little 7 year old brother getting swindled for his best cards. He didn’t even like pokemon, but he took the reward anyways and I bet he’s glad he did now!
Nigel Brookes, the lucky collection owner, was totally unaware until recently of how much the collection was worth. He’d been sitting on it for 21 years.
Nigel, who has three children of his own now, said: “Jeremy [his younger brother] ran into the house showing off this new Pokémon card he had traded with the kids on the street.
“I knew straight away that what these kids had done is told Jeremy their cards were better and traded them with him for his cards, which were really rare.
He continued: “I was disappointed at the time because the collection was one of my birthday presents so to me it was waste of a present.
“Little did I know they would be worth £35,000 now, we have kept them in the family for over 20 years and now they’re going up for sale for a collector who will take care of them.
“There are 103 cards in total, they are all in pristine condition and were bought direct from creators ‘Wizards Of The Coast’ in the US, and are all first edition.
“My daughter Layla loves Pokémon and did try to buy them all of me for £6 – unfortunately that won’t cut it, and I’m sure she’ll appreciate why I said no in the future!”
The collection is said to be auctioned off soon, with people all across the globe already interested. It’s expected to bring anywhere from £20k-£35k upwards. It’s been dubbed a holy grail of pokemon collections, as it’s a very rare yet very sought after piece of pokemon history.
Richard Winterton, who is set to be the lucky auctioneer at Lichfield Auction Centre, said: “The collection is estimated to fetch in the region of at least £25,000 and £35,000 and is viewed as something of a Holy Grail for serious Pokémon aficionados all over the world.”
Nigel, is obviously very happy with the expected sale price, however he said: “It was a difficult decision to part ways because I’m sure in 20 years they’ll be worth double.
“My kids are growing up and I want to be able to give them a really special childhood. With this money we can really set ourselves up for the future.”
“It is also scary having this collection. If there was a flood, they got damaged, lost, or ruined in some way, they wouldn’t be worth anything.
“Now I think it’s time to get our money’s worth and enjoy ourselves.”
