By Rebeccah Biggar
According to CNN, Someone paid $336,000 for a rare first edition of the Charizard No. 4 Pokemon card.
Reportedly, the card drew much attention due to the fact that it’s from the game’s first English printing and had been given a perfect PSA GEM-MT 10 grading. According to the auction house, it’s one of only 121 others to be given that rating.
The sale was a part of a large trading card games auction which grossed over $3.7 million in total.
“This auction, especially the trophy-level cards, did exceptionally well,” Jesus Garcia, Heritage Auctions Trading Card Games consignment director, said in a statement.
“This sale reinforced the fact that demand for Pokémon cards continues its climb. We fully expected Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering to farewell, and they did.”
Since their introduction in the 1990s, Pokemon cards have recently made a comeback and sparked a sales outburst.
Last week, a Georgia man was sentenced to prison for using Covid-19 relief funds to purchase a Charizxard Pokemon card for $57,789.
In February of this year, Goldin Auctions sold a rare 1998 Pocket Monsters Japanese Promo Illustrator Holographic Pikachu card for $900,000. According to Goldin, this is an all-time record sale for any Pokemon card.
Source: CNN