Bidder pays $900,000 for rare Pokémon card only released in Japan

Thursday, March 3, 2022
What would you pay for a vintage Pokémon card? Hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars?

How about $900,000?
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That's what one collector shelled out to get their hands on the rare card.

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Talk about a super fan.

The "illustrator" holographic Pikachu card was created in 1998 and was only released in Japan.
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There were more than 30 other offers, but an unknown bidder won out in the end, shattering the former record, and making it the highest-priced Pokémon card ever sold.




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