During the Comics & Comic Art Auction held on September 10, 2020, the rare First Edition Pokemon Base Set booster box fetched a ridiculous $198,000 USD when the dust settled
In our studio, we have witnessed firsthand how card grading, scarcity, and historical context drive market prices for collectors in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, and the UK
Leading the set is a Charizard 4/102 Holo graded CGC 9, with 8.5 centering, 9 surface, 9.5 corners and 9 edges (lot 1978)
They're occasionally found in standard Base Set booster boxes - so if you have one you'll have to weigh up whether to gamble on the chance discovery of one of the black triangle booster packs, or whether it's best to leave the box unopened for its pristine value
2002 First Edition Red-Eyes Blue Dragon: $10,600 Game of Thrones might have made dragons cool again, but Yu-Gi-Oh!'s been making them powerful and frightening since the early 2000s
From January 2021 onwards, it was the most expensive Pokmon card to ever be sold at auction, with a PSA 9 Mint condition card selling for a whopping $233,000 (167,600)
