It's the madness of Pokémon cards, between a card sold for 225,000 euros on Ebay, Michou's display record and now a card sold at auction for nearly 12,000 euros on Tuesday in Troyes.
In fact, said the organizer, a total of 85,000 euros was spent for
Pokémon
and
Magic
cards
, a record for this type of auction in France.
The seller, Maxime L., 33, has been collecting Magic and Pokémon cards since he was 11, according to information released by the Ivoire Troyes auction house.
He also plays with these cards, which today constitute a real investment throughout Europe.
“With a total of 85,000 euros for 100% of the 94 lots sold, this auction of the collection of Pokémon and Magic cards from an individual achieved the best results ever obtained in an auction in France, welcomed Ivoire. Troyes.
Charizard, the emblematic card of the Pokémon game, estimated at 2,500 / 3,000 euros, found a taker at 11,904 euros.
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One of the most profitable licenses in the world
On June 11, the first auction exclusively devoted to Pokémon cards was held in France, at the Hotel Drouot, in Paris.
The centerpiece of the sale was then another Charizard card, almost new and first edition, estimated between 10,000 and 12,000 euros, but it had been sold "only" 7,800 euros.
Twenty-five years after its appearance, the Pokémon saga created by the Japanese giant Nintendo continues to appeal to young and old and is one of the most profitable licenses in the world.
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