A rare box of Pokémon cards has gone under the hammer for an eye-watering £13,000.
It includes 30 booster packs of Pokémon’s TCG. Japanese Darkness and to Light (Neo Destiny) edition.
Although the packs are sealed, they come in a tatty cardboard box which was previously opened and dates back to 2001, according to What’s The Jam.
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The item expected to sell for up to £13,000.
This is because the sealed packs could include rare cards worth thousands of pounds.
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The iconic trading card game was popular with school kids in the late nineties and early noughties.
A single pack typically sold for £2.50 at the time.
The box features the Tyranitar character, along with Japanese text.
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The bottom of the box reads: “For sale in Japan only.”
It is being sold at a trading card auction at Ewbanks, in Woking, Berkshire.
Other pricey items up for auction include a Pokémon 1st edition base set for £12,000.
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The set comes with nine character cards including rare Shadowless Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise.
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But the set includes the more popular red cheeks variant of Pikachu – one of the most coveted sets of all.
All cards come in English except the Raichu – which is in German – and the Arcanine character card, which comes in Dutch.
Another item up for auction is a 2002 first edition e-series sealed booster box, expected to rake in £12,000.
This box incudes 40 booster packs.
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The box of Pokémon TCG. Japanese Town On No Map (Aquapolis) cards is so rare it has a starting bid of £5,000.
The auction is also selling single cards with hefty price tags.
The most expensive is a Pokémon TCG. Pikachu 20th Anniversary Festa Japanese Promo 279/XY-P Card.
![A rare box of Pokémon cards, sealed but in a worn box, fetched £13,000 at auction, offering a chance for collectors to find valuable cards.](https://whatsthejam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rare-box-of-Pokemon-cards-goes-under-hammer-for-eye-watering-13000-2.jpg)
The rare card is in mint condition and set to sell for £8,500.
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