Rare Pokémon card sold for 800,000 euros

The value of Pokémon cards continues to increase. This Pokémon card yielded more than 800,000 euros. Bizarre!

Back in school you traded the Pokémon cards like an innocent child. Undoubtedly a rare card. Having no idea it would be worth more than half a million euros for 20 years. Yet it is so. The Pokémon trade is very hot. The cards are being sold for bizarre amounts.

Recently, a 1998 Pikachu card was sold in Australia. It yielded 1.2 million Australian dollars. Converted more than 800,000 euros. Last year a comparable card was sold for about 300,000 euros. It shows that the value of these rare cards is still increasing. The buyer will also see it as an investment. Hoping to sell the card again in a while for even more money.

The Pikachu card was in excellent condition. It is known that only 40 of this type are still in circulation. The card was sold at an auction. There appeared to be enormous interest and various parties involved made a lot of bids against each other, resulting in a huge amount. The Pokémon card craze is far from over! (via Gizmodo)