A rare Pokémon card from 1997 has just sold for $300,000 at auction. This card is none other than the Pikachu Trophy #3 Bronze Trainer card. All collectors know it because there are less than 100 copies in the world.
Pokemon cards prized by collectors usually trade for a few tens or even hundreds of dollars. However, some cards are so rare these days that they sell for astronomical prices. In 2020, a Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $230,000. It’s already a huge sum, but another even rarer card has just been sold for even more money. It is the Pikachu Trophy #3 Bronze Trainer card that went for $300,000 at auction.
At $300,000, this Trainer card is far from the most expensive Pokémon card in the world. It’s not even in the Top 5 most expensive cards. The first place on the podium is occupied by mint condition Pikachu Illustration PSA 10 card sold for over $5 million. This was purchased by popular American YouTuber Logan Paul, a year after he acquired a 1999 Charizard card he estimated to be worth a million dollars.
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This Pikachu Trophy #3 Bronze Trainer card is in near mint condition
The Pikachu Trophy #3 Bronze Trainer card sold by the auction house Heritage Auctions is not a card like the others. It is indeed impossible to get it by opening “boosters”, sealed card sleeves. The Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), which verifies the identity and condition of rare cards, has also specified that there are less than 100 copies worldwide.
In fact, this Pikachu Trainer card was dealt to the third place winners of the first official Pokémon tournament in Chiba, Japan in 1997. This explains why these cards are so rare these days. Jesus Garcia who is Heritage Auctions’ Collectible Card Games Consignment Manager stated that ” it is an extraordinarily rare card that is now the centerpiece of the winning bidder’s collection “. This card is all the more rare as it is rated NM-MT 8, that is to say that it is in almost perfect condition.
Finally, collectors who missed the auction may have a chance to get it back. However, you have to be ready to spend at least $450,000. In any case, this is what Heritage Auctions announced on its site. However, he also clarified that the owner has not yet confirmed his desire to resell the card.
Source : my city
