This Pokémon card was sold for $300,000, find out which one it is

An incredibly rare Pokémon card from 1997 has been sold at auction for $300,000. It is the Pikachu Trophy Trainer #3 Bronze card, which was only awarded to selected participants in an exclusive Japanese tournament.

Auctioned by Heritage Auctions, the card only has four copies certified by the PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), a company that specializes in authentication and certification of collectible items. A total of 50 bids were placed on the card before it reached its final sale price of $300,000.

There are only 4 PSA-certified copies in the world

Not only is this card one of the rarest Pokémon cards in the world, it is also one of the first promotional cards in the franchise. In a press release, Jesus Garcia, Heritage Auction's Trading Card Games Consignment Director, emphasized the card's exceptional value:

This is one of the desirable cards in the Pokémon TCG, easily a centerpiece item in any collection. It doesn't matter how many booster boxes someone had — this card wasn't in any of them. The only way to get the card was to be a trainer at the First Official Pocket Monsters Tournament in Chiba, Japan, in 1997.

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Several items sold for a total of $2.4 million

In addition to the Pikachu Trophy #3 Bronze Dresser card, several other rare Pokémon items were available, including a sealed 1st Edition Base Set Booster Box, which sold for $237,500. A printed test sheet from the 1st Edition Base Set also sold for $250,000, which is more than eight times its pre-auction estimated value.

Given the rarity of these items, it's not surprising that there was significant demand from Pokémon fans. However, the considerable amount of money that these items brought in - $2.4 million, speaks volumes about the value that the first Pokémon cards acquired!

This article has been translated from Gentside FR.

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