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A Pokémon card collector who bought an £18,000 set of cards from a Surrey auction said he "had to make his eight-year-old self happy", and that he would have been willing to spend more. More here: https://bbc.in/4zUK6vj
What happened
Facebook carries the lead headline, “A Pokémon card collector who bought an £18,000 set of cards from a Surrey auction said he "had to make his eight-year-old self happy", and that he would have been willing to spend more. More here: https://bbc.in/4zUK6vj”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 23, 2026 at 8:10 AM CT.
Only one outlet in the Insider.Cards feed has reported this so far; this page updates automatically if more outlets, auction houses or creators follow.
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Why it matters
- The Block. Auction results are real-money price discovery; collectors and dealers re-check comps for similar cards after notable sales and consignment announcements.
- Pokémon. It is part of the Pokémon TCG world, one of the biggest sealed-product and graded-card markets.
- Pokémon. The Pokémon Trading Card Game: set reveals, chase cards, sealed product and the graded market. All Pokémon coverage →
