Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m

What happened

Daily Mirror carries the lead headline, “Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM CT.

3 other outlets picked it up — AOL.co.uk, The Times of India and LADbible. Coverage in our feed runs for 17h 12m from first to latest report.

Who’s covering it

• Daily Mirror8Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m14d
• AOL.co.uk8Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m14d
• The Times of India8Retired decorator becomes an overnight millionaire as Pokemon cards kept in attic for 15 years sell for £14d
• LADbible8Man becomes a millionaire after selling his old Pokémon cards at auction13d

Why it matters

• Pokémon. It is part of the Pokémon TCG world, one of the biggest sealed-product and graded-card markets.
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Coverage timeline

1. Oct 22, 5:10 AM CTfirst reportDaily Mirror Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m
2. Oct 22, 5:10 AM CT+momentsAOL.co.uk Decorator becomes overnight millionaire after selling old Pokémon cards collection for £1.6m
3. Oct 22, 10:20 AM CT+5h 10mThe Times of India Retired decorator becomes an overnight millionaire as Pokemon cards kept in attic for 15 years sell for £
4. Oct 22, 10:22 PM CT+17h 12mLADbible Man becomes a millionaire after selling his old Pokémon cards at auction

Topics in this story

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