Pokemon fan sells childhood card collection for $24 before making a stunning u-turn to save one ultra-rare card worth up to $3,250
Apr. 4, 2024Gold Star Espeon is no joke
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A Pokemon fan who sold a rare card for a fraction of its value was able to recoup it after collectors informed him it was potentially worth thousands of dollars.
In a TikTok earlier this week, user LeighCeezy took their childhood collection of Pokemon TCG cards to a local store in an attempt to earn some money. They walked away with around $24 and seemed pretty pleased with their haul—until commenters under the video told them that one of their cards was worth substantially more than that by itself.
Having been made aware of the potential value of his card, LeighCeezy returned to the store, who gave him back the card, as documented in a follow-up video. In that video, he says that the Espeon was purchased for just $1.50 as part of that initial $24 sale. It’s almost hard to state how much of an undervaluation that was, but a quick look oneBaysuggests that in the past three months, 12 versions of the card have been sold at prices ranging from $830 all the way up to $3,250. That variation seems to hinge on the quality of the card and the intensity of the bidding war on each listing, but suffice to say that LeighCeezy was underpaid on his Espeon by anything from 55,000% to around 216,000%.
The card doesn’t seem to have been resold yet, but thankfully, this particular story seems to be on course for a happy ending. If nothing else, it’s a helpful reminder to check the value of your collectible belongings before selling them - back in February,a rare NES copy of Zelda was listed on eBay for around $20,000 before going for more than ten times thatafter collectors told the seller its true value.
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