"This unique card was created specifically for the contest. "What makes it so rare is that it was not sold, but awarded as a prize in an illustration contest through CoroCoro Comic," the item description from Weiss Auctions states. So why is this such a hot ticket item for collectors? According to Invaluable, there are only 39 of the cards in existence and only 10 are PSA-certified, meaning less than a dozen cards have been verified as authentic. An ultra-rare Pokémon card in near mint condition fetched $195,000 on auctioneer website Invaluable.Īccording to the description on the website, the item was a "Pokémon Illustrator" card from 1998, more commonly known as a "Pikachu Illustrator" card. That's right - your fifth-grade obsession may actually have fiscal value now if a recent auction of a Pokémon card is any indicator. One lucky Pokémon fan was so intent on catching 'em all they forked over nearly $200,000 for a single playing card.
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