The wide world of cards The world of trading cards is no longer just about the popular Panini images of athletes. Nowadays, cards of anime and cartoons can also have a higher value than a sports car or a luxury villa. At auctions, they fetch enormous sums of money, especially the trading cards of "Pokémon", "Yu-Gi-Oh" or "Magic - The Gathering".
More than 26 years ago, collectors started buying and selling their cards on eBay. On 25 February, collector Tomoya Ohno started the auction for the trading card "Pikachu Illustrator", on which the Pokémon mascot is depicted as an artist. The starting bid was a proud $480,000 (453,110.40 euros). In the end, however, the rare card was sold for an incredible 5.3 million dollars (just under 5 million euros). This makes it the most expensive Pokémon card of all time.
The trading card is one of the rarest items on the market. In 1997 and 1998, only 41 copies were released, which served as a prize for the winners of a Pokémon drawing competition in 1998.
Maybe you are the proud owner of a rare collectible. How can you find out the value? Probably the easiest method is to compare prices. TESORA can help you with this. There you can deposit your card collection and get daily updated prices. The condition of the card also plays a decisive role in estimating its value.
In general, items from past decades are in high demand again. These include comic books (preferably still sealed), vintage clothing, old records and books. These may now have a much higher value than when you bought them. Maybe there is also such a treasure hidden in your cupboard or cellar. Collectible figures made from surprise eggs are still in particularly high demand. They can fetch up to 12,000 euros on the market.
