Top 10 Most Expensive Graded Pokemon Cards EVER!!
It is always a point of contention in the Trading Card world, from the biggest icons to the smallest local communities when it comes to Graded Pokemon.
Graded Pokemon cards and in fact, most Graded Training Cards in general are becoming as popular an investment as art. That tracks right?
The problem is, who dictates the value of this particular format of art? Well, we do! The collectors, the retailers, the resellers, celebrities and so on. So it got us thinking, with a lot of talk around modern Graded Pokemon cards hitting the secondary market, often before their respective sets have even released.
We wanted to take a look at the biggest Graded Pokemon sales of all time.
Some of these are eye watering, with one famous example holding an official Guiness World Record!
In this list, we'll look at the top 10 most expensive purchases from auctions, eBay and private acquisitions and would you have it, there isn't a modern card in sight.
Counting down from #10 we have the: Neo Genesis 1st Edition Lucia scoring a Pristine 10 from BGS… only .5 of a grade away from perfection! - Auctioned by PWCC with a price tag of $144,300 back in May 2021.
At #9 we have the Kangaskhan Holo Trophy Card given at the 1998 Family Event. This piece of vintage Japanese history sold on Ebay for a nice round $150,000 back in October 2020.
Another Japanese promo in at #8 is this Super Secret Battle No. 1 Trainer Card from 1999 in a PSA 10 with a price tag from Heritage Auctions of $156,000.
Our first Pikachu of the list in at #7 is the 3rd Place 1997 Bronze Trophy Pika in just a PSA 8… But still carrying a value of $300,000 at a Heritage Auction back in April 2023.
Probably the most random in the list, is the Galaxy Star Holo Test Print Blastoise scoring an 8.5 from CGC and carrying a price tag of $360,000 at a Heritage Auction in January 2021.
In at 5th place is the one, the only… It’s the most famous Fire Type Pokemon of all time. The 1st Edition Shadowless Charizard in a crispy clean PSA 10. PWCC auctioned this off for $420,000 back in March 2022.
Another Japanese Pikachu Promo in at 4th place with the No. 2 Silver Trophy Pikachu in a GEM-MT PSA 10 carrying a hefty price of $444,000 at a Goldin Auction in September 2023.
In at the #3 spot is a lovely addition to the list in the shape of this Topsun Blue/Black Charizard Promo in a PSA 10 carry a value at a Goldin auction of $493,230 back in January 2021.
The prices of the last 2 spots are eye watering… Coming in at #2 is the Gold Trophy Pikachu Japanese Promo in a PSA 9, this sold via Ebay for a whopping $3,000,000 😮 only just 2 months ago in September!
Last but not least, and probably the least surprising is of course Mr Prime himself, Logan Paul and his world record breaking Japanese Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10. This purchase would see Logan part with a toe curling $5,275,000 🫣
There we have it, some of the most expensive Pokemon cards of all time!
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