highest ever sales of pokemon cards

[jameskray]

i was wondering with the number one just being broken whats the top 10 highest selling cards

so

1. scotts pikachu illustrator at $54.970

whast the other 9 if someone could help out with course links (proof) if not maybe the highest selling you have seen with links and we can come up with a list of the top selling pokemon cards

hears the one i can see on ebay but course i feel like i am way out

www.ebay.com/itm/1st-Edition-Shadowless-Charizard-4-102-PSA-9-Mint-Pokemon-Card-/332007861802?hash=item4d4d35ee2a:g:1wUAAOSwgZ1XuL2p only US $1,825.00

[poketrade]

Here, $12k

www.ebay.com/itm/PSA-10-GEM-MINT-1st-Edition-Shadowless-CHARIZARD-Pokemon-1st-Base-Set-4-102-/112139115163?hash=item1a1c031a9b:g:360AAOSwYIxX3Jy-

(not sure if sold for that price)

$8.8k for another 10 here:
www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Pokemon-Game-1st-Edition-Holo-Charizard-4-PSA-10-GEM-MINT-PWCC-/351844881326?hash=item51eb96d3ae:g:kz4AAOSwmfhX3tSX

[jameskray]

nice so we have 1 and 2 spots so far

[limeh]

I might make a youtube video of the top 10 when this list is finished unless someone has a problem with me doing that

Funny how smpratte owns both 1st and 2nd spots LOL What a god!

[jameskray]

so…

so far

1 and 2 pikachu illustrator at $54.970 and $50.000
3 2004 no 1 Trainer: $14,000
4 shadowless zard psa 10 and $11,999
so if the set was sold togther for $24,000 be $8000 on each pika trophy

[jameskray]

so thats 7 last 3

maybe make a top 15 or something as having 3 pika trophies seems kind of borrowing won’t be much variety

[pokemonrevolution]

@poketrade

Here, $12k

www.ebay.com/itm/PSA-10-GEM-MINT-1st-Edition-Shadowless-CHARIZARD-Pokemon-1st-Base-Set-4-102-/112139115163?hash=item1a1c031a9b:g:360AAOSwYIxX3Jy-

(not sure if sold for that price)

$8.8k for another 10 here:
www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Pokemon-Game-1st-Edition-Holo-Charizard-4-PSA-10-GEM-MINT-PWCC-/351844881326?hash=item51eb96d3ae:g:kz4AAOSwmfhX3tSX

Can confirm the 12k Charizard

[cullers]

@jameskray you can’t break up sets and divide the price between the three, that would be like taking a base set that sells for $200 and saying charizard is worth less than $2. It’s a set of cards being sold as a set. The list is going to be ‘boring’ if you’re going with pure numbers the only cards that demand high prices are Trophy cards/illustrator/snap cards, Charizard 1st ed, and the Pr Raichu. That is the top 10. As for the specific order I don’t know, but those are the only cards that demand $8,000+ in price.

[smpratte]

@cullers Exactly!

Also, in relation to the general discussion, a lot of the high end cards have not recently sold publicly and/or graded. I am not referring to yahoo japan, or any other private Japanese sites that are the textbook definition of restricted markets. There is a lot of potential value that cannot be properly determined. I could speculate from my experience with the higher end items, but it would nonetheless be speculation.

[charchu]

Didn’t pokesyn buy his no rarity zard for 10k?

[omahanime]

@buckna

@charchu

Didn’t pokesyn buy his no rarity zard for 10k?

Was it 10k usd or 10k dollanz

I thought it was 10k Dong

[shizzlemetimbers]

@KingPokemon

@smpratte

Solid topic, but difficult to provide evidence for high end sales as most are private.

Here is the other illustrator card I sold for 50k. Again, the funds for items above 5 figures are typically wired privately.

A few other notable high end sales:

2004 no 1 Trainer: $14,000
Snap Pikachu: £11,000
Prerelease Raichu: $10,500
1st Edition Base Set Box: $10,000
@KingPokemon BGS 10 1st Edition Base Charizard was 5 figures as well, don’t remember the exact quote.

If you want to include trophy card sets, the 1997 Pikachu trophy set went for around $24,000 in the year 2000. That was the only known or verified time a complete set of the 1997 pikas sold together in one listing.

I won the BGS 10 1st Base Charizard on eBay for $10,800.00 last year. Soon after I was offered 18,000.00 privately and passed. I posted a pic of the eBay page with the offer which was made on eBay somewhere here on efour. Earlier this month Rick Harrison offered me 30,000.00 and with some trepidation…passed again:(

[oldskoolpokemon]

@KingPokemon

@smpratte

Solid topic, but difficult to provide evidence for high end sales as most are private.

Here is the other illustrator card I sold for 50k. Again, the funds for items above 5 figures are typically wired privately.

A few other notable high end sales:

2004 no 1 Trainer: $14,000
Snap Pikachu: £11,000
Prerelease Raichu: $10,500
1st Edition Base Set Box: $10,000
@KingPokemon BGS 10 1st Edition Base Charizard was 5 figures as well, don’t remember the exact quote.

If you want to include trophy card sets, the 1997 Pikachu trophy set went for around $24,000 in the year 2000. That was the only known or verified time a complete set of the 1997 pikas sold together in one listing.

I won the BGS 10 1st Base Charizard on eBay for $10,800.00 last year. Soon after I was offered 18,000.00 privately and passed. I posted a pic of the eBay page with the offer which was made on eBay somewhere here on efour. Earlier this month Rick Harrison offered me 30,000.00 and with some trepidation…passed again:(

You gonna be on the next episode of Pawn Stars Gary???

[smpratte]

@anon83099482

Another thing to remember with this, is that a lot of cards would make the list but just have had no recent sales documented.
For example if a 008/P Tropical Wind came on the market it’s not unreasonable to think it would hit five figures.

Exactly! Most high end trophy cards rarely if ever hit the actual open market, especially graded.

[Taigataipan]

@smpratte

@anon83099482

Another thing to remember with this, is that a lot of cards would make the list but just have had no recent sales documented.
For example if a 008/P Tropical Wind came on the market it’s not unreasonable to think it would hit five figures.

Exactly! Most high end trophy cards rarely if ever hit the actual open market, especially graded.

So what’s the rough number how many of these were given out? Lately I’ve seen this card mentioned frequently here but almost no one seems to have it ( except the copy you’ve showcased on youtube ).

[smpratte]

@Taigataipan

@smpratte

Exactly! Most high end trophy cards rarely if ever hit the actual open market, especially graded.

So what’s the rough number how many of these were given out? Lately I’ve seen this card mentioned frequently here but almost no one seems to have it ( except the copy you’ve showcased on youtube ).

I spoke with a couple contestants and there were 12 japanese players at the 2001 tournament. I also spoke with one of the japanese contestants and they don’t want to sell.

I have noticed that more people want the japanese copy since it is a “P” promotional card. Media Factory achieved professional troll level with that card.

[KingPokemon]

@shizzlemetimbers

@KingPokemon

I won the BGS 10 1st Base Charizard on eBay for $10,800.00 last year. Soon after I was offered 18,000.00 privately and passed. I posted a pic of the eBay page with the offer which was made on eBay somewhere here on efour. Earlier this month Rick Harrison offered me 30,000.00 and with some trepidation…passed again:(

He’s my neighbor but we’ve bought sold traded before.

[jameskray]

amazing discussion and agree after hearing the points on not braking the sets up so maybe go with highest paid in a single go

[KingPokemon]

@anon83099482

@KingPokemon

He’s my neighbor but we’ve bought sold traded before.

Should have known the two biggest merch dealers in Vegas were buddies.
I’m imagining your houses both sharing a giant underground storage unit/bomb shelter.

Lol Dan. Actually, his bunker is much bigger than mine

[majomaal]

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