The most valuable trading cards including Pokemon and Star Wars – do you have one worth £4.32million?
The most valuable trading cards including Pokemon and Star Wars – do you have one worth £4.32million?
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If you – or your kids – have a pile of trading cards lying around the house, you could be sitting on a goldmine. Whether it’s your child’s obsession with Pokémon cards or some old Star Wars cards you’ve got in the loft, there are cards out there that are worth a small fortune.
![[Card expert Harry Reynolds, founder of the London Card show, https://ace.media/lookbooks/OpQv/preview?redirect=%2Fdashboard%2Flookbooks]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LCS_Headshots_01jpg-JS965787756.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
Trading card expert Harry Reynolds, the founder of The London Card Show, told The Sun: “Many people are sitting on hidden treasures without even realising it. Trading cards that were once playthings or casual collectables can turn out to be surprisingly valuable, whether they come from kids’ recent collections or adults’ long-forgotten childhood stashes.".
![[Card expert Harry Reynolds, founder of the London Card show, https://ace.media/lookbooks/OpQv/preview?redirect=%2Fdashboard%2Flookbooks]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LCS_Nov24_SAT_02-11-24_375jpg-JS965787767.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
A Pokémon card sold in 2022 for a staggering £4.325 million. “The 1998 Pikachu Illustrator Card is a true holy grail of the Pokémon trading card world, and only a handful exist,” Harry explained. Even higher than that is the £10.3 million fetched for a baseball card in 2022. “.
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The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie Card is iconic in sports cards and is the highest recorded sale for a trading card to date.”. Harry explained that collectors are drawn to cards like these because of nostalgia, exclusivity, and historical significance.
![[Illustration of a Pokémon Trainer card featuring Exeggutor.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/s-l1600.webp?strip=all&w=688)
“We’ve had some incredibly rare cards presented at the London Card Show, including a Wolverine card that was one of a kind from Topps’ first Chrome collection for Marvel Comics. Experts say the card is worth more than £100,000 and they’ve already received offers from high-profile collectors including renowned DJ Steve Aoki,” he explained.
