Retired UK Decorator Sells Forgotten Pokémon Card Collection for £1.56 Million

A retired painter and decorator in Woking, UK found his forgotten Pokémon card collection in the attic and sold it at Ewbank's auction house for £1.56 million ($2.09 million), the auction house's most successful sale in 30 years. A near-mint full binder of the 2002 Legendary Collection set sold for £130,000 ($173,783) against a £15,000–£20,000 estimate, while a complete Skyridge set he originally bought for £300 fetched £97,500 ($130,337). He began collecting in the late '90s when his son traded cards at school and stored the binders in the loft about 15 years ago.