PIKACHU ILLUSTRATOR PLUS

The artwork, by Pikachu creator Atsuko Nishida, is pretty delightful. Only 39 were released, and 10 of those are believed to still exist. This card was never sold in packs like regular ones, but awarded to the winners of a Japanese comic contest in 1998, the auction noted. A single Pokemon card sold for $195,000 last week, making 'Pikachu Illustrator' the most expensive one in existence, according to Kotaku. Turns out catching 'em all can be a pricey endeavor, especially with Pokemon fever growing as the release of Sword and Shield draws near. 2вЂќ Mewtwo cards, Pikachu usually fetches a higher price due to the unique artwork and the fact itвЂ™s Pikachu.Even Detective Pikachu is amazed at that price. While there are other cards in the Pokemon TCG that are technically rarer than this Pikachu, such as the вЂњNo. However, only 19 are still known to exist thanks to PSA grading. ItвЂ™s estimated a maximum of 39 copies of the cards were awarded.

PIKACHU ILLUSTRATOR PLUS

Winners received a copy of the promo plus their winning artwork on a promo card. The вЂњPikachu IllustratorвЂќ cards were awarded through three card illustrator contests in CoroCoro magazine in 1998. We know the identity of the seller, but were asked not to post any information. Marco only worked with his middleman for this trade. The Pikachu seller is a highly private individual from Japan who owns one of the gameвЂ™s largest collections. I consider the card not only nostalgic, beautiful, and historical, but also a fantastic investment. Why did I trade away my Charizard collection? Charizard is fantastic and I had the best Charizards ever made, but itвЂ™s nothing compared to the iconic Pikachu. An artistic Pikachu that is created by the illustrator of the artwork itself: itвЂ™s pure magic. The cardвЂ™s artwork represents the real meaning of the Pokemon TCG: yes itвЂ™s a card game, but itвЂ™s 90% about collecting cards! And collecting is all about the artwork! The Pikachu in the artwork is drawing an image of Mew and we also see its other artwork of Charmander. ItвЂ™s illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, the creator of Pokemon like Pikachu and Charmander, who we both see on the card. I consider the Pikachu Illustrator, especially in mint condition, to be the holy grail of Pokemon collecting. We asked Marco why he wanted the Pikachu Illustrator: Marco kindly provided us with photos and descriptions for each item he traded away: By trading the cards instead of buying them, both parties probably avoided capital gains taxes. We can also verify through our own research that the Charizard cards indeed add up to over $850,000 (and are continuing to rise).

The $900,000 evaluation was based on $850,000 in recent sales for the traded Charizard cards and $50,000 for the Arita drawings. The Arita drawings were custom-made at an event in 2017 and are not considered official. His trade included nine Charizard cards and three private drawings by Mitsuhiro Arita. He wished for his last name to be excluded from this story. We spoke with PikachuвЂ™s buyer, вЂњMarco,вЂќ whoвЂ™s from Italy and an avid PokeBeach reader. For individual cards, an ungraded Pikachu Illustrator sold in Japan last month for $340,000.

The last record holder was a 1st edition Base Set booster box that sold in October for $375,000. The $900,000 transaction places this Pikachu Illustrator as the most expensive Pokemon card in history by far - and the most expensive Pokemon TCG item by far. We can verify the transaction involved the gameвЂ™s most respected collectors. The Pokemon TCG continues to shatter all records in 2020!ДЄ Pikachu Illustrator card was just traded for $900,000 worth of Charizard cards and Mitsuhiro Arita drawings.

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