Overview
- The collection of 42 complete Pokémon master sets was consigned to Ewbank’s in Guildford and 41 sets sold for a combined £1.56 million after an auction that concluded on October 21, 2026.
- Ewbank’s called the result its most successful single sale in over 30 years and said pre-sale commission bids had already reached about £825,000 the day before the auction.
- The top lot was a Legendary Collection Complete Master Set with a near-mint Charizard that hammered for roughly £100,000, far above its £15,000–£20,000 estimate.
- The anonymous seller, a retired decorator from Woking, bought many sets in the late 1990s, kept them sealed in bespoke binders for roughly 15 years, and retained one set after the sale.
- Collectors, YouTubers and private investors bidding from around the world drove prices, illustrating how condition, completeness and provenance now heavily determine value in the booming Pokémon TCG secondary market.