A rare Charizard Pokémon card recently sold at an auction for almost $400,000 through Heritage Auctions, CNN.
This card was a highlight because it is from the first English printing run of the game and has been graded perfect PSA GEM-10 10.
It is among only 121 items to receive a perfect score, according to the auction house.
This sale was part of a larger auction that included trading cards games such as Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering. This resulted in a profit of more than $3.7 Million.
“This auction, especially the trophy-level cards, did exceptionally well,”Jesus Garcia, Heritage Auctions Trading Card Games’ consignment director, stated in a statement.
“This sale reinforced the fact that demand for Pokémon cards continues its climb. We fully expected Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering to fare well, and they did.”