That’s a whopping $120,000 more than the previous record for the same set, which sold in February of 2019. Printed in 1999, the cards are in pristine condition, which explains why they just sold for $198,000. Of course, you probably don’t have a first edition sealed box set of all 36 booster packs - 396 cards in total. A 21-year-old set of Pokémon cards just sold for a record price at auction, news that should have you scurrying up to the attic or down to the basement to see if your middle school card-collecting habit might pay off big.
