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A former decorator from Woking has unexpectedly become a millionaire after auctioning off his Pokémon card collection. The man initially had no idea that the cards held significant value until he came across a local news story highlighting a single Pokémon card selling for over £6,000. Unbeknownst to him, his own collection, which had been stored away in his attic for 15 years, would soon fetch an astonishing £1.56 million when sold at Ewbank’s auction house.
Ewbank’s, based in Surrey, described the sale as the most valuable trading cards auction ever held in the UK and suggested that the amount achieved could potentially set a new European record. Reflecting on the discovery, the man—who wished to remain anonymous—remarked, “I know people always talk about finding treasure in the attic, but in my case that is literally true.” He explained that the collection began when his son started collecting and exchanging Pokémon cards at school in the late 1990s. Although his son had his own cards, these particular ones were kept separate and never handled by the boy.
The retired decorator purchased some full card sets from a seller in Malaysia through eBay years before the auction. One set, originally bought for £300, astonishingly sold for £75,000 at the event. All the cards had been carefully preserved in bespoke Pokémon binders and remained sealed while stored away in the attic, especially after his son lost interest in the franchise, which is known for its trading cards, video games, and animated television series originating from Japan.
Andrew Ewbank, who personally conducted the sale at Ewbank’s, said the experience was overwhelming. He described the anticipation leading up to the auction as “phenomenal,” noting that the day itself lived up to expectations with intense global interest from collectors. “The buzz was incredible, especially because the collectors could not believe how good this collection was – extensive, untouched, complete, and with just about every rarity you could hope for,” he commented. This record-breaking total surpassed a previous UK benchmark of £872,000, set only weeks earlier during a sale in London at Stanley Gibbons
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