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Man's Forgotten Pokemon Collection Sells for Over $2 Million
By Jessy • Oct 27, 2026Key Points
- A man's forgotten Pokemon collection sold for £1.56 million (a little over $2 million) at Ewbank's in Surrey, England. It had sat in an attic for 15 years.
- The auction ran on October 21, 2026. The top lot, a Legendary Collection master set, hammered at £100,000. Its estimate was £15,000 to £20,000.
- He bought complete sets from a seller in Malaysia he found on eBay. One set that cost him about £300 hammered at £75,000.
A retired decorator from Woking, England, kept 42 complete Pokemon sets in his attic for 15 years without knowing what they were worth. Ewbank's is the Surrey auction house that sold 41 of them on October 21, 2026. It reported a £1.56 million total and says it is the most valuable trading card auction ever held in the UK, which makes it a sharp look for resellers at what complete, clean vintage sets can bring when serious buyers compete.
What Was in the Man's Forgotten Pokemon Collection
It started in the late 1990s, when the seller's son began swapping cards at school. Dad thought they looked nice and might be a good investment, so he collected too. Ewbank's results announcement says he found a seller in Malaysia on eBay who offered complete master sets.
A master set is every card in a set plus extra versions like reverse holos. The top lot, a Legendary Collection master set, had all 110 cards, the 110 reverse holo "firework" cards and 4 box toppers.
When his son lost interest, the binders went into the attic. Years later, a local newspaper story about one card selling for more than £6,000 got him looking. He brought in a sample. James Spooner, Ewbank's head of trading cards, said the team could hardly believe the mint condition, or that the owner had no idea what the cards were worth. Then they learned there were 42 complete sets. Ewbank's sold 41, and the owner kept one. Andrew Ewbank, who runs the auction house, said collectors were amazed at how complete and untouched the collection was, Nintendo Life reported.
Sets named so far in reports and on Ewbank's lot list include:
- Legendary Collection master set, the 2002 set of reprinted classics, with a near-mint Charizard
- Skyridge set, the first one he bought, for about £300
- Aquapolis master set, another early 2000s set
- EX Delta Species master set, with all 107 reverse holos
When, Where and How Much It Sold For
The sale ran on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Ewbank's in Surrey, near Woking. It was titled Pokemon: A Decade of Masters and covered sets from 1999 to 2009. Ewbank's lists its results with buyer fees included. That is the extra charge winners pay on top of the hammer price (the winning bid). Before the sale, the house had estimated the collection at about £250,000, so the result landed at more than six times that. Nintendo Life put £1.56 million at a little over $2 million, though the dollar figure moves with exchange rates.
| Lot | Estimate | Hammer price |
|---|---|---|
| Legendary Collection master set | £15,000 to £20,000 | £100,000 |
| Skyridge set | £20,000 to £40,000 | £75,000 |
With fees, the Legendary Collection lists at £130,000 on Ewbank's lot page. Ewbank's calls this its best sale in more than 30 years in business. It says the sale could be a European record, but nobody has confirmed that.
Early Resale Signs Around the Sale
- Demand showed up before the gavel. Seoul Economic Daily reported that commission bids, placed ahead of the sale, totaled £825,000 the day before. That was more than three times the estimate.
- Greatest Hits Radio said YouTubers, collectors and investors were among the bidders, going as high as £100,000 for one lot.
- Ewbank's online results show other lots beating estimates too. A complete Shadowless Base Set made £8,450 with fees on a £2,200 to £3,400 estimate. The EX Delta Species master set made about £65,000 on £10,000 to £15,000.
- Not every lot ran away. A sealed 1999 Base Set booster box made £31,200 with fees on a £25,000 to £35,000 estimate. A 1996 Japanese starter pack made £6,240 on £5,000 to £8,000. Both stayed inside their ranges.
For another seven-figure result, see the rare 1997 Pokemon phone card that sold for $2.255 million.
Bottom Line
This was not a shoebox of loose cards but 41 complete sets in top condition, and bidders pushed the total past six times the estimate. If you have old binders, start like this seller did, with an expert look at a sample, and compare fees on the best reselling apps for 2026 before you list anything. For today's sets, Pokemon card releases in November 2026 has dates and list prices, though nobody can say which modern set will hold value.
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