Rare, Uncut Sheet Of ‘Pokémon’ Cards To Go To Buyer Who Gotta Catch ’Em All
Think of a card game, and it’s likely that we visualize a stack of cards. Or perhaps a few fanned out neatly in hand, away from opponents’ prying eyes. It’s less likely that we’ll think of giant sheets of uncut cards, but we all came from somewhere, right?
Up for auction on collectibles marketplace Goldin is an extremely rare uncut sheet of first-edition and shadowless Pokémon cards from the trading card game, dating back to the 1999 base set.
This features first-edition Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise—all valuable in their own right.
The sheet, which contains 99 cards, was part of the game franchise’s first Western release, according to Dicebreaker. 16 holographic cards are included, as well as a bunch of Mews.
Oh, and 32 whole Machamps. Yes. That’s practically a fleet of bodyguards.
Some other familiar friendly faces include two Alakazams, three Chanseys, 10 Mewtwos, two Nidokings, 10 Ninetales, three Raichus, 10 Gyarados, and 10 Hitmonchan.
At the top of the sheet, written in black marker, is the text “Okay for color [and] fit 11-30-98 7:25 A.M.,” which Kotaku notes could hint at the sheet’s test run status. It also states “98,” which puts it a year before its official dating.
Current bidding for the Pokémon sheet stands at US$40,000 at the time of writing. There are just eight days left before the sheet, and all its Machamps, goes to the winning bidder.
