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  • I have probably the world's number one Pokémon collection inside this case.

  • Little figures?

  • Cards, and they're all Charizards, which is the number one Pokémon guy.

  • - Okay, hold... hold on one second. - Yes.

  • - Chum. - Yeah?

  • This guy's got Pokéman cards.

  • Rick, it's not Poké"man"; it's Poké"mon".

  • Okay.

  • I'm here to sell my Pokémon collection.

  • I got into Pokémon collecting with my sons, and eventually, they grew up and went to college,

  • and I never did grow up, so I continued with Pokémon for the last 17 years.

  • - This is pretty cool, man. - Absolutely.

  • So, Rick, you don't know about Pokémon?

  • It's, like, a game, like, eight-year-old kids play, right?

  • Basically, each player has a deck of 60 cards,

  • and you battle with your Pokémon by pulling cards out of your deck

  • and getting enough energy points so that you can attack your other player.

  • You win by your opponent not having any Pokémon left.

  • It's really popular; they have whole tournaments with

  • where 1,000 people enter and they have Pokémon battles.

  • Okay.

  • I really don't understand why Pokémon is such a big deal.

  • But if something like a Beanie Baby can become worth a lot of money, maybe these can, too.

  • I just need to know a lot more.

  • They're pretty cool, actually; some of them can be worth a lot of money.

  • So, these go for a lot of money?

  • Yes.

  • What's your most expensive one?

  • Uh, the most expensive card is probably the pristine 10 first-edition base Charizard.

  • The card itself is considered the crown jewel of the Pokémon world.

  • And how much is that worth?

  • In the range of 50,000 to 100,000.

  • Whoa! And people pay that for these?

  • Yeah, especially now with the new Pokémon craze; I know you heard of the new game out.

  • The new Pokémon game everyone's playing on their phone?

  • Pokémon GO.

  • No.

  • You just walk around until you find one and then you sling Poké Balls at itmaybe you need an Ultra Ball.

  • Okay.

  • So, how much do you want for these things?

  • I'm looking for right in the area of 500,000 dollars.

  • Do you mind if I have someone look at this?

  • That's fine.

  • I'll be right back; it's justthis is baffling.

  • Yeah, he doesn't know what to think right now.

  • - Right. Mm-hmm. - Poké"man".

  • It seems to me the one who's gonna make the decision really doesn't know what he's looking at.

  • I'm happy that the expert is coming in to educate the fella.

  • He's gonna know what these are selling for and the future collectible value of them.

  • I'm sort of, like, in a baffled cloud here.

  • What can I do for you guys today?

  • - He's got Pokéman cards and⏤. - Poké"mon"!

  • Okay, so, Pokémon cards.

  • And he says they're worth a half a million dollars, and it just doesn't make any sense to me.

  • Well, there's a lot of cards here, Rick.

  • So, Pokémon started in Japan in '95.

  • Probably about 2000 to 2002 is when it really took off.

  • So, that's why these first-edition cards are really hard to find.

  • 'Cause you still hadn't created, like, this large market for what it became.

  • And Charizard's, like, one of the best characters in the game.

  • He's also one of the most collectible characters in the entire Pokéverse, so...

  • Thewait, wait, hold on.

  • - The Pokéverse? - The Pokéverse, the Pokémon world.

  • - Yes, sir. Okay.

  • Graded 10s⏤I believe there's less than 50 PSA 10s in existence.

  • And by looking at this, there's 20% of the market sitting on your counter.

  • I look at this collection and I just can't believe my eyes.

  • There's pristine 10s everywhere, Charizard being one of top collectible pieces in Pokémon.

  • I... this is a one-of-a-kind collection.

  • What do you think this stuff is worth?

  • So, this one here...

  • There's only one of them in existence; there's no other graded a 10.

  • Beckett grades so much harsher than PSA does when it comes to giving their 10 stamp.

  • This card could go 30,000 to 40,000.

  • All together?

  • I'm estimating anywhere from 380,000 to 390,000 for this collection.

  • Really?

  • Obviously this guy's a little upset over Steve's appraisal, but I'm absolutely blown away.

  • Thethese are really, really interesting.

  • I mean, you actually have lots of value here.

  • But my problem with these is if I go to sell them, I can't have any conversation about them 'cause I know absolutely nothing.

  • I don't even know what a Charizard does.

  • Well, it depends on which one.

  • Okay, alright, Chum, Chum, I know, I⏤

  • Rick, throw him an offer.

  • I'm not gonna make an offer.

  • It justit's out of my skill set completely, 100%.

  • I'm not gonna be able to sell something I don't understand whatsoever.

  • So, I'll make him an offer.

  • Not with my money.

  • I don't have the knowledge or expertise to sell these things.

  • Thanks for bringing it in.

  • Thank you.

  • $380,000 worth of Charizard.

  • I still don't know the difference between a Pokéman and a Charizard.

  • Actually, Charizard is a Pokémon.

  • Yeah.

I have probably the world's number one Pokémon collection inside this case.

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