He bought Pokémon cards for ₹37,998 and forgot about them. Years later, his collection sold for £1.56 million

What happened

Business Today carries the lead headline, “He bought Pokémon cards for ₹37,998 and forgot about them. Years later, his collection sold for £1.56 million”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM CT.

Only one outlet in the Insider.Cards feed has reported this so far; this page updates automatically if more outlets, auction houses or creators follow.

Who’s covering it

• Business Today8He bought Pokémon cards for ₹37,998 and forgot about them. Years later, his collection sold for £1.56 million2h

Why it matters

• The Block. Auction results are real-money price discovery; collectors and dealers re-check comps for similar cards after notable sales and consignment announcements.
• Pokémon. It is part of the Pokémon TCG world, one of the biggest sealed-product and graded-card markets.
• Pokémon. The Pokémon Trading Card Game: set reveals, chase cards, sealed product and the graded market. All Pokémon coverage →

Coverage timeline

1. Oct 22, 5:45 PM CTfirst reportBusiness Today He bought Pokémon cards for ₹37,998 and forgot about them. Years later, his collection sold for £1.56 million

Topics in this story

Topic Auction ResultsTCG Pokémon