Man buys Pokémon cards as investment in late 1990s, years later sells them for Rs 19.8 crore

What happened

Moneycontrol.com carries the lead headline, “Man buys Pokémon cards as investment in late 1990s, years later sells them for Rs 19.8 crore”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 23, 2026 at 6:22 AM 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

• Moneycontrol.com8Man buys Pokémon cards as investment in late 1990s, years later sells them for Rs 19.8 crore3d

Why it matters

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Coverage timeline

1. Oct 23, 6:22 AM CTfirst reportMoneycontrol.com Man buys Pokémon cards as investment in late 1990s, years later sells them for Rs 19.8 crore

Topics in this story

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