There's nothing quite like pulling up to someone's yard sale and digging through endless amounts of used books, cheap wine glasses, and used-up children's toys from two decades ago. For one lucky Pokemon fan, there was a treasure awaiting them in the form of a collectible piece of memorabilia from the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
It's no secret that Pokemon cards are not just items to collect but rather something to hold onto as a major investment, as many variants grow in rarity and increase in value over time. In some cases, the craze over the worth of these cards has driven many people to extreme lengths, including the theft of $250,000 worth of Pokemon cards.
Reddit user Datboisommy took to the Pokemon subreddit with their glorious find. With the subject of this post revealing they missed the theatrical release of Pokemon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, which hit theaters in July 1998, the image shows their purchase of the ancient Mew card. This specific card was given to fans as an addition to purchasing a ticket for the movie upon release, and those lucky enough to have made it to the theater were able to add it to their collection. Unfortunately for the seller of this card, they may not have been aware of just how rare and exclusive this unit was.
Missed the OG movie release due to strict parents but a random lady at a yard sale didn’t! frompokemon
While the card can is still purchasable on sites like eBay and Amazon for as little as $50, their scarcity makes this unit very hard to come by. A single PSA 10 edition of the Mew ancient unit can go for as high as $355 on the open market, putting it up there among some of the most valuable Mew-related cards in the Pokemon TCG. The unit itself comes with a Hit Point rate of 30, and a single attack of Psychic, which hits opposing targets for 40 damage, taking two Psychic energy cards to do so. The bottom text on the card translates to "New Species. Little God... or Evil?" with some theorizing that God could be loosely translated to mean Good instead.
The text featured on this card is depicted in medieval Futhark Runic and Gothenburg Runic writing, but luckily it's been translated several times since its inception over two decades ago. While its worth doesn't come close to the Pokemon record of a nearly million-dollar sale, set in early 2022, it's still a fantastic find at a yard sale. It just goes to show that if there's ever a nearby sale on someone's front lawn, it's always a good idea to give it a look in case there's a hidden treasure amidst the sea of junk. Perhaps one day, someone will find a Pokemon card worth thousands, and all it will cost them is the loose change in their back pocket.