Hello here is Holdon2099’s Pokémon Collection Card Column. Most Chinese people may not know about the situation of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, but it is a popular game with a long history abroad, referred to as PTCG, and its cards are also of collection value. With the rarity and rating mechanism, their prices have risen.
Ishihara Hokage and GX
Recently, Ishihara Hokage (the father of Tsunekazu Ishihara) sold a rare PTCG card at the auction for nearly $250,000, with the signature of Ishihara Hokage and himself. You may know that the Pokémon brand is the most profitable IP in the world, but you are not aware of the specific money-making ability. Of course, a large company like Pokémon has absolutely no money-making efficiency as good as a group of Chinese traffic stars. For example, Zheng Shuang, haha.
Ishihara Hokage and
Back to the topic, who is Ishihara Hokage?
Nintendo and Game Freak are the closest relationship to the Pokémon series, but the two companies together account for only two-thirds of the Pokémon company. The third company is Creatures Inc., founded by Hiroka Ishihara in 1995. Hiroka Ishihara helped the Pokémon series enter different fields, and he was also very influential in exploring the sales of the series. With his help, he also launched the Pokémon Collection Card Game (PTCG), which is still thriving around the world.
Why does PTCG keep rising prices?
The value of the Pokémon TCG card has soared over the past few years, thanks to the growing nostalgia boom surrounding the early stages of the series. Just imagine that children who loved Pokémon since childhood can have the opportunity to regain the feeling of old love when they grow up. And he is already an adult with spare money, and with the instigation of "debtors" such as anchors, the price of cards has soared.
Then again, "debtors" will not enter an unpopular field. PTCG is already a collection of things. At this auction, the card was sold for nearly $250,000. According to Kotaku website, the card of Hirokazu Ishihara was finally sold at a high price of $247,230 after receiving 31 bids by Goldin Auctions.
What kind of card is this?
, an extremely rare Pokémon card, was sold at auction for nearly $250,000 because it was a card that depicted Hirokazu Ishihara, the president of Pokémon Company, and happened to have his own signature. Fans should be very clear that Pokémon CEO Hiroshi Ishihara is known as the father of Pokémon. He promoted the IP to the world and developed in all aspects in various fields, and has achieved success, making it a multimedia empire.
And there are several reasons why this card is particularly valuable. Unlike some high-priced Chariot Spit Cards that sell well at auction:
- Ishihara Hiroshi and this card has never been issued to the public.
- This "Ishihara GX" card is a benefit sent to Pokémon employees on their 60th birthday. So this card is not for play, which is why it contains powerful features like 350 HP, the ability to prevent opponents from performing most actions, and attacks that can cause 1060 damage.
- The card itself is very precious, but this card also has the signature of Hirokazu Ishihara and a Pikachu graffiti. The card
- is still in an almost brand new state, which greatly increases its value.
Cards like "Ishihara GX" can retain value and serve as collectibles due to their scarcity. This is why many PTCG cards can also be worth so much money, because they are kept well because they are small in number. However, some experts predict that in the near future, once the nostalgic craze for Pokémon games begins to weaken, the Pokémon's TCG bubble will burst. But those real rare cards will continue to be very valuable because Pokémon itself won't disappear unless no one likes them anymore, but it's hard.
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