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Rare Pokémon Cards Make Auction History With Record Sales and First-Time Appearances

Images Courtesy The Pokémon Company and Fanatics Collect High-end Pokémon card auctions tend to place PSA slabs front and center. The company remains the dominant force in the graded-card market, and the majority of headline-grabbing sales seem to involve that familiar red-and-white PSA 10 label.

Rare Pokémon Cards Make Auction History With Record Sales and First-Time Appearances

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Images Courtesy The Pokémon Company and Fanatics Collect High-end Pokémon card auctions tend to place PSA slabs front and center.

The company remains the dominant force in the graded-card market, and the majority of headline-grabbing sales seem to involve that familiar red-and-white PSA 10 label.

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Images Courtesy The Pokémon Company and Fanatics Collect High-end Pokémon card auctions tend to place PSA slabs front and center. The company remains the dominant force in the graded-card market, and the majority of headline-grabbing sales seem to involve that familiar red-and-white PSA 10 label. This particular auction told a different story.

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