A private collection of Pokemon cards and ephemera for sale at auction will feature in our November Collectors’ auction held over two days on the 11th & 12th November. For those of you who enjoy a sneak preview, here’s a comprehensive list of what’s included (with thanks to the vendor for providing).
Spread over 7 large collection folders, there are 10 complete sets of cards. The majority of the collection comprises authorised TCG (Wizards Of The Coast) company produced cards. The vast majority are very good to mint condition, with a handful of not so good (or questionable origin as bought at fayres etc to fill in set gaps).
*The complete sets are authorised cards.
| Sets | Cards | Status |
|---|---|---|
| "Base" | 102 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest. |
| Base set "2" | 130 | Partial set, a reissue other cards combined from other sets. |
| Jungle | 64 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest. |
| Fossil | 62 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest. |
| Team Rocket | 82 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest and including additional "83rd" card. |
| Gym Heroes | 132 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest. |
| Gym Challenge | 132 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest, and 2 additional Japanese cards not in English set. |
| Neo Genesis | 111 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest, inc 2 Japanese cards not in English set, plus Japanese Steelix. |
| Neo Discovery | 75 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest. |
| Neo Revelation | 64 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest, and inc additional holographic ("holo") cards 65 and 66. |
| Neo Destiny | 105 | Complete, plus some foreign (authorised) cards for interest, and inc all ultra rare "Shining" holo's 106 to 113, plus additional Japanese (ordinary) holo, "Mew." |
| Southern Islands | 18 | "One Off" Complete Set of 18 cards including memorabilia. |
| Legendary | Handful of cards held. | |
| Expedition | 165 | Mostly complete (except 4 common "energy" cards), plus a few foreign (authorised) cards for interest, and "chase" shiny cards (only partial set). |
| Aquapolis | 147 | Partial set, plus a few foreign (authorised) cards, and inc additional cards 148 to 150, plus "chase" shiny cards (only partial set). |
| Skyridge | 144 | Partial set, majority of set but not all holo cards (14 short), no foreign cards, & "chase" shiny cards (only partial set). |
| Ruby Sapphire | 109 | Partial, majority of set but holo cards 5, 10 & 12 missing, very few foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Sandstorm | 100 | Partial, majority of set but holo cards 5, 7, 10 & 11 missing, no foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Dragon | 97 | Partial, majority of set but a few holo cards missing plus others, a few foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Team Magma | 95 | Partial, majority of set but a few holo cards & others missing (no.94 damaged), inc "rares" no 95 & 96, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Hidden Legends | 101 | Partial, majority of set but a few holo cards missing plus others, no foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Fire Red | 112 | Partial, majority of set but a few holo cards missing plus others, no foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
| Team Rocket | 109 | Partial, majority of set but a few holo cards missing plus Returns others, no foreign cards, & "chase" cards (only partial set). |
Also included are:
- 5 to 6 other partial sets in one folder, conditions vary, unsure if some cards are authorised (owing to condition and because they were obtained at a local fayre).
- The green folder contains at least 25 partial sets of cards (some very limited some more), too many to number, conditions of cards vary. There are a few other “spare,” authorised cards in this collection too.
- 16 Large Cards, (“trade box inserts) & 4 extra-large promo cards.
- Separate Japanese folder one-off promo(?) of 9 selected cards from the Neo Revelation set.
- 8 Japanese “training area” cards (one-off, not part of other sets).
- Japanese “MacDonalds” promo cards — set of 18 cards (plus “energy” cards) & cards 21 to 37.
- Japanese “Grand Party” card (single issue).
- English promo cards No 1 (“Pikachu”) to No 50; 46 & 47 are missing, but cards include “Pokemon Centre” cards, film cards, etc. Also, other Japanese rare promos (Gameboy?), Comic-Con single card, and many others.
- One-Off “Evee Evolve” 9 card set; French.
- Topps Trading cards; — MANY. Including “film” and cartoon card sets, complete “base” set of monster cards, partial set of “shiny cards, & a variety of other “special” cards including sticker cards, clear / acetate cards & cards that compile “posters; some sets are partial.
- Partial Cereal(?) card set; origin unknown but authorised card, cards numbered 1 to 151.
- Panini Pokemon “Staks;” large wallet including playboard & folder, including majority of the first collection & other staks. — 8 pages totalling a potential 320 staks, most pages are full.
- Books x 4, inc large 364 page Japanese product catalogue for the year 2000, & a number of other guides, comics, magazines.
- Ninentendo “E-Card” reader (for electronic pokemon cards), 30 game “counters” (approx), boxing, a number of differing game rule books, playmats, over 100 plastic pokemon figurines, pokeball collectables x 2(?).
All of the pokemon cards and ephemera for sale at auction will be available for viewing ahead of November 11th & 12th. Please visit our auctions page for full details of the timings.