{
  "id": 16129714,
  "title": "Retired decorator's £300 Pokemon cards sell for £1.56M after 15 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/retired-decorators-300-pokemon-cards-sell-for-1-56m-after-15-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:20:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/retired-decorator-becomes-an-overnight-millionaire-as-pokemon-cards-kept-in-attic-for-15-years-sell-for-1-56-million-at-auction-collector-bought-sets-for-as-little-as-300/articleshow/135121845.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A retired decorator has become an overnight millionaire after his Pokemon card collection, stored in his attic for 15 years, fetched £1.56 million at auction. The collector, who bought complete sets for as little as £300, discovered their value after reading a newspaper report. A rare Charizard set alone achieved a hammer price of £100,000.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}