These Pokemon cards that sell for gold

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I've been collecting Pokémon cards for four years.

My goal is to resell them when they have increased in value.

And I will pass some on to my children

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It's hard to deny Thibault *, 12, long-term ambitions.

This college student is passionate about Pokémon cards, bearing the image of the famous creatures of the franchise created in 1996, and which will be just 25 years old on February 27.

But for several months now, these cards have been no longer just collectibles.

These are investments.

Read also: Bring out your old pokédexs: a pack of Pokémon cards sold for $ 400,000

Their resale price has exploded with the health crisis, driven by the new craze aroused by these cards: according to eBay, a privileged exchange platform for collectors, the number of sales increased by 574% between 2019 and 2020. Les The most sought after (and the most expensive) cards are often the oldest, or even the “ultra-rare” cards, recognizable by their holographic reflections

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Last week a Charizard card from the first edition

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