“The two of them just bid back-and-forth until it went to $195,000,” Weiss said. Bidding started low with a “handful” of interested parties, but all dropped off at around $75,000, Weiss said. I took an economics class in high school, and I remember my teacher telling us that something’s worth what another is willing to pay. “I was stunned it went that high,” Weiss said. This Pikachu card, however, went a lot higher - to $195,000 at the hammer. Other cards have sold for higher at online auctions, he said. Weiss told me that the same card, with the same rating, sold at auction for around $50,000 a few years back. This particular card is a PSA 9, the closest to perfect a card could get without a 10 rating.
Ten of the Illustrator cards had been rated by PSA, a certification company that grades cards.
Phil Weiss, a collectibles expert and owner of Weiss Auctions, knew the card was worth a lot. Only 39 were handed out to contest winners. The card was never commercially available, which makes it so rare. 23, Weiss Auctions opened bidding on a super-rare Pokémon card, Japanese Illustrator Pikachu, a promotional card created as a contest prize in 1998.
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