Retired decorator's £300 Pokemon cards sell for £1.56M after 15 years
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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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