Landes: a family finds a treasure of Pokémon cards in their Gers house

The family has recovered this house near Auch which they wish to transform into a guest room. It had to be cleared of the belongings of the previous owner, who had died. The whole family participates, and it is in an office that the youngest sister, aged 10, discovers Pokémon cards. She shows them to her big sister, Perrine, a young Tyrossaise in her twenties. Perrine, who doesn't know much about Pokémon cards. But she remembers seeing reports about collectors. Although sorry for her little sister, who would have wanted to play with it, she decides to embark on an expertise. With the help of counseling, she discovers that these are first generation cardssome dating from the 1990s, and that they are in good condition.

A golden nugget for collectors

A friend put her in contact with a collector, who explained to her the value of what she had found. Perrine then begins the tedious work of inventory and evaluation. “When I discussed it with collectors, they told me: It's crazy to have found everything like that! “, she says.

She sells the most expensive and rarest cards to a first collector for 150 euros each. The rest, more than 300 cards, are listed in a laminated binder, and she creates an Excel table with all the references. “For collectors, it truly is a gold nugget. It's not a treasure like a gold bar, but in this universe, these cards are extremely rare.”

The Lando-Gersoise family hopes to obtain a little more 1,000 euros thanks to this Pokémon treasurea sum which will contribute to the renovation work of the house.