A rare and expensive Pokémon collectable is about to be sold at the Swindon town centre market.
The first edition ‘Dark Charizard Holo’ will be available to buy from the pop-up Pokémon card stand at the market.
With a value of £1000, the card will be sold at the stand with the price of £850 for anyone who wishes to purchase.
The owner of the expensive collector’s item, Josh Radway, explained why he wants to sell the card with a unique discount.
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He said: “I want to give back to the community, and I know how steep a price it can be for collectors to splash out – even though £850 seems like a lot, this is a collectable that will just increase in value.
Josh had the card graded by SGC Grading and was given a nine out of a perfect 10 grade, but it received a 96 per cent rating, meaning it is only four per cent off of being perfect mint condition.
SGC are a top grading company in North America and grades different brands of card collectables from Pokémon to football to baseball.
He added: “Had the card been given a perfect 10 grading, it would have been worth £3000.”
Josh will be at the market on April 26.
