Summary
An old WeedlePokemoncard was recently found in a school bus from way back in 2001.Pokemontrading cards and other merchandise have been in circulation since the franchise first took the world by storm in the late 90s, and items from those early days can fetch a large amount of money in online auctions and other outlets. Some of the rarestPokemoncards are valued at over $5 million, making them highly sought after by collectors and nostalgic fans alike.
Sometimes oldPokemoncards can be found in the most unlikely of places years after they were printed, as was the case when a construction worker found a pack of vintage cards lying under the shelves of a closed CVS Pharmacy back in 2002. Another fan discovered theirold binder ofPokemoncardswhile cleaning their garage, and ultimately chose to give them away to children instead of auctioning them off for what could have been a large amount of money. These stories are quite fitting forPokemon, as one of the franchise’s central themes is chancing across new creatures while journeying far and wide to be the world’s greatest trainer.
Reddit user AffectionateOnion271 recently made their ownsurprisingPokemoncard discovery, which they shared on a r/PokemonTCG post. They were looking around an old school bus from 2001 that the company they work for is having converted into a mobile office when they found a Weedle card from the second base set buried under the metal covers for coolant hoses leading to its heater. The card understandably looks old and withered from years of neglect, but other users have expressed their amazement at the find, with one commenter even thinking that it might have been theirs.
Old Weedle Pokemon Card Is A Nostalgic Find
As mentioned before, this Weedle card was originally part of thePokemon Trading Card GameBase Set 2, which was the fourth main expansion and was released in February 2000. The Weedle card in question was a reprint from the firstPokemon TCGBase Set and would later be re-released as part of the Legendary Collection expansion in May 2002 before being reprinted as a “retro card” in the 2016 Evolutions expansion and Japan-exclusive Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset.
AffectionateOnion271’snewly discovered Weedlecard wasn’t that rare when it was first printed, and it has sustained a fair bit of damage since it was seemingly lost in that old bus back in 2001, so AffectionateOnion271 may wish to temper their expectations if they want to see how much it would be worth to sell. Nonetheless, it is still an impressive find and a fascinating relic from the older days of the still-ongoingPokemonfranchise.
Pokemon
Pokemon is a franchise that needs no introduction. One of the most successful media empires in history, Pokemon spans games, television, films, manga, merchandise, music, and more.
