A MILLIONAIRE’S daughter is considering selling the world’s most valuable Pokémon card collection after it had become too dangerous to keep at home.
Jolina Gisele, 20, from Switzerland has become the public face of a collection that began as a childhood hobby and has since grown into a multi-million pound fortune.
Jolina Gisele’s Pokémon card collection is worth a reported £50million Credit: Newsflash
It includes two extremely rare Pikachu Illustrator cards Credit: Newsflash
The collection contains more than 60,000 cards – many of them extremely rare and in pristine condition.
Although the family has never publicly disclosed the collection’s value, experts believe it could be worth tens of millions of pounds.
Professional card trader Thomas Kovacs estimated the collection could be worth well over £50million.
Some individual cards are believed to be valued at more than £1million each.
Some individual cards can fetch more than £1million each Credit: Newsflash
Jolina started collecting the cards as a kid Credit: Newsflash
The hoard could even eclipse the current collection, which contains 48,339 cards.
Among the standout items are two highly graded Pikachu Illustrator cards.
A similar card was sold by US auction house for $1.4million (£1.05million) in March.
Another Pikachu Illustrator card with a perfect PSA 10 grade reportedly sold earlier this year for an astonishing $16.5million (£12.3million).
Jolina began collecting when she was just seven years old and still in primary school.
Her family said she struggled to make friends as a child, but over time the hobby helped her connect with others and created a shared passion with her father.
What began as a way to support his daughter soon became a serious collecting mission.
The timing proved extraordinary as the popularity of Pokémon card collecting exploded during the .
The collection has since been transferred to a secret location Credit: Newsflash
Jolina is reportedly not as interested in Pokémon as she once was Credit: Newsflash
The grading company Professional Sports Authenticator was so overwhelmed that it paused operations for three months.
Even now, collectors can face lengthy waits to have cards officially graded.
Unfortunately, Jolina’s father admitted the boom also changed the hobby for the worse.
He said: “As a collector, this situation is bad. The hobby has become more expensive.”
The once-beloved pastime has now become a logistical and security nightmare.
Jolina’s mother revealed: “The cards took up an entire room.”
For safety reasons, the family has moved the collection to a professional storage facility at a secret location.
The heightened security concerns come amid a rise in Pokémon card thefts around the world.
In April, Pokémon cards worth €300,000 (£261,135) were reportedly stolen during an armed robbery in .
Thefts targeting card shops and storage facilities have also been reported in other countries, particularly in the United States.
The family now hopes to sell the collection as a whole rather than split it up.
“It belongs together,” Jolina’s father said.
“We would be very happy if someone could turn it into a museum so that these historic cards can be seen by everyone.”
The family has already received several serious offers but says it does not want to rush into a deal.
The timing also coincides with the approaching 30th anniversary of the first Pokémon .
Jolina is said to be less interested in Pokémon than she once was.
Her parents are reportedly unsure whether she should remain in the spotlight while focusing on her studies.
However, they insist some cards will never be sold.
Speaking about Jolina’s original childhood binders, her father said: “We will definitely not sell those.”
He is also expected to keep one or two cards as personal mementos if the collection does eventually change hands.
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