A retired decorator had no idea his Pokémon cards were valuable until he read the local paper; now he earned Rs 19 crore after selling them at an auction house after keeping them in his attic for 15 years

Imagine finding out that the old cards in your attic are worth a fortune, all because of a small story in the local paper. That is what happened to a retired decorator from Woking, a town in England, who became a millionaire by selling his Pokémon card collection. He had no idea the cards were valuable until he read that a single card had sold for more than £6,000, and this one line in the newspaper made him look at his own collection in a new way.Let us know what happened with a father who earned millions with his cards kept in an old atticHow a Retired Decorator Made Rs 19 Crore From Pokémon Cards kept in his attic for 15 yearsA retired decorator from Woking in England has become a millionaire after selling his Pokémon card collection at auctionAccording to the BBC, the cards had been in his attic for 15 years, and he sold them at Ewbank's on Wednesday for £1.56 million or nearly Rs 19 to 20 crore. He had no idea the cards were worth anything until he read in his local newspaper about a single card that sold for more than £6,000.The man began collecting his cards when he was at schoolIn the late 1990s, his young son began collecting Pokémon cards and swapping them at school.The father thought they looked nice and wondered whether they might be a good investment.He explained, "When my son was young, in the late 1990s, he started getting cards and swapping them at school. I thought they looked nice and wondered whether they might be a good investment. He had his own cards, but he never got to touch these, I'm glad to say".He bought complete sets, some from a seller in Malaysia on eBay and the cards were kept sealed in bespoke binders and went up to the attic when his son lost interest. As he told the BBC, people always talk about finding treasure in the attic, and "in my case that is literally true."It came as a shock for the auction house as wellEwbank's, an auction house in Surrey, said staff were stunned when he brought in 42 sets. James Spooner, head of trading cards, said the cards were all in mint condition.The deck included legendary card collectionsThe top lot was a Legendary Collection Complete Master Set that included a near-mint Charizard card. It was expected to sell for £15,000 to £20,000, and it went for £100,000; one set that cost the man £300 at the time sold for £75,000.Get the latest movie news, reviews, and celebrity updates. Download the TOI App.