“What should I do with this?” Shadowless Charizard Owner Asks What to Do With $10,000+ Pokémon TCG Card

A Reddit user turned to Pokémon Trading Card Game community for help after discovering he had a Shadowless Charizard card. While there are some cards that are more expensive, the Holy Grail for many Pokémon card collectors is a Shadowless Charizard card. The card gets its nickname because the frame around the Charizard card art has no shadow. Only cards from the first edition and a subsequent limited run do not have shadows, with all other Base Set Charizard cards containing a drop shadow on the right side of their frame.

Recently, in the r/PokemonTCG community on Reddit, a user named Alec3369 showed off their recent discovery of a Base Set Shadowless Charizard card. In a post titled “I found this 1st edition Charizard while looking through my childhood card folder. What should I do with it?” the user displays the card in a folder of other cards in the Base Set. In the comments, the user explained how he had a card apparently in excellent condition. “My dad bought me this card when I was a kid and told me never to take it out of my sleeve and I listened,” the user said on Reddit.

How much does a shadowless Charizard cost?

Rare card sells for at least $3,500

Since few Shadowless Charizard cards were made and even fewer are made in good condition, the Reddit user's card (assuming the back of the card was free of damage) is probably worth a lot of money. An ungraded Shadowless Charizard card is worth around $3,500, and PSA-graded cards sell for $10,000 or more. Based on the condition of the card, the user likely had a rating of 8 or higher, which sells for around US$11,000 on secondary markets like eBay. PSA 10 Shadowless Charizard cards are currently selling for $235,874, in part because PSA gave only 125 cards a perfect rating.

Because of the quality of the card, other Redditors recommended that the user cut the card out of the binder instead of pulling it from above. Although the binder will get damaged, removing a card from a binder where it has been left for more than 20 years runs the risk of damaging it. Several users also recommended finding a card displayed at a PSA booth to have the card evaluated rather than mailing it to minimize the risk of the card being lost or damaged in the mail.

Our Take: Check Your Parents' House for Hidden Treasures

It's always worth checking out your childhood Pokémon cards

Recent Reddit Post Is Basically For All Adults Pokémon fan's dream. Finding a Charizard card, especially a Shadowless Charizard card, in this kind of condition is absolutely incredible. For those who didn't take care of their childhood Pokémon cards, I I wish I had the foresight (or parental foresight) to stick my cards in a folder and leave them there for more than 20 years.

If you were early Pokémon TCG collector, it might be worth asking your parents or guardians if they still have your card binder in a box somewhere. Maybe you might have something rare or worth a pretty penny waiting for you too.

Source: Reddit, PriceCharting. with