The 13-year-old #BW73 Black Star Promo, released in a 2013 Team Plasma box, has only 33 PSA 10 copies and previously sold for $15,000 in February.
The sale came amid hype for Japan's upcoming Darkrai-led Abyss Eye set, with the card reportedly listed at $45,000 before the seller accepted a lower offer.
Ungraded copies sell for about $150, highlighting how scarcity and renewed interest around mascot Pokémon can sharply inflate prices for older trading cards.
As new releases spike old card prices, which forgotten Pokémon is the next to be worth thousands?
With Pokémon cards becoming serious investments, is the market a massive bubble about to pop?
When a childhood hobby becomes a high-stakes asset, has the original joy of collecting been lost?