Jesus Garcia: Collecting Pokémon Cards and Other Trading Card Games

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English - June 23, 2022 14:07 - 36 minutes - 83.7 MB
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Horacio spoke with Jesus Garcia, a Pokémon expert and the Consignment Director for Trading Card Games at Heritage Auctions. Jesus talks about the origins of Pokémon and some reasons for its enduring popularity. We also touch upon some of the most valuable trading cards in the Pokémon franchise. Jesus also mentions the emergence of Magic the Gathering and its recent rise in value.

Additional topics include:

Pokémon Blue and Red

Collector preferences between Japanese and English cards

Watching Pokémon: The First Movie in 1999

Limited Edition to 39 Pokémon Illustrators

The increasing popularity of the Pokémon franchise

EX Pokémon Cards as entry points

The Pokémon Rad Dad Collection

Logan Paul as a Pokémon influencer

Emergence of Magic the Gathering cards

The prevalence of counterfeit cards

Items available at the Heritage TCG Signature Auction