Just over three dollars. Until a few months ago, this was the value of the retractable paper Kabutothe first generation fossil Pokémon. Today it stands at 40 dollars. An important growth in value, linked to the enterprise of a collector, Kabuto King. His goal is to collect all the cards printed in the world of Kabuto, as long as they are part of the first edition of the Fossil set. As of this writing, it matters 1,935 copies of the same card.
We know the precise number because Kabuto King periodically updates its community – which today has around 33,000 followers – with the precise number of new units acquired and a photo of an increasingly full box of Kabuto cards. A second one will soon be needed, reports the collector on X, his reference social network. In addition to the photos, Posts lots of memes and pictures. Obviously always Kabuto themed.
All these details have brought his company to the fore: Now users want to give their Kabuto cards to the mysterious collector. As long as they are signed, says King on X, because he is keen to safeguard the donations. In this regard, last December 7, the user announced that he had donated $51,100 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a non-profit organization active in childhood cancer research, after auctioning off a card of Kabuto with his autograph.
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A truly incredible story. It is so much so that other people have started similar collections. For example, the user Ray only collects Snorlax cardsthe sleepyhead pokémon. But there is also Totodile King, interested in cards depicting the water-type dragon creature, and Omynite Overlord who only collects cards of the fossil-type pokémon of the same name.
But Kabuto King remains the undisputed king among collectors of the moment. This explains why, starting last September, the first edition Kabuto card has increased in value. And it will probably continue to grow. Already some US sites specializing in auctions report examples of the first edition Kabuto card from the Fossil set also sold at $2,000. We are still talking about exceptions, which however testify to the impact of a project by a single person, today increasingly mythologized within the Pokémon community.
According to what was reported by Historyinmemes on X, that of Kabuto King represents one of the two “craziest” card collections in the world. The other is that of a user who has collected 730 units out of 3,935 existing cards Ben JohnsAmerican professional pickleball player. It’s almost 20% of all cards ever printed by Ben Johns. Again, one person’s massive purchase of the same unit led to a surge in the card’s prices, from around $25 to $750.
