There is Pokémon merchandise that will put your kids through college (for a semester, maybe), but you're highly unlikely to find any of it at the bottom of your closet. Hence why one of the cards will only net you about ten bucks on eBay, even if it's still boxed and in good condition.
Lots of people bought them, and lots of people still have them. The gold-plated Burger King cards are an interesting novelty, but they were made available just as Poké-Mania was taking hold for the first time. A collectable's value is almost always dependent on its rarity. "chuckymcgee" responded, "A general rule about a collectible is that if you think 'these are going to be worth something one day!' it's probably not going to be worth shit." Even captivatingly beautiful merchandise like this 100% official Pikachu plush may not be worth much. 'these are going to be worth something one day!' 18 years later.'ah, nope' not worth shit!" One redditor, "Shnarbi," wrote, "The year is 1999. The post was quickly deluged with memories. The Pokemon embossed on the cards include Togepi, Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, and Poliwhirl. They posted a pic of their own collection: Six gold-plated Pokémon cards nestled in casings molded to look like PokéBalls. "Does anyone remember these 1999 23 karat Pokémon cards from BK?" asked redditor 3-toe. Earlier, the r/gaming subreddit looked back on one such offering: The gold-plated Pokémon trading cards that went on sale at Burger King in 1999. Some of the stuff up for grabs was a little weird, a little different – and even attractive in a tacky way. One of my friends wanted to know why I owned a yellow rat toy that exclaimed "Kick a Jew." Any home owner would be proud to decorate their mantelpiece with these beauties.īut early North American Pokémon merchandise wasn't just about pee-colored plastic rodents that shouted potentially offensive slogans. I brought a talking Pikachu toy into school back in 1998, and nobody knew who Pikachu was. For example, my status as one of the Pokémon fandom's Ancient Ones let me watch the first wave of Pokémon merchandise crash onto North American shores, and that was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. There are Pokémon fans telling me that they've loved the franchise since babyhood. I have a problem with Pokémon being a multi-generational phenomenon: Its continued success makes me feel old.
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