According to sources, interest in Pokémon cards is very high right now. Rickard Gottfridsson, a store employee at Arcade Dreams in Linköping, noted the trend, stating, "Interest is so incredibly high right now. " The exact percentage or numerical terms of this sales increase have not been disclosed.
The increased interest has pushed up prices on popular cards, though the specific cards driving these price increases remain unknown. Last year, cards were sold for 140 million kronor on the auction site Tradera, but how this figure compares to previous years or other collectibles is unclear. Gottfridsson, who collects Pokémon cards himself, advises caution, saying, "It is a hobby, do not buy more than you can afford.
Interest is so incredibly high right now. We sell loose cards in the store and have seen a very large increase in sales.
" He emphasizes that one should not start collecting cards to try to make money, as very few people can make a lot of money on Pokémon cards. The factors causing the current surge in interest have not been specified.
It is a hobby, do not buy more than you can afford. It is very few people who can make a lot of money on Pokémon cards.