PSA Mint 9 Pikachu Illustrator Sells for $5 Million, Heritage Auctions TCG Sale Hits $12.1 Million
At Heritage Auctions’ Trading Card Games Signature Auction on September 18–19, a PSA Mint 9 Pikachu Illustrator card, which holds a Mike Baker Authenticated Gold Diamond designation, fetched an impressive $5 million. This amount represents the highest price ever for a PSA 9 Illustrator and ranks as the second-largest sum ever paid at auction for any Pokémon card. The two-day event generated a total of $12,182,188, surpassing the previous record of $7,790,094 set during the June 26–27 Trading Card Games and Manga Signature Auction by over $4 million. This marks the fifth consecutive Trading Card Games auction by Heritage Auctions to exceed its predecessor's sales record, highlighting the robust market for high-grade Pokémon cards.
Key facts
- A PSA Mint 9 Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $5 million at Heritage Auctions.
- The card had a Mike Baker Authenticated Gold Diamond enhancement to its grade.
- The sale set a record for the highest amount ever paid for a PSA 9 Illustrator.
- It is the second highest amount paid at auction for any Pokémon card.
- The auction took place September 18–19 at Heritage Auctions’ Trading Card Games Signature Auction.
- The two-day auction totaled $12,182,188, breaking Heritage’s previous record of $7,790,094.
- The previous record was set at the June 26–27 Trading Card Games and Manga Signature Auction.
- The copy is one of 15 certified by PSA with a Mint 9 grade, with only one example graded higher.
- It is the only 9-graded copy to earn the MBA Gold Diamond.
- Heritage Auctions is the world’s leading Trading Card Games auctioneer.
Entities
Artists
- Mike Baker
Institutions
- Heritage Auctions
- PSA
- Mike Baker Authenticated