Construction Worker Finds Old School Pokemon Cards Under Shelves in CVS

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Classic Pokemon merchandise has become a hot commodity for both old and new fans of the massively popular monster-catching series. Cards and merchandise from the franchise's early days often sell for high price tags on online auction sites with some highly sought-after trading cards selling for nearly $1 million. The massive popularity of the franchise has seen The Pokemon Company try all sorts of different merchandise, from toys to games to Burger King's classic gold-plated card promotion. Now, a construction worker has made a stunning classic find in an old CVS Pharmacy.

TikTok user ford_tough7.3 regularly posts videos of his work removing equipment and shelving from old storefronts, with a recent video showing the interior of a closed CVS. The video shows the floor beneath a former shelving unit with a classic pack of Topps Pokemon collectible cards hiding underneath. The worker noted the «Series 2» labeling on the package, lamenting that it wasn't a first edition. Notably, the pack is not from Pokemon's main card game, but a side collectible product as the Pokemon Trading Card Game was published by Wizards of the Coast at the time.

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A later video from ford_tough7.3 shows the user opening the pack of vintage Pokemon cards, with the pack revealed to have already been slightly ripped open before he found it. While the TikTok user isn't familiar with Pokemon, referring to different creatures as «this guy» and «that guy,» the pack is filled with cards of Pokemon from the franchise's original 151 creatures. Some fans were quick to point out that some cards within the pack still held value, despite not being official Pokemon Trading Card Game cards.

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