The Pokémon Trading Card Game gold Burger King cards will likely never make fans rich, as there are ultimately too many of them out there in great condition to create a market of low supply and high demand. The same cannot be said for the Burger King promotional, which was picked up by millions of fans around the world. Other TCG collectibles such as the infamous Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card, were only given out in promotional events. Most never even owned the rare 1st edition print run, which was released before the unlimited set that many fans grew up with. When the TCG launched in 1999, many kids played with their cards and traded them on school playgrounds. As a result, the gold Pokémon cards have an incredibly high population. 32.99 1 - Pokmon CHARIZARD 23k Gold Plated Trading Card & Pokeball Burger.

Making matters worse, is that everyone collected them believing they would be worth something someday and purposely set them aside in storage. Charizard - Gold Plated Pokemon Trading Card + Pokeball, Burger King 1999, 23K. Unlike many rare Pokémon TCG Collectors Editions that were limited, the gold Burger King collectibles were mass-manufactured. If the collectible isn't sealed, they are worth even less at around ten dollars. According to sales data from auction sites like eBay, the gold Pokémon cards sell on average for $18, with some selling for as high as $30.