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21-Year-Old Pokémon Cards Break Auction Record, Again! WALDO KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
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10, selling for $198,000 in a Heritage Auctions sale. The Pokémon First Edition Base
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Jesus Garcia, Assistant Comics & Comic Art Operations Supervisor Keystone Heights, FL 32656
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