Re:Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5M
by close04 on Monday October 26, 2026 @04:35AM
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> ended up in a bonfire along with my first edition Harry Potter book collection when my mum was doing a "clear out"
Do you mean a literal bonfire to burn them? A first edition Harry Potter book collection would be a nice gift to someone or a donation to the library. The last place books should end up is in a fire.
Re:Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5M
by washadjeffmad on Monday October 26, 2026 @05:26AM
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Not parent, but a revival of conservative fundamentalism brought a wave of strong "anti-satanic" fear in the US during the era that Harry Potter and Pokemon were popular. Christian groups were urged to and did burn them.
This is also the era where science curriculum was challenged to provide "alternate theories" to evolution, which included "intelligent design" and the Biblical Genesis story.
Re:Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5M
by lloydatkinson on Monday October 26, 2026 @10:57AM
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Similar story for me. My entire Harry Potter first editions, some of which I bought literally at midnight in the queue. I was led to believe they were still at a parents house, and so when I moved house a couple of boxes that I guess were misplaced during the move were left in a slightly damp garage. Fast forward to another house move a couple of months ago and I found the, completely destroyed and rotten. The whole time I thought they were back at a parents house.
I'm actually deeply upset about it.
They all went into the loft at some point and later ended up in a bonfire along with my first edition Harry Potter book collection when my mum was doing a "clear out". Such is life.