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The federal government is known for auctioning off items like office furniture and used trucks through its online surplus store. What it’s less known for is selling Pokémon cards, like the one listed on the federal government’s website this week.
GCSurplus, which falls under Public Services and Procurement Canada, posted about the “rare find” on social media on Nov. 21, encouraging “trainers” to bid on the Japanese first-edition Pikachu card, which it said was released in 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.
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According to the online listing, the minimum bid for the card is $375 and the closing date for offers is Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m.
As of Nov. 22, bidding stood at $900.
While the card is located in Langley, B.C., the website said shipping is available.
Stéfanie Hamel, a spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada, was unable to say how the government came into possession of the card.
“Assets like these have typically been forfeited to the Crown as a result of regulatory or criminal enforcement action either at border control points or within Canada,” Hamel said, adding that forfeited items are often made available for sale to the public through the GCSurplus website. “GCSurplus has no additional information regarding the forfeit of the items.”
The GCSurplus website indicates that 22,309 sales have been made in the last year. Other items up for grabs on the site include filing cabinets, Ford trucks, a 40-inch Samsung TV and a Zodiac boat.
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