This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. Graham, who is 30 and speaks with the controlled affability of a salesman, remembered how he used to zip through the playground, clutching an elastic band ...

COLLECTIBLES THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER. IT’S A NEW SHOP IN MANCHESTER DEDICATED TO ONE THING POKEMON CARDS. THE PHENOMENON THAT STARTED IN THE 90S, IS THE MOST POPULAR MEDIA FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME.

It’s like something out of Space Jam: NBA icon Michael Jordan versus Pikachu, Pokémon’s iconic electric rat. “Previously, Michael Jordan was kind of our most graded athlete slash character of all time ...

Jordan, Ohtani and Pokémon led nearly 2.5 million cards that were graded in February. Sports card collectors are still getting legends graded while many are also taking bets on the future. Meanwhile, ...