A man said his wife was furious after he bought a collection of Pokemon cards that cost more than his first house.
But when you own a trading card empire you know some items are worth thousands. Anthony Lee owns Card Empire in St John's Market and staff say every day working there "is like Christmas".
Card Empire, tucked away in the upstairs market area of St John's, seems to always be busy. Twice the ECHO visited the shop this week and twice it has been packed-out, full of loyal customers and new faces all descending on the store to trade, buy and sell trading cards - sometimes for as much as £2,999.
