New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- A retired UK decorator made over £1.56 million (around $2 million) by selling a collection of vintage Pokemon cards that had been gathering dust in his attic for 15 years. It far exceeded its estimated value of £250,000, according to British media reports.

As per the report in the BBC, the man who became a millionaire just by selling his 15-year-old Pokemon cards hails from Woking, the UK.

He was quoted as saying he had no idea the cards had any value until he read in his local newspaper that a single card fetched more than £6,000 ($ 8,028).

His Pokemon card collection was auctioned off at Ewbank's on Wednesday for £1.56 million (around $2 million), the BBC reported.

The man reportedly said he...