MONEY MAKER ON THE CARDS!

Celeb fans help to boost demand for collection craze

- KATE NELSON

CELEBRITIES such as Drake and Nick Frost are driving new young fan bases in card collecting.

The variety is endless, from sport to Pokemon and Marvel, and hobbyists dedicate their lives to sourcing rare finds and flogging them for huge profits.

The sports memorabilia market, which includes trading cards and has fans like Paul Merson, John Barnes and Tosin Adarabioyo, will be worth a staggering £179billion by 2032, according to consulting firm Market Decipher.

A double whammy of increasingly uncommon vintage cards and the growing popularity of new, limited-edition releases is powering the surge.