New craze grips frenzied collectors

AT a collector convention in late June, a happy Megan Piotrowski carried a happy handful of a Pokémon booster box set called “Chilling Reign,” which was released earlier that month. The box was still factory sealed and is an expansion set she loves. Walking hand in hand with her friend Jake Rogers, he, too, found his own Pokémon Zacian Sword & Shield Elite Trainer Box Plus, which was released in November.

Piotrowski and Rogers aren’t 10 years old. She’s a 25-year-old middle school teacher in the Dallas metroplex, just like Rogers, who happens to be 24. He happily paid $60 for his set and Piotrowski paid $120 for hers (which isn’t bad since you can find a sealed set on eBay for