Aug 23, 2026 – 12.00pmBanter Toys, the exclusive distributor of English Pokémon cards in Australia and New Zealand, paid its owners a $25 million dividend last year as a frenzy for pop-culture collectibles and trading card games reached new heights.The toy business is run by 76-year-old Garry Isaacs and his family, who have quietly built a fortune out of being the only distributor of the cardboard prints of brightly coloured creatures to the country’s biggest retailers including Kmart, Target, Big W, Woolworths and EB Games.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles