Wondering if anyone has insights into the pricing dynamics between sealed mint booster boxes and the packs inside. For example, should a sealed box be valued at a premium or discount to what the individual packs would sell at if all 36 were sold? I assume it’s a premium but how much do you think is reasonable? Or should they be roughly equivalent in price?
What you have to understand is that a sealed box is a collectible item in and of itself just as loose packs are collectible items.
For that reason, the sealed box should be worth more.
The hierarchy generally goes:
- sealed boxes
- sealed packs
- cards inside the packs (talking ungraded)
Obviously, there are some notable exceptions (e.g. 1st Edition Base Set Charizard), but that is the general rule.
1 Like
the meta right now is to break boxes and sell the single packs as unweighed or heavy/light, some people make quite a profit by doing so, especially if they buy discounted boxes that are not in Mint condition.
Personally I would always pay a premium for a booster box over 36 loose packs, but the reality is that very few people have several thousands of dollars to spend on a box, that’s why they opt in booster packs even at the risk of them being weighed.
2 Likes
Maybe insert these category’s?
- sealed boxes
- sealed unweighed packs
- card’s inside the packs (graded)
- sealed weighed packs
- cards inside the packs (talking ungraded)
Only reason I didn’t include graded is because I was only talking about what’s actually inside the box.
Just to expand on this and shift a few of the orders
Sealed boxes
Chase cards (graded 8+)
Sealed heavy packs
Sealed unweighed packs
Chase cards (ungraded NM, expected to grade < 8)
Sealed light packs
Non-chase cards (graded 8+)
Non-chase cards (ungraded NM, expected to grade < 8)
3 Likes
What did I start lol.
I think its a great exercise to do - gives a general idea as to what people value/what items will most likely retain value, among other insights.
- Pallet of sealed cases of sealed booster boxes
- Sealed case of sealed booster boxes
- Sealed booster box
- Sealed booster pack
- Raw cards from pack
1 Like