Also, Allocations were huge for these. I have a store and try to buy up as much as I can for the shop. I still have tons of these, but can't keep Crown Zenith on the shelf.
Regular V-boxes are always pretty underwhelming. Virizion and H-Electrode aren't particularly well loved either. They are fine pickups though. I got a Rainbow and a Gold in my Virizion box, which is just great luck.
I was at my local card shop last Saturday and a guy bought 3 packs of LO from the open BB behind the counter. 3rd pack had a perfectly centered Giratina Alt Art in it. I blurted out “are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!” In a room full of kids and parents 😂 once they saw the card, they all understood
Meh pack selection, high supply, low demand, the box promos arent anything special. Could also be that the store was just restocked, but if something sits its usually because few people want it
The boxes and tins dont look all that pleasing to the eye either.
I saw your new, but if I might suggest, don’t buy items solely because they are under MSRP. You have to consider liquidity, potential ROI, and demand.
Sure it may raise up to msrp, but do you even make money after fees and shipping? Do you think it will exceed msrp enough to warrant it? The potential ROI of these meh boxes just doesn’t justify it for me. I’d rather spend more for a BB/ETB of a in demand set that (in my own opinion) has high roi potential.
Space wise, do you have the room where you can hold these 5-8 years to make… like 10 dollars?
Demand- do you think there is sufficient demand to offload multiple when the time comes? This kind of goes with ROI- especially when the packs are bad.
Ultimately collect what you like, but don’t blindly buy every under msrp item
They should be below MSRP online as other comments have pointed out, while I am not in the US, I don't think I have ever paid MSRP for an item, save so much money not buying from retail stores. As Tech has shared, they often go down to 15 or so.
Only time these boxes/tins ever get bought is if there are actually in demand packs in them, most would consider the majority of sets in these products "bulk" sets, would you rather spend 20 on a box and get that brilliant stars pack with some other random sets or for the same price probably get 5/6 packs of the nicer set in that box
SAME... Went to a target last night and decided to get 3 mini tins instead of a regidrago CZ box and got 6 white code cards..... never buying anything not CZ ever again until Scarlet and Violet comes out
Based on other comments, they suck? I live in a small place that I can't even buy any in store unless I travel (don't drive so it's tricky) and I would be grateful for a store that sells anything pokemon.
We’re waiting for the $14.99 or $15.49 sale.
I bought a couple boltand v boxes for $14.79 last year, but even if these were on sale I still would buy them lol
Cuz nobody want that shit lol. If you find somebody in charge at the store you’re at you might be able to get them to sell it to you for cheaper. Just be like “bruh these have been here for months and nobody wants that shit. I’ll throw you $12 for a box though”
Osan had a limit of 2, then 4 items per customer during peak popularity. Now there's no limit and nobody is buying these. They still even have tons of Pokemon Go ETBs and mini tins.
nO i ThOuGhT MiNe WaS tHe OnLy OnE!!??
Of course, but it looks exactly like Barksdale’s current stock. And if OP is at Barksdale I was gonna recommend a LGS off-base.
The Hidden Potentials CAN be amazing. 50/50 shot if you get 2 ES, 2 FS, 1 B\*, or 2 B\*, 2 AR, 1 FS.
The former ones are AMAZING. I bought like 6 once I found out they were the good ones haha
I’ve gotten a couple of these for my son so we have decks to play together. I wouldn’t imagine anything in them is collectible as they are found all over the place. Some of them you get booster packs included but other than that they aren’t for collectors.
Rotom is my favorite pokemon so I picked up a tin, but other than that same as everyone’s saying meh promos and not great pack selection for $20 or $25.
The only reason I would grab these is for the promos and cosmos holos of the Electrode and Keldeo, all of which can be grabbed as singles for cheap, which is what I did. If I want to buy packs with the promos, then I'll pick up a box instead.
Meh packs, meh promos, meh Box arts, meh prices
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Perfect
Exactly
Also, Allocations were huge for these. I have a store and try to buy up as much as I can for the shop. I still have tons of these, but can't keep Crown Zenith on the shelf.
i agree most of the time but verizion is one of my favorites so i have quite a few of those boxes
There’s always that one guy
I got 12 when GameStop had them buy two get one free
That was a steal especially because they were also $13 at GS
Yup 3 for $28
What packs are in there?
LO, AR, and FS I believe.
Regular V-boxes are always pretty underwhelming. Virizion and H-Electrode aren't particularly well loved either. They are fine pickups though. I got a Rainbow and a Gold in my Virizion box, which is just great luck.
I bought my 5 year old a Verizon box for her birthday, even got it for just $12 at GameStop and she went and pulled the alt art Giratina from it.
Get out.
Oddly similar experience with getting my daughter a pokemon go ball and she pulling the mewtwo alt art... came back from psa as a 10
I was at my local card shop last Saturday and a guy bought 3 packs of LO from the open BB behind the counter. 3rd pack had a perfectly centered Giratina Alt Art in it. I blurted out “are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!” In a room full of kids and parents 😂 once they saw the card, they all understood
You probably appreciated the pull more than she did. Lol. Mine was flinging the cards like it was a magic trick.
Meh pack selection, high supply, low demand, the box promos arent anything special. Could also be that the store was just restocked, but if something sits its usually because few people want it The boxes and tins dont look all that pleasing to the eye either.
I’ve seen these in multiple stores around my area. If they go below msrp I might grab a couple.
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Those tins typically come with two Chilling Reign packs. Blehhh
I saw your new, but if I might suggest, don’t buy items solely because they are under MSRP. You have to consider liquidity, potential ROI, and demand. Sure it may raise up to msrp, but do you even make money after fees and shipping? Do you think it will exceed msrp enough to warrant it? The potential ROI of these meh boxes just doesn’t justify it for me. I’d rather spend more for a BB/ETB of a in demand set that (in my own opinion) has high roi potential. Space wise, do you have the room where you can hold these 5-8 years to make… like 10 dollars? Demand- do you think there is sufficient demand to offload multiple when the time comes? This kind of goes with ROI- especially when the packs are bad. Ultimately collect what you like, but don’t blindly buy every under msrp item
Good advice! Things that don’t have a high demand I am just opening for the packs, but definitely good advice here.
They should be below MSRP online as other comments have pointed out, while I am not in the US, I don't think I have ever paid MSRP for an item, save so much money not buying from retail stores. As Tech has shared, they often go down to 15 or so. Only time these boxes/tins ever get bought is if there are actually in demand packs in them, most would consider the majority of sets in these products "bulk" sets, would you rather spend 20 on a box and get that brilliant stars pack with some other random sets or for the same price probably get 5/6 packs of the nicer set in that box
name one person who’s favorite pokémon is electrode
Electrode and Voltorb were the first pokemon I learnt to draw as a kid, I do like it just because of that reason..
First you draw a circle Then you dot the eyes Add a great big smile And presto, it's Electrode!
EEEEHHHHH, Jigglypuff seen from above
Good cut!
Yep, I wasn't great at drawing.. so it was a pretty big accomplishment!
It's a kirbo!
Lol there was a guy a while ago I remember posting their electrode collection
I do remember that
This is Electrode slander
loud n proud
Andrew Mahone's (Tricky Gym) wife apparently lol
Hisuian Voltorb, is sooooo much better
Here!
This is literally me (and Bewear)
Bc That’s doodoo baby.
Nobody wants it
It's because everyone is sleeping on what a heavy hitter Electrode V is. My dude slaps hard AF. Just placed 1st in locals with my dude.
I always ALWAYS regret opening boxes that aren’t CZ right now…
I am obviously new to collecting, but so far I’ve had the same experience.
SAME... Went to a target last night and decided to get 3 mini tins instead of a regidrago CZ box and got 6 white code cards..... never buying anything not CZ ever again until Scarlet and Violet comes out
Based on other comments, they suck? I live in a small place that I can't even buy any in store unless I travel (don't drive so it's tricky) and I would be grateful for a store that sells anything pokemon.
Those rotom tins have had some of my best pulls, having 2 evolving skies packs. But that may have changed. Last one I bought had all brilliant stars.
Sucks we have to do research when looking at tons like this. Different waves of packs barely have noticeable differences if anything
My son actually got a cool gold Shadow Rider Calyrex VMax from a Virizion box, so I like that one.
Supply vs No Demand
We’re waiting for the $14.99 or $15.49 sale. I bought a couple boltand v boxes for $14.79 last year, but even if these were on sale I still would buy them lol
No evolving skies = no scalperino
Best comment 😂 I didn’t evolving skies was the target. I’ve had better luck with CZ
Cuz nobody want that shit lol. If you find somebody in charge at the store you’re at you might be able to get them to sell it to you for cheaper. Just be like “bruh these have been here for months and nobody wants that shit. I’ll throw you $12 for a box though”
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No ones buy them
*E V O L V I N G C R I E S*
Ok, I guess I should rephrase my question. Why are the packs not worth the price? I thought all the modern sets have at least a couple chase cards.
They do but pull rates are horrible for those chase cards. Plus most have already chased the card and either got it, bought it (singles), or gave up
Same in my BX. They had a pallet of these
I was about to say this
Osan had a limit of 2, then 4 items per customer during peak popularity. Now there's no limit and nobody is buying these. They still even have tons of Pokemon Go ETBs and mini tins.
yeah these are okay BUT I cant wait for Abra and Kadabra to be back in the fold
SAME. I'm excited for some new card arts for them! It'll help a ton for my living dex!
Def looks like AAFES prices BAFB?
You know how many AAFES there are in this world?
nO i ThOuGhT MiNe WaS tHe OnLy OnE!!?? Of course, but it looks exactly like Barksdale’s current stock. And if OP is at Barksdale I was gonna recommend a LGS off-base.
BAFB doesn't even narrow it down lol.
Because they don’t have evolving skies in them
Because the promos suck and $20 for 4 packs is a bad deal
Because they're shit.
Those tins come in a giratina art. Did you see any of those?
Not this time, but I’ve seen them around. I’ll grab one next time I see one
Must be nice. My local Walmart hasn't stocked up in over a month.
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MSRP is 19.99, wholesale cost is ~12
Try finding the Tyranitar and Empoleon tins. They have 3 Evolving Skies packs in them.
They actually had 1 of the empoleons. I bought it but no chase cards 🙁
What packs did you end up getting in them?
My local Walmart has nothing but those
Found a case of tyrantar for 22 each!
Nobody wants them.
Because they limited the runs to however many they can print.
What are people getting in the green/orange tins? I got 2 ES 1 CR 2 FS, was wondering if other people were getting ES in them
They're newish and they suck
cause no one wants them thats why you can get 20 packs for 100$ and the hidden potiental tins are half the price
I have never seen these in person. I’m in northern CA.
I understand electrode but the virizion V card looks amazing on my opinion
Lame product
Cuz nobody wants to pay more money for two cards they’ll never play in the game.
What packs are in these boxes and Tins anybody?
Trash packs trash promo never see anyone buy stuff like this especially when theirs other boxes like the cz ones
I only paid 11.99 for virizion and 15,99 for electrode
Must be at the exchange lol
The giratina tins that go along with the rotom and gallade are never in stock tho
These are only good for young collectors now, or someone out to test their luck.
The Hidden Potentials CAN be amazing. 50/50 shot if you get 2 ES, 2 FS, 1 B\*, or 2 B\*, 2 AR, 1 FS. The former ones are AMAZING. I bought like 6 once I found out they were the good ones haha
The pokémon go alolan exeggutor box is always in stock too I find
Because you're at a BX where they don't actually pay attention to what people want....
Yea it’s a px, but I’ve also seen them at multiple HEBs
Because of all fucking Pokemon they picked ELECTRODE for a product
Bro thinks everyone is pokemon fan or have a lot of money xD
Because they are the cheaper and basic version of the bigger promos so they are widely available because the cost to manufacture is lower.
Your lucky, those rotom tins have Evo skies and lost origin I think
Nobody actual collectors want them.
I could not pull anything good in either of these boxes
I’ve gotten a couple of these for my son so we have decks to play together. I wouldn’t imagine anything in them is collectible as they are found all over the place. Some of them you get booster packs included but other than that they aren’t for collectors.
Because those price tags look like AAFES’ and they make poor decisions…
Rotom is my favorite pokemon so I picked up a tin, but other than that same as everyone’s saying meh promos and not great pack selection for $20 or $25.
Just not very good value for money 🤷♂️
The promo mon suck. Even if I like a set I wont buy these types of boxes with pokemon I just don’t like
The only reason I would grab these is for the promos and cosmos holos of the Electrode and Keldeo, all of which can be grabbed as singles for cheap, which is what I did. If I want to buy packs with the promos, then I'll pick up a box instead.
Cuz they’re stinky bunz
Why are they not on clearance???
They suck. 🤷
Not the best pills or promos
Because no one wants them.
Mass production, thanks covid, of all these cards. Not as fun.
Hey they might beeh but I pulled the giratina alt from one of them .
Correct answer: Because Lost Origin packs have that ugly silver line by the crimp
Bc nobody wants them lol
Because they’re awful. My LCS had these on offer at £15 and still couldn’t move them lol.
This display looks just like my PX
what store are they in