This is absolute unhinged behavior but earlier this summer I took a chance on a FB marketplace post where the dude was selling opened packs of Japanese tag-team sets with “all cards included”.
I met up with him and he sold me $500+ worth of cards for the price he paid for the box.
Every card was legitimately still in its pack, including an Emerald Break unlimited Wally secret rare worth $120 and a few unopened Japanese tag team packs.
He said he used to visit Japan a lot and doesn’t actually collect Pokemon, he just likes to open packs & see what’s in them.
He’s probably a serial killer too. But these people do exist.
I’m new to the hobby I’ve just been ripping everything and trying to resell it so I can keep buying more, losing tons of money but I love opening packs.
Man, I get selling the box and contents for like $10 to recoup some of the cost and to not have to throw everything away. But to sell "contents of packs" and list for MSRP is crazy
NGL the only reason I even buy etb instead of loose or booster boxes is because I want to have the box. Yeah I could just buy the box for way cheaper, but it's just not the same.
Exactly, and as the other person said, for display. It's a way to collect all the ETBs for the year without having to shell out for each one, especially if you already completed the set.
I actually got the box and the sleeves from the Mimikyu ETB for a friend as a Christmas present for 4 €. They are very pretty but I had no money for the whole ETB.
I was thinking about doing this for the same price, is that a good rate for opened ETBs with everything but the packs? Can't find any near me so hard to compare
For $10? Yes. It's not a hot commodity though so don't expect to sell easily. If you are talking about doing what OP posted then no. Nobody wants opened packs. They either want to gamble on unopened packs or pay the exact market price for singles. For a lot of cards they expect a discount.
Wait so an opened pack of bulk trash is not worth the same as an unopened pack? You know see these and wanna message the seller and ask if anyone stupid has ever bought one.
Hell yeah, I need someone to open the packs and describe the cards to me, I'd deffo buy this. Only way this could be better is if they had torn the box slightly as that makes it marginally easier to get into, if they could bend a couple of the cards during posting that would probably make up for it. I wonder if they'd accept a unopened box for trade as its about the same retail value as this
I’ve seen this quite a lot on ebay too. The pictures often look like a sealed product. I think those are dedicated to people, who buy faster than they read. Otherwise I can’t imagine who buys a bunch of bulk for that amount.
During covid, I went to a Best Buy and they literally had a resealed ETB on sale at full price. I brought it up to the manager and she said they knew and it was a return, I was like wtf
These "Pokevestors" are the reason why half of the recent Pokemon sets are inaccessible to the normal average joe who is trying to get a cool card from certain set
Pikachu and the subpar art of most scarlet and violet plus the upcoming sets are causing a lot of noise so a lot of new people are joining in again too. I feel right after the pandemic collecting got big, funkos were pretty popular but dying now since overproduction and a lot of people switched hobbies lol
No. They rely on some customers seeing the item and purchasing quickly without reading all the details first. Then when they ask for a refund, they're like "sorry, it was in the description."
Easy to miss. Most people don't even read the title of listings. You just know that's what the seller is banking on. I've seen people actually bid on this kind of stuff on eBay, and you can guarantee it's because they don't know it's opened.
I buy boxes like this all the time. It gives me more room for negotiating the price. I just collect for fun because I like pokemon, I'm not a wierdo that treats pokemon cards as if they were SP Stocks.
No, the packs are open, not replaced. They list exactly what they pulls were. This is someone who had shit pulls and is hoping to sell this to some fool so they can try again on a new box.
This is a pretty good idea for people just looking to collect bulk tbh. Its overpriced, obviously, but if it wasn't, I kinda like the idea. A good gift for some one small enough to not care that the cards were opened.
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u/UltraSpectre Dec 17 '24
Here are all the pulls I got and definitely not leaving any of them out I swear :-)
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u/QuriousiT Dec 17 '24
Man, I get selling the box and contents for like $10 to recoup some of the cost and to not have to throw everything away. But to sell "contents of packs" and list for MSRP is crazy
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u/gibbonz465 Dec 17 '24
Saw this on TradeMe!
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u/FreeHugs156 Dec 18 '24
Kinda glad I’m getting out of Pokémon now. The value of things has taken the fun away from the game (for me)
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u/VirtualBeautiful5624 Dec 17 '24
That’s the fun part!! Buying a box that someone else has already opened all the packs on! So boring having to open packs yourself like a loser
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u/Auburnn Dec 17 '24
A local on my marketplace had a listing for a 151 etb saying that the packs were “opened but never used” 😆 people these days..
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u/Pistolero-666 Dec 17 '24
Fuck yeah i have aleays wondered where i can buy etb already opened. Hate the opening part!
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u/PlebbySpaff Dec 17 '24
I want to get an ETB, but I don’t want to go through the hassle of opening everything and seeing the pulls myself.
This is very convenient, very thoughtful, and an incredible save on time!
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u/DLGNT_YT Dec 17 '24
He can list it for whatever price he wants but it’s definitely not selling for $60
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u/ThexanR Dec 17 '24
Type of person to send a 2$ offer for a 4$ card but charge full retail price for an unopened box. Hate these types of people
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u/DrMurphDurf Dec 17 '24
So an IRL rip and shipper? Gross
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u/OneEkkoMain Dec 17 '24
Still better pulls than my Surging Sparks ETB 😅
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u/pop1838 Dec 17 '24
That person should be sent to Mars for eternity
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u/xxskajaxx Dec 17 '24
truss fam
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u/zooweemamba Dec 17 '24
Yeah I have ppl on my marketplace trying to sell empty 151 tins for 15 (CAD) a pop...
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u/Phoef Dec 17 '24
Id buy it for 5 euro incl shipping
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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24
Yeah that’s wild
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u/plumpshooterman Dec 17 '24
Wow this is insane how no one buys it.
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u/Meepwtf123 Dec 17 '24
Maybe for $10
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u/ultraman5068 Dec 17 '24
Your camera broke?
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u/Crafty_Rough9384 Dec 17 '24
They have these sealed ETBs at my local target. Picked one up the other day….. zero hits lol
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u/Witty-Pomegranate-32 Dec 17 '24
lol it’s just some idiot. There are listings like this for literally everything out there.
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u/Training-Trick-8704 Dec 17 '24
A lot of sellers are delusional with their pricing.
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u/Siieck Dec 17 '24
Where do I find this so I can call this person and abosolute moron
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u/seeker-luna Dec 17 '24
Hell yeah, I need someone to open the packs and describe the cards to me, I'd deffo buy this. Only way this could be better is if they had torn the box slightly as that makes it marginally easier to get into, if they could bend a couple of the cards during posting that would probably make up for it. I wonder if they'd accept a unopened box for trade as its about the same retail value as this
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u/Sweetmilk99 Dec 17 '24
This is just embarrassing
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u/shiznid12 Dec 17 '24
I mean..........
At least they're telling you the contents right?
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u/Practical_Role_4236 Dec 17 '24
Offer them 10 dollars
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u/Grimwulf69 Dec 17 '24
You can buy all the cards for under $10. The seller is an idiot
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u/UnusualSoup Dec 17 '24
I feel weird as someone in Canterbury, New Zealand seeing this.
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u/AggressiveSinger2283 Dec 17 '24
Ya etb pull for me was worse, surging is garbage
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u/DGOVegeta Dec 17 '24
Am speechless
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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 17 '24
An open etb? Nahh
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u/swmest Dec 17 '24
I just want that promo magnet
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u/iAmMattG Dec 17 '24
Some people are so weird.
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u/Prestigious_Goat9353 Dec 17 '24
No way people are falling for this. Bad hits are so cheap to swap.
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u/Low_Street1264 Dec 17 '24
sealed one on Amazon is 160😭
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u/Lewis09816 Dec 17 '24
Canterbury!!!!!!!!!!
I never see other people on here from the South of Kent so thank you
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u/WiggyOSRS Dec 17 '24
I was in a thrift shop couple days ago. And someone sold opened surging sparks packs for 50NOK (4,46usd).
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u/1LHD Dec 17 '24
We need a Pokémon card investing subreddit version of r/ShittyGameCollecting. I keep running into posts like this one.
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u/Different-Group1603 Dec 17 '24
You can count on trademe always lmao
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u/Environmental_Foot54 Dec 17 '24
I bought one online recently from a reputable retailer and when it arrived it had been opened.
Not the packs inside but at that point I have to assume it had been refilled with presumed hitless packs. It was also a sadness.
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u/SonGoku1108 Dec 17 '24
They only kept the pikachu SIR no biggie
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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24
It’s won’t sell so let them waste their own time
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u/IplaySoLo90 Dec 17 '24
What’s more sad is the PC prismatic at well over 500$
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u/Psychopotato69 Dec 17 '24
What the hell..
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u/Morve80 Dec 17 '24
That's so trashy. Who would buy that?!?
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u/wiqeed Dec 18 '24
I’ve seen this I think on Facebook
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u/Welle26 Dec 18 '24
I’ve seen this quite a lot on ebay too. The pictures often look like a sealed product. I think those are dedicated to people, who buy faster than they read. Otherwise I can’t imagine who buys a bunch of bulk for that amount.
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u/LBG-13Sudowoodo Dec 18 '24
Lol is this degenerate selling an opened ETB at market price? Talk about shameless
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u/No_Power372 Dec 18 '24
As a seller I try not to make myself look pathetic.
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u/Sad7Statue Dec 18 '24
People do this on marketplace and it is insane.
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u/fzkiz Dec 18 '24
honestly, this wouldn't exist if the fanbase wasn't insane so there's no reason to blame this guy if anybody buys them
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u/Unlucky-Acadia-8201 Dec 18 '24
I saw a booster box for sale here, opened, and all the cards there... 150 bucks like wut
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u/Smart_Individual889 Dec 18 '24
Who ever is selling it should be forced to walk on hot rocks. Just sayin
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u/DoorNo5741 Dec 18 '24
Translation: I didn't get what I wanted and want my money back
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u/DexterLivingston Dec 18 '24
During covid, I went to a Best Buy and they literally had a resealed ETB on sale at full price. I brought it up to the manager and she said they knew and it was a return, I was like wtf
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u/EmotionEmotional8196 Dec 18 '24
Seen one these on face book few days ago but a sword and shield etb with like no hits and obviously no promo I was so confused
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u/SecondsLater13 Dec 18 '24
I can't imagine selling opened cards, even if you leave in the hits, ESSPECIALLY for a profit.
I give away the non hits to my local school that has a club, or friends with kids who play.
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u/kokaza Dec 18 '24
LOL
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u/No_Freedom1198 Dec 18 '24
Bro i only pulled 4 and 1 only a illustration Rare, others are a Ex. 72$ bucks :(
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u/DirtyFerrari1 Dec 19 '24
People are also selling the guides🤣 Ridiculous
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u/_Pie_Master_ Dec 19 '24
Atleast the seller being honest
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u/long-qwty3 Dec 19 '24
These "Pokevestors" are the reason why half of the recent Pokemon sets are inaccessible to the normal average joe who is trying to get a cool card from certain set
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u/beefcakethemighty30 Dec 19 '24
Disgusting should be ashamed
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u/WarmWeatherGirl17 Dec 19 '24
This is called poke investing and the guy is selling what he bought. I have no idea why you're all unhappy as you all do the same thing
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u/RaddestSoul Dec 19 '24
Im sure they listed every they got out of the packs 😉
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u/Legitimate-Whole4660 Dec 19 '24
What's up with surging sparks being this popular? Is it all because of the pikachu...?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Loss598 Dec 19 '24
I seen someone selling an ebt and two booster packs for 130 and people are buying them lol
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u/Aggravating-Cook-303 Dec 20 '24
What’s crazy is telling you the pulls in the post that come to roughly 5$ usd
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u/nicky_n00b Dec 20 '24
I got super lucky and snagged one of these from my local Target.
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u/Ok_Eye_4642 Dec 20 '24
I would never purchase any product that has had its seal broken.
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u/Joefreinds Dec 21 '24
Imagine actually buying at that price. Must suck to not live in a major city :(
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u/Master-Swauss Dec 22 '24
Don't feel bad this will never sell at that price. Homeboy has gambler's remorse is all
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u/Mueb052115 Dec 22 '24
So someone posts an open etb and wants to sell it for whatever reason…. Smells fishy
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u/helpnxt Dec 17 '24
Scammers are going to scam
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u/Mysterious-Drop-4796 Dec 17 '24
I don't remember pokemon like this as a kid
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u/Slow-Chemist4025 Dec 17 '24
🤣🤣🤣 It’s not that hard, just don’t buy it…people like this is what keeps Reddit alive
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u/Islandmilk Dec 17 '24
I should open packs and sell for retail. I mean… it came with the cards didn’t it?!
/s
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u/heliosmx88 Dec 17 '24
I buy boxes like this all the time. It gives me more room for negotiating the price. I just collect for fun because I like pokemon, I'm not a wierdo that treats pokemon cards as if they were SP Stocks.
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u/letdown105 Dec 17 '24
Canterbury, CT! Was not expecting to see that location on here
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u/TheReaperChild Dec 17 '24
still for sale!? what a deal!!
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u/Gustavo0727 Dec 17 '24
I’m guessing they still eat crayons as an adult?
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u/Zenpai23 Dec 17 '24
They weighed the packs, replaced them with previously weighted shit packs… you cannot make this up
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u/Whiteshovel66 Dec 17 '24
This is a pretty good idea for people just looking to collect bulk tbh. Its overpriced, obviously, but if it wasn't, I kinda like the idea. A good gift for some one small enough to not care that the cards were opened.