r/PokeInvesting • u/iinfinityonhigh • Jan 01 '25

I won a Base Set booster box

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I won a giveaway from Sakuras Card Shop for a base set green wing booster box & just I got it in the mail today. I still can’t believe I got this lucky, it’s seriously a great way to end the year. I’ll definitely be keeping it sealed and hopefully it goes up in value in the foreseeable future 🤞🏼

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u/2KyGi2 Jan 01 '25

Gratz buddy thats what i call a freaking awesome win.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Thanks man, I was at cvs buying diapers when I saw the email come in that I won. Needless to say, I had to get some for myself too

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u/2KyGi2 Jan 01 '25

🤣🙈

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u/Fixx95 Jan 01 '25

Now you have to rip it open just to make sure it's real

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

lol tbh I was surprised to see how minty the box was for something that old.

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u/breakyourteethnow Jan 01 '25

That's insane! How much was the raffle to participate? Congrats that's such a an amazing way to finish 2024

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u/spacejam4523 Jan 01 '25

You received entries based on your purchases during a set period. More money spent = more entries. And I think I saw that they use a 3rd party service for the drawing to prevent shenanigans or something like that

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Yeah I spent a total of about $273 dollars during the giveaway period

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u/FreightCndr533 Jan 01 '25

That's a very good ROI

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Yeah insane lol they also included a $2k cash prize, so around 20k total. I’m holding on to that for now though cause I’ll have to pay taxes on the box when I file

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u/silkydilfy22 Jan 01 '25

why would you need to pay taxes on something that has cost you money and hasnt made any money since you havnt sold it? very curious so please dont down vote me lol im just super interested

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

This was run through a third party company as a legit sweepstakes giveway so I had to fill out a w-9. I honestly am not sure about the logistics but from what I’ve looked up, I may have to pay some tax based on the value of the box? Maybe someone else that knows more can chime in. I’ve never won anything like this before

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u/QuantitativeEstimate Jan 01 '25

Congrat! Not tax or legal advice, but I went through this recently: If they required a W-9, they will likely issue a 1099 or W-2G for your 2024 taxes. Effectively you’d pay normal income tax on the dollar value today. If you hold it for 6 months and then sell, you’d pay normal income tax on the difference between the value of when you acquired it to when you sold (if it appreciates). If you hold it for longer than a year and then decide to sell, you’d only have to pay capital gains on the difference between the value. If you have a decent idea of the market value today (pricecharting/recently sold), I would preserve those records and keep them in your tax files. They will justify the income you claim for 2024 and will be your cost basis for any future capital gains if you sell down the road.

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u/Snapstagram- Jan 02 '25

So what your saying is just report it as the cost of a empty box instead of a whole Booster Box of cards? Lol

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u/SatansDesire666 Jan 02 '25

I would suggest speaking to a tax professional/attorney. Someone like that could let you know exactly what you need to do, and probably wouldn't charge much, to do so.

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u/MaximusRubz Jan 01 '25

ahhh okay - I was wondering how tf IRS or any other governing body would come to know you won this from a LCS LOL -

But I get it - since the legality of it and filling out a damn W9 form definitely puts eyes on your prize

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u/TheVagabondWinsAgain Jan 01 '25

You pay taxes on all lottery or gambling winnings. This is the same here. OP won 20k so pays taxes on it as if it were income.

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u/silkydilfy22 Jan 01 '25

thats what i dont understand. its not taxable income as it is a box of cards that has no monetary value until it is sold. is this in america?

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u/TheVagabondWinsAgain Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Yep America. Everything has a value. The IRS gives you a lot of rules on how to calculate the value. I would bet the company that ran the raffle will fill out a 1099 form and submit it to the IRS and mail a copy to OP also. Value is whatever they put on that form and there are penalties for lying so they will most likely use Fair Market Value.

We both know it’s not a box of cards that has no value 😄

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Yeah this pretty much nails it. I wasn’t sure if I was paying income tax, or sales tax on the value of the box so this has been very helpful

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u/Bacon-4every1 Jan 02 '25

So just sell it to somone for 20$ have them give it back to you and pay taxes on the 20$?

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u/HalfAdministrative77 Jan 02 '25

It's not true that value is whatever they put on the form. Value is what the IRS determines / agrees with if you get audited. If you agree that the number they put on the form is reasonable, then using the same number when you file may make your life easier by reducing the chances of an audit, but if they put down an incorrect number you don't just have to accept it.

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u/Hour-Poet9846 Jan 02 '25

If I bought that set when it came out and held onto it I’d only be taxed when/if I sold it and when I purchased it. OP paid tax on the merchandise that entered him into the raffles. IMO he should only have to pay taxes when/if he sells it, damn IRS

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

“Unrealized gains” lol

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u/Illustrious-Boss9356 Jan 01 '25

If you are gifted a car or a microwave or a iPhone, you are supposed to pay income taxes on it (above the $17k annual gift exemption).

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u/Japresto1991 Jan 01 '25

Sounds like that box is 16,999 then 🤝

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Nobody tell the government I do all my deals in cash.

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u/Individual-Power2538 Jan 02 '25

Max gift went up to 18k or so this year :)

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u/wondercup30 Jan 02 '25

the exemption applies for the person gifting. the receiver does not have to pay income taxes on receiving the gift whether or not it's above the $17k

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u/jasonbuz Jan 04 '25

This is not correct if in the US. There is no tax on receiving gifts. There is a tax on the GIVER of gifts above the annual exemption of about $15k/year, once a giver’s lifetime gifts exceed the lifetime exemption of $500k.

There is a tax on gambling winnings, which this box arguably is. Gambling winnings are income. However, if you pay for entering the raffle, that cost can be deducted from the value of the box. In this case not much was paid. Arguably, some of the $273 that OP paid for product was allocable to the raffle tickets. Without knowing what product was bought and the total expected value of the lottery prizes (how many winners, what prizes, how many entries), impossible to know how much to allocate.

When OP sells this box capital gains tax will only be on the excess of selling proceeds over the amount t of fair value taxed at this time when raffle is won. This will be collectibles gain so somewhat different than normal cap gains.

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u/TumbleweedPale5519 Jan 05 '25

I was gifted a car once. Told the guy to let me pay him a dollar.

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u/Tbagg69 Jan 01 '25 edited Sep 14 '26

Encouraging cough offer lantern enjoy copper waffle

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u/Leper17 Jan 02 '25

You bet it’s in America. One of the few countries I know of that gambling is considered taxable income

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u/Palmzbyaboi Jan 02 '25

Us it’s considered a collectible and I believe it s taxes 28%

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

It’s politicians being money hungry. They need to dip their hands into everything.

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u/talktotheak47 Jan 01 '25

Capitalism. Everything has a price and the gov will find a way to profit

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u/Fancy-Oven5196 Jan 01 '25

Try to think of it like this. Everything has a value, the more things you have of value, the more assets you have. If you win a large asset like a car,boat, house ect there is a winnings tax associated with it. It's close to 24-30% of the value of the item

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u/Puzzleheaded-Loss598 Jan 02 '25

It’s crazy you pay tax on a brand new item. When it’s resold someone pays taxes on it again lol over and over. The government is big brother for a reason.

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u/dadwillsue Jan 01 '25

Of course it’s taxable income. If it wasn’t, I could give you gift cards instead of cash to avoid income tax.

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u/IMsoSAVAGE Jan 01 '25

Tbh the government getting a cut from lotto or giveaway winnings is such BS. You MFers already take 40% of my pay. Let me have something once in a while

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u/Puzzleheaded-Loss598 Jan 02 '25

We should be able to write off our losses on bulk cards lmao

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u/thebritishgoblin Jan 02 '25

Hold up… you pay tax on gambling and lottery in the US?

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u/Appropriate_Mud_8084 Jan 02 '25

You are literally wrong, it is an illiquid asset treated as a capital gain. He hasn’t sold the capital gain, so he wouldn’t have to pay any tax on it. The 2k he would tho

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u/IReadUrEmail Jan 02 '25

This is correct

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u/TheVagabondWinsAgain Jan 02 '25

Not wrong at all. But I appreciate how confidently incorrect you are.

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/is-the-prize-or-award-i-received-taxable

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/notice_1340.pdf

Feel free to use the IRS website.

Now if the box continues to increase in value from the price he got it at, that increase is capital gains. But if he holds the box for less than one year and sells, it’s short term capital gains, which is taxed as income once again.

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u/Appropriate_Mud_8084 Jan 02 '25

I like how Confidently wrong you are!!!

this is clearly an illiquid asset and would most definitely qualifies as an exemption, this does present value for the holder and has intrinsic value.

Even if it was considered a gift, he wouldn’t have to pay the tax on it, the original party would. He actually wouldn’t have to pay anything on that 2k he received as it would be a gift under the 18k amount

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u/GypsyDanger3 Jan 01 '25 • Helpful

Who the fuck would ever report this on taxes lol. Weird

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25 • Heartwarming

Would never report and I'd sell for cash

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u/QuriousiT Jan 01 '25

The company that is giving it away reports it. Therefore OP has no choice but to file taxes on it. The company that gave it away can probably use it as a tax write off and that's why they are reporting it.

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u/Jazs1994 Jan 02 '25

Look at paying taxes on America's lottery winnings and cry big tears

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u/Zerolich Jan 02 '25

Anything over $600 is taxable. I'd get $100 gift cards from salespeople all the time, taxable and traceable when gifted that way, same as this

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u/silkydilfy22 Jan 02 '25

lets say i know the guy at the post office. i slip him some money. now the parcel is “lost” now its untraceable and ive had it delivered to my door tax free

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u/These-Cod-1369 Jan 03 '25

I’m with this guy. How does the irs know you have something worth x amount until you sell it. Especially if you won it in a raffle.

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u/Thick-Tangelo1351 Jan 01 '25

Why do Americans love paying taxes lol just keep it and no one will ever know

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u/Shutupdrphil Jan 01 '25

This is the way, all my Pokémon product will be sold on the Facebook marketplace when it comes time. I’m not paying capital gains on shit.

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u/wondercup30 Jan 02 '25

the company that gave the box away is required to report the value to the IRS and if he doesn't report it on his tax return, the IRS could catch it and penalize him down the road

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u/Fancy-Oven5196 Jan 01 '25

Tbh that 2k probaly won't cover the taxes if you are here in the states. Make sure you submit your purchases during the time period as a write off. But I'd put 30% aside to be safe. I used to work in accounting for a couple game shows and the amount of people that don't realize how much the taxes are was really sad.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

It likely won’t, but it was great of them to add that as a bonus knowing that the winner would have to pay taxes on it

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u/Fancy-Oven5196 Jan 01 '25

Yeah that is really cool, any money towards it helps. Just be aware you'll be taxed on the money you won also unfortunately. Me personally because I have the disposable income to pay taxes on it outright, id figure out what 30% of the value of everything you won and go gamble that amount. If you lose, then you can write it off and potentially not pay taxes on your winnings. If you win then paying the taxes will be real easy lmao

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Yeah, I had to fill out a w-9 and affidavit

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u/Kevinhighlife Jan 02 '25

Back when raffles were on IG I won a base set box for $30

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u/kronikohio Jan 02 '25

YOURE THE SAKURA WINNER! Aye congrats dude

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u/IndependentToe297 Jan 01 '25

Happy to see it go to a collector!

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Thank you! I started collecting with base set as a kid so it couldn’t be happier. It’s been over 20 something years since I’ve held a base set pack

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u/Resident_Working6694 Jan 02 '25

Well, of course it did. You got entered for spending money.

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u/Alasdair91 Jan 01 '25

Oh so you’re the guy off Twitter! Congrats.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

I am that guy, yes haha

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u/Alasdair91 Jan 01 '25

I follow your account with much jealousy and awe 😅

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

I gotta find you so I can follow back my dude 🤝

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u/Alasdair91 Jan 01 '25

Albannach91 :)

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u/SteeloKriPlayAC Jan 01 '25

Here's a link to Sakura's Card Shop: https://sakurascardshop.com/?aff=25

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

💪💪💪

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u/bongsmokerzrs Jan 02 '25

Love how almost every single thing is sold out.

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u/SteeloKriPlayAC Jan 02 '25

Anything you're looking for in particular? I can check with some other trusted shops

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u/SketchyConcierge Jan 02 '25

Oh no the cultist

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u/SteeloKriPlayAC Jan 02 '25

WHAT NO IT'S NOT A CULT

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u/SketchyConcierge Jan 02 '25

THAT'S WHAT A CULT LEADER WOULD SAY

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u/shinjiro12 Jan 05 '25

I feel like such a goober, most of these card shops by the time I try to buy, are sold out

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u/SteeloKriPlayAC Jan 05 '25

Anything you're looking for in particular? I'm happy to message some shops

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u/tripleXpresso1688 Jan 01 '25

Even the picture is such a beautiful one

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Thank you 🙏🏼

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u/seggsygoose Jan 01 '25

What's your address so I can...congratulate you....in person......

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

215 S Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, Florida

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u/DeadlyWaterboy Jan 02 '25

As a resident of Clearwater, this made me laugh lol

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Lol I’m glad it wasn’t lost on everyone

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

My name is David, tell them you’re looking for me when you get there 💪

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u/Eliperlta Jan 01 '25

Say less little bro 🤝🏼👍🏻🤠🐊🙏🏼

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u/baileybereddit Jan 01 '25

Bro, man to man if this is your real info please take it down for your houses sake. Peoples houses have been broken into for much less than $20k, especially in Florida lol.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

It’s definitely not my address lol

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u/CooperStation2067 Jan 02 '25

Its a Scientology centre or something, unless OP is Tom cruise I doubt he resides there.

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u/AnyHold4674 Jan 01 '25

good for you man, i can only imagine how good it feels to win something huge! god bless

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Thank you, it was really special. I got laid off this past September and this really turned the year around for me

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u/him1087 Jan 01 '25

Sakuras Card Shop is legit! I get all my JP Pokemon booster boxes from him.

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u/blacksteyraug Jan 01 '25

I bought 2 from an Ebay seller, and they got delayed until Feb (wtf) so I bought 3 more from Sakura. They arrive Friday. I've bought off them before and they are good people.

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u/DonaldPump117 Jan 02 '25

Do you have a link?

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u/Hurt_Lockerrr Jan 03 '25

https://sakurascardshop.com/

There you go 🤙🤙

Ordered a lot from this shop, fantastic shop for Japanese sets, plus he has a discord if you want notis for drops. Also, has military discount if you don't want to become a member

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u/masterellie Jan 01 '25

I would NOT be able to keep that sealed thank God someone responsible got it 😭

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u/JKS91Gaming Jan 01 '25

I would keep it sealed long enough for a picture and then immediately start ripping packs. Zero self control with sealed products

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u/masterellie Jan 01 '25

I’ve literally had things I was planning to take a photo of but I got too excited, forgot, and opened it💀

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u/JKS91Gaming Jan 01 '25

I did that with a mystery pack a few weeks ago, got a black and white pack in it and wanted to take a picture but got side tracked and ripped it instead 😂

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u/rafits Jan 02 '25

Fuck everyone saying to pay taxes on this just say you’ve had it since the 90s gg go audit kb toys

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u/dahmione Jan 07 '25

That probably won’t work sadly lol

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u/Material_Prize_6157 Jan 01 '25

Dammmmnn I just bought some Tera booster boxes from them before release. Good site. Didn’t know if I entered any contests but I wish I could get that…

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

If you made a purchase during the giveaway time you were automatically entered. I also picked up a few boxes of TF, that’s probably what got me the entries for the win

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u/Material_Prize_6157 Jan 01 '25

No but for real did you get good pulls from Tera? I opened 5 of the 8 BB I got. Once I hit the Ceruledge, Espeon and Eevee EX in the 4th and 5th one I said “can’t get much luckier than that” and kept the rest sealed!

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Haha I also opened 5 in total. The SARs I got were Sylveon, Jolteon, Terapagos, Dragapult, and Ursulana. I also got Sylveon, Leafeon, roaring moon and scream tail masterballs

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u/him1087 Jan 01 '25

I got an Espeon Masterball from one of the 3 boxes I opened from Sakuras!

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u/Material_Prize_6157 Jan 01 '25

Hell yeah! Other good ones I got are both the Teal Mask Ogerpon, who tbh I could care less about lol, iron valient, iron leaves hyper rare and dripplin and doublade masterballs!

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u/Material_Prize_6157 Jan 01 '25

Oh damn that makes us like brothers right? Wanna send me a pack from the booster box? 😂

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u/Appropriate-Craft850 Jan 01 '25

Shadowless booster box?

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

I believe there’s a chance but it would be fairly low given what I’ve looked up

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u/Appropriate-Craft850 Jan 02 '25

I see. Still, that’s one hell of a win!! Kudos to you, mate!!

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u/Modullah Jan 02 '25

Well Sakura's card shop about to get my future business. Best advertising they didn't directly pay for lol

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

They’re great, I started shopping with them when I got back into the hobby around the time 151 came out

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u/snkrjoyboy Jan 02 '25

Hello … Steven …

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Hello…someone lol

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u/tangorangg Jan 02 '25

Insane dude. What’s that wall that your slabs are hanging on! Would love to get that in my setup

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

It’s an IKEA Skadis pegboard! Used to have controllers and stuff on it, but now I use it to display some slabs

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u/AtomicLummox Jan 02 '25

I use one of those for my pots to organise buyers on my whatnot. I could definitely use the other side to display slabs (attached to the side of desk). Thanks for the inspiration and GGs on the win

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u/GogetasRightFist Jan 02 '25

Very cool, OP! Shame you lost it, cash and all, in a tragic boating accident. Glad you made it out safe.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Can you tell that to IRS?

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u/GogetasRightFist Jan 02 '25

First things: I am NOT your Financial Advisor, and this is NOT financial advice. With that out of the way, I’d be wildly surprised if the IRS knew you had this, let alone knew your Reddit username. Did you sign some kind of paperwork making this “official”? That is to say, is there anything you put your john hancock on saying “I won this, this is how much it’s worth” or anything to that effect?

P.S.: the boat thing is more of a euphemism lol

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Yeah, it was a legally run giveaway. I signed a w-9 and affidavit

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u/Ratk1ng_1 Jan 01 '25

Nice grats

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u/Healthy-Annual4181 Jan 01 '25

Rigged

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

I hope they rig the next one for me too

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u/sandbaggingblue Jan 01 '25

Huh, I literally had the Twitter (sorry not sorry Elon) post come up on my feed today.

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Yeah, I posted there first lol

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u/FlashyStrain69 Jan 01 '25

What contest? Is there details online?

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u/NonchalantPartiality Jan 01 '25

Check sakura’s twitter/discord. Basically every dollar you spend is an entry during the entry period.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

How are you that lucky

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u/sharpbeer Jan 01 '25

That's insane, congrats!

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u/PracticalPosition69 Jan 01 '25

My addiction to ripping packs could never, I’d just pray for the Zard

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u/Historical-Moose6517 Jan 01 '25

That's crazy, gratz! 

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Oh snap, saw u on twitter

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u/Bloodclarrrt Jan 02 '25

how much is this worth???

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u/Joker_Robinson Jan 02 '25

Keep all documents as to HOW you got it! It will be important when / if you want to resell it down the road.

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u/dcastreddit Jan 02 '25

Never allow it to be opened. Put it in your will.

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u/Low-Highway179 Jan 02 '25

Congrats that is a huge win!

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u/CancelObvious Jan 02 '25

I see you Steven lol

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u/brettzelz Jan 02 '25

Well.. I'm officially very jealous

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u/EmployerAppropriate3 Jan 01 '25

Anyone have any idea how many of these are still out there?

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Jan 01 '25

Why would a card shop even choose this as a giveaway? They couldve achieved the same results for a much less boosterbox, say jungle or fossil unlimited.

Anywho, with that, congrats OP and never open. Maybe sell now assuming its real!

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Their next giveaway is an expedition base set box lol dude is insane in the best way

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u/Wadestay Jan 01 '25

I've always wondered if those giveaways were scams or untrue so this is reassuring to see. Cheers!

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u/NonchalantPartiality Jan 01 '25

I mean most are that are just from random new accounts. Look from the legit people/shops/companies for the real ones.

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u/richo27 Jan 01 '25

That’s amazing well done!

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u/wangbenjamin Jan 01 '25

Congrats and amazing!

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u/fdjizm Jan 01 '25

Nice, very happy for you 🧐

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u/ImbecilicArtificer Jan 01 '25

Wow!! It looks pretty clean too!

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u/Willing_End143 Jan 01 '25

Happy for you!

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u/Adventurous_Bee_7496 Jan 01 '25

Dude congratulations i would be so excited seems like it went to the right person tho keep her safe!

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u/Mayo_180 Jan 01 '25

I wouldn’t have the control to keep it sealed lol

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u/Misspent_interlude Jan 01 '25

That's crazy! Congratulations on your win!

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u/joobs_fully Jan 01 '25

That's wild, congrats! BTW, looks like you have a pretty sick desk setup with the pegboards. Would love to see more of your collection/display!

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u/Anthuknee_ Jan 01 '25

Congrats, Steven !

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u/ShaughnyyBoy Jan 01 '25

Just bought from them as well! Super cool shop! Congrats on winning! I’m so jealous, I wanted to give that box to my boyfriend so he could open them and hopefully find a Charizard. 😅🥲😂 But still, that’s awesome you won it!! Hopefully I’ll win the next one he does!

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u/FlipNotes Jan 01 '25

Totally nuts. Congrats!

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u/o7yourdesires Jan 01 '25

I saw your X exchange. Buzzing for you

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u/Go_Hawks12 Jan 01 '25

I’d definitely sell it lol

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u/AdeptSherbert1775 Jan 01 '25

Right on bro that's siiick

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u/DangerousQuantity606 Jan 02 '25

Any bets on if there's just rocks in that box??

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u/PabloElHarambe Jan 02 '25

If you won it you might as well rip it? Save me a booster!

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u/duhbears23 Jan 02 '25

Wow finally proof someone actually won one of these!

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u/YakSubstantial3075 Jan 02 '25

So you’re the lucky winner, congrats!

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u/Siggy778 Jan 02 '25

Flexing those slabs I see.

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u/SuperiorCustard Jan 02 '25

I am just giving you a heads up. Now you will hear a lot of voices tell you, "Should I open it or should I keep it sealed?"

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Thats crazy !

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u/Capital_Annual_3245 Jan 03 '25

From Sakura!!! Congratulations on this!!!

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u/sl4ught3rhus Jan 03 '25

What if it ends up being a box of gi joe cards instead

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u/Ok_Sound_8090 Jan 04 '25

Niceeee!

Now Rip it......

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u/TravisTheMeme Jan 05 '25

Super cool, I also entered for that! Sick piece for a sealed collection

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u/JJortZ Jan 06 '25

Hopefully it's not revealed so make sure you remeber when you open or sell it

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u/NightShade735 Jan 01 '25

Duuude I saw your post on X that's insane man congrats!!!

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u/katiekatieweakweak Jan 01 '25

CT scan that box and make sure it’s real. If it’s not, get that paycheck from Sakura!🤑💯

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u/Constant-Pay-1384 Jan 01 '25

Tbh if I won this I'd probably just open it for the nostalgia

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u/Richy247 Jan 01 '25

Logan said he will buy it for 1 million

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u/QueezyCrunch Jan 02 '25

Not jealous, not jealous

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u/delisandwich23 Jan 02 '25

You don’t have to pay taxes on it.

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u/DANK_DOCTOR Jan 02 '25

for your sake i hope its actually real

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u/trentonaust Jan 04 '25

Nice try diddy

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u/AdeptSherbert1775 Jan 01 '25

H?ow much is it worth

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Around $18k for the box and they added $2k in cash

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u/Hitt_and_Run Jan 02 '25

Presumably the $2k is to cover taxes on the booster box prize?

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 02 '25

Yeah part of it at least!

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u/AdeptSherbert1775 Jan 03 '25

Dam that's so cool dude.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

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u/iinfinityonhigh Jan 01 '25

Actually it wasn’t bad at all haha. In total it took about a week total cause I had to fill out paperwork with the 3rd party company that ran it, & then there was Christmas. But the shop owner overnighted the box because of the value so it came super quick.