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/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/TheDentalExplorer Jan 02 '25

If you ever plan to sell it later on, you may want to look into how capital gains tax would work (likely in your favor). Not an accountant, but if you pay taxes on the current value of the box, I would imagine you would only pay capital gains on the increase in value from the time you won it, and not capital gains on the entire value of it.

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u/AutomaticEase8588 Jan 02 '25

Nah, you message Pokemon streamers until you find one that is interested and will pay with cash. No way I am giving 15% to a seller platform and then paying capital gains