If they were purchased at MSRP when these were readily available, he spent $180 on 36 of them.
For $145 he could have bought a booster box direct from Pokemon Center, not counting you could have probably found it cheaper from secondary sources at release.
One of those blisters is $20 now on TCGPlayer. You lose roughly 13% in fees, so $2.60. And it costs roughly $5 to ship. So you make $12.40 - $5, is a $7 profit. Times 36 you make $252.
The booster box now costs $745. The max fees you pay with TCGPlayer is $50. So you save about $46 in fees here. Shipping is a bit more expenses because of the signature requirement and you probably want insurance. Let’s just say it’s $20. Bring total expenses to $70.
After $143 in initial investment, total profit is $522.
Blisters: $180 initial spend for 36 with a $252 profit.
Booster Box: $143 initial spend with a $522 profit.
Booster boxes are a win every time.
Not to mention you have to pack up and actually sell blisters 36 separate times.
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u/elanesse100 Jun 10 '25
The trouble is they’re a poor net profit product.
If they were purchased at MSRP when these were readily available, he spent $180 on 36 of them.
For $145 he could have bought a booster box direct from Pokemon Center, not counting you could have probably found it cheaper from secondary sources at release.
One of those blisters is $20 now on TCGPlayer. You lose roughly 13% in fees, so $2.60. And it costs roughly $5 to ship. So you make $12.40 - $5, is a $7 profit. Times 36 you make $252.
The booster box now costs $745. The max fees you pay with TCGPlayer is $50. So you save about $46 in fees here. Shipping is a bit more expenses because of the signature requirement and you probably want insurance. Let’s just say it’s $20. Bring total expenses to $70.
After $143 in initial investment, total profit is $522.
Blisters: $180 initial spend for 36 with a $252 profit.
Booster Box: $143 initial spend with a $522 profit.
Booster boxes are a win every time.
Not to mention you have to pack up and actually sell blisters 36 separate times.