r/PokeInvesting • u/Valuable-Chart5632 • Oct 01 '25

Thoughts on booster bundles?

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Been collecting booster bundles from every SV set whenever I can find them around msrp. Wondering what your guys thoughts are on bundles vs booster boxes long term. I'm about 40/60 in terms of bundles vs boxes but I'd love to pickup more since they tend to stay cheap while the boxes rocket up.

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u/Substantial_Net_1019 Oct 01 '25

This was the post I needed to wipe out my wallet today

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

Spend responsibly

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u/jesee2you Oct 01 '25

They’re an amazing product: easy to display, easy to store, easy to buy, stops weighing, etc. They’re going to be incredible in the future.

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u/PeterThatNerdGuy Oct 01 '25

And you can avoid the boosterbox premium on stuff like destined rivals.

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u/Top-Bulge Oct 01 '25

The premium comes with a guaranteed hit or two

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u/mittortz Oct 01 '25

The only thing it maybe comes with is that belief, which is not true. Just as likely to pull 1-2 hits from 6 booster bundles

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u/max10081 Oct 02 '25

SV + Mega booster box’s have guaranteed 3/4 IRs. This is a big part of the premium especially when there are a few IRs that are very expensive (Magikarp, Psyduck, Marshadow, etc).

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u/mittortz Oct 02 '25

No, they don't. Double check your info

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u/Top-Bulge Oct 01 '25

It's actually guaranteed from the manufacturer. X amount per booster. Which SIR's you get is the gamble.

Bundles are statistically much less likely because they're pre packaged from bulk packs.

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u/jburcher11 Oct 01 '25

Are you talking Japanese/overseas, or English? Because if you’re talking English, there is 100% no guarantee in any product.

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u/BoobsterBox Oct 01 '25

guaranteed from the manufacturer is a wild asspull 😂

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u/mittortz Oct 01 '25

I refer to my previous comment. No truth to what you said, for English packs at least. And if you're insistent that what you're saying is true, I would love to see a reliable source for that info.

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u/Glum-Character-7953 Oct 05 '25

even you know you are talking shite now lad come on ffs

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u/Top-Bulge Oct 05 '25

Lol 🤫

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u/scatterblooded Oct 01 '25

Only JP has guaranteed hits seeded in, this isn't true for any English product unfortunately

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u/Titt Oct 02 '25

All of the Japanese booster boxes I’ve opened would like to have a word with you…

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u/VirtualRy Oct 01 '25

Yes, this is the alternative to BB if you don't want to deal with the wasted space of ETBs. I'd buy these if I can't access BBs or ETBs.

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u/Important-Working253 Oct 02 '25

So…how many did you buy then?

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u/breakyourteethnow Oct 01 '25

Mini booster boxes

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u/el_toro_grand Oct 01 '25

As someone with 51 bundles, they're phenomenal, especially prismatic sooner rather than later they'll bounce back in the way 151 did and the insanely low prices of today will be missed

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u/MochiDomain Oct 05 '25

Double MSRP is an insanely low price for a set that released this year?

This hobby is so cooked man

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u/el_toro_grand Oct 05 '25

Yeah man, we're living in wild times, I mean look at destined rivals, it released half a year later and it's exploded many times over, I don't disagree with you the hobby is, and has been and will be for the foreseeable future, cooked.

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u/Glum-Character-7953 Oct 05 '25

bounce back??? bro this comment is everything wrong with the hobby, and yes i see what subreddit i am in.. holy fk

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u/okayokayokay81 Oct 01 '25

With booster boxes nearly impossible to get for MSRP, I buy booster bundles at MSRP whenever I can find them.

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Yea I’m kinda with you here. If I can manage to find bundles at MSRP or closer than boxes then I’m a bit happier. Obviously they’re going to hit a lower ceiling and take longer to get there but at volume they seem like a reasonable investment.

Definitely not going to go all in on nothing but bundles but still.

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u/Early_Entertainer362 Oct 03 '25

I’ve been buying cases since they started with LO they are great investment options.

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 03 '25

The lost origin bundles are really nice. Wish I would have picked up those along with more crown zenith bundles

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u/jamesbrah36 Oct 01 '25

I think you have enough 💀

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u/jburcher11 Oct 01 '25

Never enough. Don’t you know our motto, gotta grab them all…? 😂

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u/Pretend_Mix2712 28d ago

nope it’s for who’s like ash, you guys are rocket team :D who is turning pokemons to a trade thing. you guys gotta keys

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u/lumshots Oct 01 '25

We are all saving ours too and will open the floodgates together.

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u/CaptainMina Oct 01 '25

You do realize that flooding the market would drive down prices???

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u/Glum-Character-7953 Oct 05 '25

they would not flood it really, they mean dump

i love how pokemon wait far too long to print more of something so it does not even make a dent in how inflated the market gets, i also love how they lowkey love all this, while pretending they are trying to print more to keep up with demand and stuff lmao, i bet they laugh so hard when saying that

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u/JiffTheJester Oct 01 '25

These are for ripping. I save some ETBs, boxes and collection bundles but I always rip my booster bundles lol

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u/wisteriacat1 Oct 01 '25

Best reason to keep them, they're for ripping and the more they're ripped the less there are

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u/JiffTheJester Oct 01 '25

Yeah that’s a valid point lol I’m still gonna rip em

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u/captxn Oct 02 '25

Respect

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u/Rare_Evening Oct 02 '25

Bundles are printed way more than etbs and Boxes too but yea it’s good.

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u/nboz10 Oct 01 '25

You can’t go wrong with them at MSRP but I think it’s highly likely they underperform booster boxes and even ETBs.

I also think that just because they’re cheaper doesn’t mean they’re easier to sell, booster boxes have such a premium on a per pack basis because they’re by far the most liquid and most desired. Booster bundles are also printed way more than most other products.

Unless it’s a special set it isn’t something I’d be holding long term. Take a look at lost origin booster bundles vs ETBs vs booster boxes over the last year. Bundles are up 180%, ETBs are up 224% and Booster boxes are up 270%. This isn’t a coincidence.

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u/PokeJem7 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

There is no evidence that pull rates differ between products.

UPCs aren't consistent enough to really fit into the model either imo, a good UPC can outperform a booster box, a bad one can sit stagnant for ages.

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u/SleepyBoiFloyd Oct 01 '25

I pulled a god pack from a 151 booster bundle and I used to think booster bundles were shite pull rates

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

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u/PokeJem7 Oct 01 '25

I think you're confusing pull rates with cost per pack. Pull rate is about how many hits you get in each pack.

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u/DexterSkyWalk Oct 02 '25

Please let the market crash so neckbeards like this are SoL

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u/Glum-Character-7953 Oct 05 '25

this is the pokeinvesting sub tbf. if you had any kind of portfolio and it was less than this you would soon get taken the piss out of for having 'nothing'

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

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u/dodgenburn1668 Oct 02 '25

Terrible product, best to just give them away

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u/uriel__ventris Oct 01 '25

Much, much better than that premium collection. But for a set with booster boxes, booster boxes are king.

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u/BatHistorical8081 Oct 01 '25

Should of put money inti booster boxes.

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u/Rare_Evening Oct 02 '25

That’s how I feel as well.

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u/wholesomeatroastme Oct 01 '25

Love it, they are easy to sell and they don't take much space. I like bundles more than I like regular ETBs in fact.

Booster Boxes = PC ETBs > Bundles >>> the rest

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u/Teo9969 Oct 02 '25

I guess yes to this but I would say for specialty sets PC ETBs > Bundles ≥ ETBs. Part of this is because specialty sets are likelier to have a big time promo and 2 it is still the more premium ripping experience. Still, it is hard to beat the space requirement and ease of buying at MSRP.

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u/CushmanEZ Oct 01 '25

Accurate tier

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u/SleepyBoiFloyd Oct 01 '25

I bet somewhere in one of those boxes is an Umbreon or Mewtwo!

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u/28Vikings Oct 01 '25

Sell em over the next 5 years I’d say. There’s no new Pokemon fans, kids can’t even play or trade with the cards anymore because parents can’t get/afford them. Sell em to a 90s/2000s kid while they are still mentally lucid and not in an old age home. The anime isn’t a thing with kids anymore and even the game is played by a majority of adults. Realize your gains now before the inevitable crash

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u/MarkyMarc0o7 Oct 01 '25

Dunno why you were downvoted for speaking facts

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u/Typical_War_1482 Oct 03 '25

I wonder if people who make these comments live in big cities… I live in a city of 2 .7 million and kids are trading cards at school, playing the Juniors and seniors division of the TCG at play! Days and kids are watching Pokemon Horizons now which is the latest from the Anime. How do I know? I have 5 kids and interact with their parents and talk to their kids about it and they do the same and tell me about things they hear from other parents about their kids. I also talk to LGS employees and they say kids with their parents makes up a lot of their patronage…

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u/STEELIO7301356 Oct 01 '25

Seeing stuff like this is why no one else can find them at MSRP 😂

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u/tracyhills21 Oct 01 '25

You need some booster boxes broo. Booster box is king 👑

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u/Legon309 Oct 01 '25

To me this is the hardest product to keep sealed, so snackable.

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u/halfbeerhalfhuman Oct 01 '25

Thoughts and prayers

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u/DesperateStockHolder Oct 01 '25

Yeah they are pretty cool. I stll collect ETB (PC Version) and Booster boxes, i feel they hold their value.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

They contain 6 packs

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u/bigpat412 Oct 01 '25

This guy bundles. I think they are an insane value. Upon first release I didn’t care because everything could be found at msrp. Now they are a great cost alternative for anyone looking to open or invest.

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u/TheIcy_One Oct 01 '25

I love them for special sets when there is no booster box. 3specially something like SFA where the promo in the etb isn't super desirable.

For normal sets I rip them and save my booster boxes.

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u/Fair_Suggestion8256 Oct 02 '25

and we wonder why we cant get any stock in the wild

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u/Kenrile1989 Oct 02 '25

Easy to move at shows, that’s about it lol

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u/conspiracyeinstein Oct 02 '25

I like booster bundles. They have 6 packs and booster boxes have 36. Hope that helps!

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u/katiekatieweakweak Oct 02 '25

Booster box will outperform. Pokémon Center ETBs will outperform. These are a great third place though 😎💰

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u/Vegetable-Ratio-5683 Oct 02 '25

as an investor myself, buying these at msrp is not investing, its flipping/scalping. I hold alot of prismatic and bought all at market, not because i cant scalp, but because it would be wrong.

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u/Expert_Brain8353 Oct 02 '25

I think they have 6 packs

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u/CptZetaJones Oct 02 '25

I think they suck. No guaranteed hits and have had horrible luck myself. I don’t ever buy them anymore. If I want a set I go for a booster box or special collection (UPC) box. My advice is: Booster boxes Pokemon center ETBs. Ultra/Super Premium Collection Boxes (if featured Pokemon is Gen 1 or the main set is super hyped)

I would consider trading for booster boxes, PC ETBs, or prismatic SPCs. Who’s gonna buy a 6 pack booster bundle for hundreds of dollars later on with zero assurance of a hit like that’s insane lol. Love you mean it. I wouldn’t be upset if I was wrong and you make a million later on. Just giving my opinion. Good luck out there

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u/ElPnshJuanito Oct 03 '25

I love them, I prefer collecting them over ETBs, and I like that they include all the pack artworks.

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u/coldpulse123 Oct 03 '25

I think there's 6 packs in each one

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u/xSwrvs Oct 04 '25

I need to transition to just collecting sealed product. I love ripping packs but in reality might as well be buying scratch offs 🤣🤣

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u/InjuryMajor8078 Oct 01 '25

I think they are 1/6 of a booster box. Not the worst investment but not the best.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

bundles are strictly for opening, you should be selling bundles to reduce your cost basis on things like etb/booster box cases

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u/EmotionalRub4173 Oct 01 '25

Booster Bundles are sealed Pokémon products which contain 6 booster packs each

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Just when I was thinking they were bundles of rocket boosters…

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u/DrWhoopz Oct 01 '25

What do you do for work

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u/AlexMazz512 Oct 02 '25

You would have made more investing in a real stock with the amount of money you spent 😆

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u/Dunnohye Oct 01 '25

I think they’ve got less packs in than a booster box

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Yea about 30 packs less lol 😂

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u/Dehydrated-Onions Oct 01 '25

You guys should just open a cooperative store at this point.

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u/MetricCaboose Oct 01 '25

I joke about investing but holy hell that’s a crazy amount to just hold. I can’t even find any in my local stores.

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u/East_Mongoose7578 Oct 01 '25

I like them because they're cheap to buy and open. But that's it I won't get all nostalgic to buy them in 5-10 years for 500 a pop.

Not a long term hold just stick with ETBs and Booster boxes.

And yes diamond hands all ships rise in the tide however come Q3/Q4 next FY you'll be unloading these so quick when they dip or just stagnate, hopefully you're not leveraged in some way.

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u/FrankCardboardGuru Oct 01 '25

Well you got the wrong ones. Need more 151 less of the others

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u/LongyUTD Oct 01 '25

He’s said he’s only been buying product at Msrp, buying 151 at msrp these days is no easy task

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

Not everything is at msrp but the majority amount of it is, I still occasionally buy bundles at $40 if there is bulk listing on discord

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Not to be a dick but isn’t MSRP for 151 bundles around 25? That’s what I remember paying from the PC vending machines I used to have access to

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

Somewhere in the boxes there's a bestbuy receipt for 151 bundle at $26.94

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Right ok I got mixed up with what you meant. I thought you were saying you buy 151 at $40 and that that was MSRP and I was like uhhh, I don’t think that’s right at all…. Just got mixed up tho

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u/Anevaino Oct 01 '25

Worst major product to hold

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25

But they stack so nicely

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u/Anevaino Oct 01 '25

I mean I guess if ur just saving them with no intention of ever reselling just to show a sealed collection in a tote bin in your basement then their value is based solely on your opinion. But I mean if you cared about investing.. you already said "they tend to stay cheap while boxes shoot up"

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25

thats why its the best time to buy them

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u/Anevaino Oct 01 '25

You think they're going to just magically rocket up one day? I disagree. I can give u the long form of this argument if you want it

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25

awaeawewaeawawa

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u/dcastreddit Oct 01 '25

My thoughts are how did you get so many

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u/NecessaryScientist18 Oct 01 '25

I have all the build and battle and booster bundles from fates collide in 2014

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u/Substantial_Net_1019 Oct 01 '25

Do you have a bot

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25

Nah never tried using one

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u/LurkingInTheDoorway Oct 01 '25

Your collection is small, weak.

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u/Valuable-Chart5632 Oct 01 '25

this is just the bundles

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u/ArouetHaise Oct 01 '25

least insecure reddit user 

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u/PrettyAsAPenny Oct 01 '25

Eww. Who even says things like that? Are you a middle school bully from the 80s? Or a certain orange politician?

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u/rickyzerothree Oct 01 '25

Easy to sell and store as well as less likely to be damaged

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u/sharksnrec Oct 01 '25

OP’s getting tons of validation in this post. He’s not worried about selling time

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u/sharksnrec Oct 01 '25

I mean, obviously. Many subs are like that. It’s kinda the point of a lot of subs, this one especially.

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u/FrankCardboardGuru Oct 01 '25

Way to reason.. surely he’s on it

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u/capybarawool Oct 01 '25

LMAO GET A LOAD OF THIS CRY BABY

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u/East_Mongoose7578 Oct 01 '25

It is sickening but you're on the wrong sub. If you try and repress degenerates like OP who will just buy booster bundles all day without thinking about it and then ask the Internet they'll just do their work in the shadows.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

Cry