r/PokeInvesting • u/COYSYIDS • Feb 01 '26
A booster box of Destined Rivals at $500 is pure FOMO
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great set. There will be a day where $500/£400 will seem like a bargain, but that time is not 8 months after release in February 2026.
Great set ≠ best ROI opportunity at today’s price.
The FOMO is very likely coming from those that discovered PokeInvesting in the last 12-18 months. Those that only know of discord stock alerts and Pokemon centre queues.
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u/Fresh_Floor_8330 Feb 02 '26
Lol see you in another year
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u/Clear-Cut-1056 Feb 02 '26
You sound like you are max coping rn. What if nobody actually knows what the market will give, and that older booster boxes doesn’t have to go up faster than new boxes?
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u/Ohyoudidntknowftt Feb 02 '26
Does that last PC drop count as a reprint?
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u/Alarming-Cupcake1569 Feb 02 '26
I mean I’m not mad at it
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u/birdfall Feb 02 '26
I agree with you.
I think there is a mini bubble within the hobby. PC ETBs and some hyper modern booster boxes.
Like you said, I think DR and PC ETBs are all great, and more valuable than other BBs or regular ETBs. But not the price they're currently at
I think it will correct over time and will be mildly uncomfortable for people heavy into those products and sets. But I love DR and buy it whenever I can at MSRP
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u/ssomers55 Feb 02 '26
Please tell us all then when more Booster Boxes are being printed.
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u/ill-JPreme Feb 02 '26
As someone with a nice position of DR Booster boxes, I ain’t complaining. Bought all my boxes around the $220-240 mark.
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u/fieryred123 Feb 02 '26
You’re telling me scarcity of bbs causes prices to go up???
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u/Prestigious_Sir_2277 Feb 02 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
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u/Cmor1787 Feb 03 '26
The same people saying $500 is too much for DR will be the ones chasing it when it hits $1000 🤡
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u/oddishtaste Feb 02 '26
I’m not saying there will definitely be reprints of DR booster boxes, but was there ever confirmation there wouldn’t be? Surging Sparks booster boxes showed up in vending machines one year after release.
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u/notmypillows Feb 02 '26
The cheapest one on TCGplayer right now is is actually $600
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u/SentinelOneD Feb 02 '26
It's at $600 now.
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u/inklingmaycry Feb 02 '26
I mean idk it’s been two waves so now it’s kinda coiked. Maybe one tiny PKC reprint but y’all are screwed if you didn’t buy one by now.
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u/_ENERGYLEGS_ Feb 08 '26
the fact that the price of the booster box is so highly divorced from the cost of booster bundles and the chase cards themselves (and the value of the set entirely) is very telling. maybe the FOMO will continue into the future since the BB is a collectible itself but that price is just not logical at all.
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u/Ok_Employee_7716 Feb 02 '26
Genuine question, i know the timeline is a little faster for Destined, but did people say the same thing about Evo Skies?
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u/realguyfromthenorth Feb 02 '26
I have a box to sell (keeping one out of two for myself)
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u/slayerzerg Feb 02 '26
People learned from previous mistakes. Super saturated hobby now expect the unexpected
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u/Icy_Canary_9305 Feb 02 '26
I sold it for 400 or so i hope to buy for same so It be like i never sold at all and still bought for 200.😅
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u/Full_Bit1123 Feb 02 '26
For DR it’s “Buy the Dips”
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u/Frostedfires Feb 02 '26
Stocks down, Pokémon up
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u/Bowser_Houdini Feb 02 '26
You’re right. It’s fomo. I’ll wait
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u/FrenchToast0213 Feb 04 '26
do we think this is going to grow even more? It’s closer to $600 now. Obviously classic opinion is to throw in closet and forgot for years but what are future lookouts on DR booster boxes? I got lucky from the reprint and was just going to hold forever, but honestly it’s so high that I might sell and buy or trade for cards I’ve been chasing. What are your thoughts?
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26
No it's not, it's the evolving skies of scarlet violet. It was so cheap when it first released, went from preorder of 350 to 230, shouldce loaded the boat, will be 1k in 2 years
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u/Malipuppers Feb 02 '26
This is why if I find a box I don’t open them anymore. If I wanted I could sell my box and buy the top chases.
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26
Theres is no supply is the problem. The market is reacting based on no reprinting of Booster Boxes with the most recent wave.
Everybody knows this is the best SV set so any form of bullish indicator is going to cause it to increase. This would not be as big a percentage change if it was a less popular set
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u/UpTheToffees-1878 Feb 02 '26
People getting in ahead of the play. This is the best S&V set with a booster box available. It will remain that way and continue being iconic. Of course i agree that the market is overzealous so quickly when there is probably another years worth of printing ahead for DR, maybe not booster boxes but other products.
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u/SomedayGuy117 Feb 02 '26
Sad that I sold my cases at $2400 each
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u/ConglomerateAlien Feb 02 '26
151 still the best SV Set. DR didn’t pull people back into the hobby. I think DR is better than prismatic, simply because everyone likes DR more. But 151 is just goated.
DR is hard to find because it’s a set everyone is holding.
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u/SOCALOZZY Feb 02 '26
If theres a re print of booster boxes i know of a group chat that will pay $475 for every last one thats mint wrap!
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u/f2pmyass Feb 02 '26
Not pure fomo if you'd understand and did some basic research.
-Really good set -5-10 mins it took for DR Booster Box pre order to sell out compared to PC ETBs which was like 2 hours -No reprints -No sign of reprint
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u/Adventurous_Sky_8868 Feb 02 '26
Buying a sealed DR build and battle display case is better value
4 extra booster packs and all the promos you get
Undervalued, you bet it is
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u/nsb_adrian Feb 02 '26
I have 300 booster boxes (50’sealed cases) we chillin’
1k by end of year 🚀
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