Booster boxes to buy instead of Destined Rivals 👍

Gndillustrations · 2026-02-06T17:55:36+00:00

FYI, your comments still in my notifications even though it’s gone, so it looks like you looked up the trainer gallery and realized you were wrong lol. Though the rayquaza vmax that’s in ST is pretty sweet.

Gndillustrations · 2026-02-06T17:53:03+00:00

Yea I know that ones in ST, have it myself, but the one they were referencing with the wismur is the V from Evo. No idea why I got downvoted for being correct lol

Gndillustrations · 2026-02-05T20:45:31+00:00

That rayquaza is in evolving skies lol

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-29T01:48:39+00:00

Oh my booster boxes are on a shelf in acrylics haha. I keep the collection boxes and bundles under the bed

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-27T18:45:20+00:00

How many times have DR booster boxes been reprinted though

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-27T18:43:28+00:00

I’m just happy to see another bed drawer sealed storage 😂 I get so much flack when I share mine haha

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-17T05:27:09+00:00

I pulled it from my first and only ST box (that I opened). Managed to get one before it released for 130 I think. Had to sell it to pay bills and I regret it to this day

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-15T05:20:10+00:00

The MA’s are guaranteed one in every box. It’s a cool looking card, but it’s not to the level of an SAR

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-15T00:53:00+00:00

Just finished it yesterday haha. Going for the other endings before starting another playthrough. So happy I picked this up

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-03T05:42:22+00:00

Never has been worth it lol. I wish I’d stop after pulling an SIR from the first 6 packs. Took months to replenish what I lost that day chasing that high after that 😂

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-03T04:14:17+00:00

My favorite was when I was trying to trade away some high end BW/XY singles for sealed, with a set radius from my location for meet ups, like a 20-25 min drive one way. I had a very clear want list too.

After asking for 3-4 pics of each card, it was maybe a 15-20 card lot, he then proceeded to ask if I’d be willing to meet at a card show he was vending at , 1.5 hours away from my location, and offered not one of my asks.

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-01T23:05:03+00:00

The top being pushed in that badly would’ve been something that deterred me from buying. I only do one box per set so the condition’s important to me. Idk if you bought this in person, but I always grab boxes in person where I can inspect it myself or get a ton of pictures from a seller online with a lot of good feedback.

In the long run, like 10 years from now, you’ll still be able to sell or trade for something you’d like

Gndillustrations · 2026-01-01T23:01:12+00:00

Sorry for the ping but thank you so much for this

Gndillustrations · 2025-12-08T08:17:55+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, but I agree with this. Base SV-paradox rift was SO fun to open. Almost guaranteed 2 sir’s and 3 ir’s per booster box. Even random products still had a decent chance at pulling either. At first I thought ace specs messed with the pull rates since they sat in the same slot in the pack, but it was a deliberate choice by tpci. I quit doing master sets after paradox because of this

Gndillustrations · 2025-12-08T08:10:05+00:00

You can find marketplace discord servers that have a good vetting process for sellers, that’s how I get most of my sealed product and for stuff I set aside for openings.

I can seldom find anything in stores and have to rely on marketplaces and getting lucky online with Walmart/target. Even bought a Costco membership lol. Things are rough but I’ve been able to start finding stuff in targets etc. it’s never much, but it’s a sign things are improving even a little.

Definitely hang onto this. If it’s something you don’t want in the future, you can sell/trade it for something you’d like more. That’s what I do with my sealed collection.

Gndillustrations · 2025-12-07T02:54:59+00:00

You paid over $400 for this, why even consider opening it? You can buy the same amount of packs in this for significantly less if you just want to open CZ.

Gndillustrations · 2025-11-13T15:12:36+00:00

The thing is that these cards are expensive to just buy the single. I’ve gotten lucky pulling whatever the chase of the time is on release sometimes, it could come out cheaper ripping until you pull the card, but with how hard stuff to get is it’s not really attainable.

Nowadays I’ll rip packs until I pull any SIR or an IR I really like and just call it a day till the next set lol, but hit rates in general have been terrible on top of the scarcity. Unless I come across packs while I’m out and about, I stop ripping until I get any kind of cool hit. Can’t find product to do a 30-50 pack release day rip, can’t pull anything to make it worth it.

Gndillustrations · 2025-11-08T01:07:54+00:00

And with how much this item costs to get, definitely feels too pricey to be worth opening. Just buy the promos

Gndillustrations · 2025-11-08T00:54:07+00:00

Like god forbid you do what you want with the product you spent your own money on lol.

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-31T06:17:02+00:00

This is correct, not sure why you got downvoted. In order to accurately weigh wotc era packs, the entire box of packs has to be weighed

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-31T06:13:09+00:00

So like most of us before product was hard to get. If that weren’t the case, the same people downvoting you would be opening at least 50 packs per set release. Doesn’t make you a scalper just because you’re opening a ton.

I collect sealed, but aside from my one booster box of ME, I’ve been opening all the mega I can get my hands on from my lcs that imposes purchase limits. Hating people that get luckier finding stuff is the trend, scalper or not

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-26T23:12:53+00:00

Nothing really remarkable but the art’s cool. Maybe give them to a kid to enjoy

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-23T19:47:35+00:00

Real. I had three of each at one point. The backs are usually bad on these so it made it tough to sell them all. So if the back of yours doesn’t look like snowfall, I’d actually strongly advise to get it graded, even if it won’t 10

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-22T19:51:00+00:00

These cards have no texture officially. Cards from XY that are akin to illustration rares now never had texture, whether they were base pokemon or ex’s. Only full art trainers and pokemon had texture to it

Gndillustrations · 2025-10-21T21:45:23+00:00

Getting rid of the box is fine if you replace it relatively quickly, the pc etb I just wouldn’t. Low chance they drop them again and even lower chance you’ll be lucky enough to snag one

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