Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes remain some of the most highly sought-after sealed booster sets for Pokémon TCG. Market price still sits at over $210 via trusted resale sites like TCGplayer and eBay, and there’s even been a +28.45% spike in interest in just the past month alone.
But if you’re willing to pay over MSRP but under market price, Amazon has just restocked the ETBs and listed them for $179.22. That’s over $25 in savings compared to TCGplayer, and it even allows you to use any Amazon gift cards or additional credit you may have built up as well.
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Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box
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But let’s also not forget that this is still wildly beyond the original MSRP for these bad boys. At $182.55, that’s over $130 more than the original $50 MSRP, and a gigantic 265.1% price inflation. Yet, that’s just what we expect with Pokémon TCG these days.
I also want to emphasize that this is “sold and shipped” directly from Amazon itself, and not via any third-party sellers. Yet, no matter how unfortunate it is, this is often the price you have to pay now, even from big retailers like Amazon. But is it worth it? Only you can be the judge of that.
The market price is often dictated by what the majority of people are willing to pay, but only you can decide if this if truely worth your money. The hunt for Prismatic Evolution ETBs at MSRP is almost impossible, with your best bet being lucky with a drop at Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart, or Best Buy.
For now, here’s everything included in the Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes to better help you decide whether or not you should pick it up:
• 9 booster packs.
• 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Eevee.
• 65 card sleeves featuring Eevee as a Stellar Tera Pokémon.
• 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards.
• A player’s guide to the Prismatic Evolutions expansion.
• 6 damage-counter dice.
• 1 competition-legal coin-flip die.
• 2 plastic condition markers.
• A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized.
• A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
But why is Prismatic Evolutions still so popular for collectors and general players? The Scarlet & Violet set is still monunmentally popular, and goes from strength to strength, pretty much because of its hot card pull potential.
When these ETBs can potentially bag you a $1500 ultra rare, such as Umbreon ex – 161/131, sometimes the high cost is considered worth it. I’m not entirely convinced myself, as after buying more than a few of these, you’re halfway there to just buying the pricey card outright anyway.
Still! If you think these will bounce up in value further, you could always pick up one to open, and another to keep as an investment to see how it appreciates in value in the future. Good luck you to friend!
Pokémon TCG: Best Deals Today
If you’re looking for even more deals on Pokémon TCG, then Amazon has also recently restocked Chaos Rising booster displays, bundles, alongside a trusted third party seller “BetterShopping4You” having the ETBs in stock for under $90.
You can also find both the Mega Moonlit Tin, and the Mega Charizard Tin, for $34.99 and $49.99 respectively. Both of those are are market price as well, compared to TCGplayer, so you’re getting them at the best price possible.
Everything but the Chaos Rising ETB is also sold and shipped directly from Amazon, just like the Prismatic Evolutions ETB we’ve been discussing.
First Partner Collection Series 2 sets are also back in stock at Amazon right now as well.
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