Amazon has recently restocked its allocation of Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration Booster Bundles, which are currently available for just $45. That’s considerably under current market rates, which sit around $122.64 at TCGplayer.
30th Celebration Booster Bundle
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If you can get this for $45, you’re saving just over $77 when buying from Amazon versus resellers at TCGplayer. That’s the best deal you’ll likely find on this set all year, and probably next year as well. And the year after that.
This is still $20 above MSRP, but compared to market rates, this is practically a gigantic discount. That’s just the way things are with the TCG right now.
Amazon is set to ship these out at the start of October and will continue to take preorders until the entire allocation is sold out. I’d suggest snapping up at least two or three while you can.
Plus, this is undoubtedly your best opportunity to secure some boosters for the 30th anniversary set, especially since the Elite Trainer Boxes are still only available to purchase via an invite for $89.99. If you do get an invite, you’re in luck; if you don’t… well, you’re out of luck.
30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box
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Request Invite at Amazon.
If either the ETB or booster set go up in price, or simply go out of stock, keep checking back as Amazon is constantly changing prices or adding new waves of stock to listings every day. If you’re patient, this will definitely be the best place to buy through the rest of the year.
Anyway, the 30th anniversary set has been remarkably hard to get hold of ever since preorders went live. The set is now officially available globally, but that doesn’t mean the hunt for boosters slows down any time soon.
To nobody’s surprise, the secondary market for the new set is in absolute, unadulterated chaos. Queues have stretched out the IRL doors as long as a Cycling Lane at retailers across the world.
For now, to give you an idea of where the dust is settling, we’ve also recently pulled the median market prices per TCGplayer for the top 10 highest-value cards in the set, so you know what to look out for when ripping packs. See those just below, and good luck!
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