Best Pokémon TCG deal: Shop 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box for under market price - Mashable
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $89.99 at Amazon — provided your invite request is accepted. 16, and you can now score the Elite Trainer Box for below market price. 19, the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is $89.99 at Amazon.
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $89.99 at Amazon — provided your invite request is accepted.
The Pokémon TCG’s 30th anniversary expansion finally arrived on Sept. 16, and you can now score the Elite Trainer Box for below market price. Amazon has knocked a few more dollars off its already competitive preorder price, although actually buying something still depends on getting through the retailer’s invite system.
As of Sept. 19, the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is $89.99 at Amazon. It’s shipped and sold directly by Amazon.
This is essentially a second price drop, since its current list price matches its previous sale price after being reduced from $200+ last week, and it is far lower than its current TCGplayer market price of $168.03.
There is still no guarantee you’ll actually get one, however. Because this is a high-demand item, Amazon requires potential buyers to submit an invitation request via its "request invite" button rather than checking out normally. If you are randomly selected, you’ll then get an email letting you know that you’re now able to buy Pokémon’s 30th Celebration ETB for a limited time (usually 24 hours). Amazon won’t be able to grant every request, but yours will be kept on file for the foreseeable future, so you could receive an invitation after a potential restock.
Inside the Elite Trainer Box are nine titular Pokémon 30th Celebration boosters, a full-art foil Nidorina promo, 16 foil Basic Energy cards, 65 sleeves, dice, a coin, dividers, a player’s guide, and a Pokémon TCG Live code.
If your priority is just getting one of these boxes right now rather than the cheapest deal possible, Pokémon’s 30th Celebration ETBs are readily available to buy right now for $167.94 at TCGplayer — much more expensive than Amazon, but still under market price. If there are any chase cards you’re after from this special anniversary expansion, including the $1,800 Mew ex, single Pokémon 30th Celebration cards are also available to shop at TCGplayer.
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