Magic Onslaught booster box vs bundle: which is worth opening?
Neither is worth opening at today's prices, but the booster box comes closer: its cards are worth 20% of its price after selling costs, against 1.6% for the bundle.
Side by side
| Booster box | Bundle | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Keep it sealed | Keep it sealed |
| Box price today | $1,558€1,390 | $1,681€1,500 |
| Cards inside, after selling costs | $317€283 | $26€24 |
| Cards ÷ price | 20% | 1.6% |
| Boxes that lose money | more than 99 of 100 boxes | 100 of 100 boxes |
| A typical box (median) | $294€262 | $14€13 |
| Rarest pull | Foil rare: 40 of 100 boxes | Foil rare: 4 of 100 boxes |
| Packs | 36 packs of 15 cards | 3 packs of 15 cards |
| Released | October 7, 2002 | October 7, 2002 |
The two boxes
How we work this out
Both boxes are worked out the same way: today's card prices, selling costs taken off, and simulated boxes to see how often one loses money. Read the full method