Magic Portal Second Age booster display€1,650today

Is a Portal Second Age booster display worth opening?

Magic. 36 packs of 15 cards. Released 24 June 1998. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€1,650

Lowest listing
€1,650
Per pack
€45.83

Keep it sealed€348 of cards inside, after selling costs

Estimated contents: nobody has published measured pull rates for this box yet, so we use those of boxes with the same pack layout. Treat the numbers as a rough guide.

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Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth €348 after selling costs. The box costs €1,650.

On average you lose €1,302 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

These pull rates are estimates, but the box's value hardly depends on them: it's likely between €348 and €348.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €346. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €415 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €284 or less.

The math, per box

From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.

Per box of 36 packs

Box price on Cardmarket
€1,650
Cards inside, at market prices
€549
Selling costs and bulk
−€201
Cards inside, after selling costs
€348
Compared with the box price
−€1,302

From 100,000 simulated boxes. Selling costs: 5% fee, €0.25 per card sold, cards under €1.00 go to bulk at €0.01.

Cards inside, at market prices
The average value of everything in a box, with each card at its price on Cardmarket today.
Selling costs and bulk
Cardmarket's fee and postage for every card worth selling. Cheap cards go to bulk for a few cents.
Cards inside, after selling costs
What an average box puts in your pocket once everything is sold.
Compared with the box price
Plus means the average box is worth more than it costs. Minus means it's worth less.

What the box costs

Today's price on Cardmarket, and how the box price and the cards inside have moved.

Cardmarket today
€1,650€45.83 per pack
Lowest listing
€1,650
  • Box price on Cardmarket
  • Cards inside, after selling costs
Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €1,650 to €1,650, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €346 to €348.€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,650Cards€34814 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,650, cards €34615 Oct: box €1,650, cards €348Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €1,650 to €1,650, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €346 to €348.€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,650Cards€34814 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,650, cards €34615 Oct: box €1,650, cards €348
On days when the cards line sits above the box line, an average box was worth more than it cost. Selling costs use our defaults.
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DayBox priceCards inside, after costs
15 October 2026€1,650€347.94
14 October 2026€1,650€345.86

What 100,000 simulated boxes were worth

Every box is different. This is how the value of each simulated box came out, after selling costs.

Value of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €1,650.Box price €1,650Lose money010203040€500€1,000€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €250: 2 of 100 boxes€250 to €300: 15 of 100 boxes€300 to €350: 36 of 100 boxes€350 to €400: 31 of 100 boxes€400 to €450: 13 of 100 boxes€450 to €500: 3 of 100 boxes€500 to €550: 1 in 369 boxes€550 to €600: 1 in 9,091 boxes€600 to €650: 0 of 100 boxes€650 to €700: 0 of 100 boxes€700 to €750: 0 of 100 boxes€750 to €800: 0 of 100 boxes€800 to €850: 0 of 100 boxes€850 to €900: 0 of 100 boxes€900 to €950: 0 of 100 boxes€950 to €1,000: 0 of 100 boxes€1,000 to €1,050: 0 of 100 boxes€1,050 to €1,100: 0 of 100 boxes€1,100 to €1,150: 0 of 100 boxes€1,150 to €1,200: 0 of 100 boxes€1,200 to €1,250: 0 of 100 boxes€1,250 to €1,300: 0 of 100 boxes€1,300 to €1,350: 0 of 100 boxes€1,350 to €1,400: 0 of 100 boxes€1,400 to €1,450: 0 of 100 boxes€1,450 to €1,500: 0 of 100 boxes€1,500 to €1,550: 0 of 100 boxes€1,550 to €1,600: 0 of 100 boxes€1,600 to €1,650: 0 of 100 boxes€1,650 to €1,700: 0 of 100 boxes€1,700 to €1,750: 0 of 100 boxes€1,750 to €1,800: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €1,650.Box price €1,650Lose money010203040€500€1,000€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €250: 2 of 100 boxes€250 to €300: 15 of 100 boxes€300 to €350: 36 of 100 boxes€350 to €400: 31 of 100 boxes€400 to €450: 13 of 100 boxes€450 to €500: 3 of 100 boxes€500 to €550: 1 in 369 boxes€550 to €600: 1 in 9,091 boxes€600 to €650: 0 of 100 boxes€650 to €700: 0 of 100 boxes€700 to €750: 0 of 100 boxes€750 to €800: 0 of 100 boxes€800 to €850: 0 of 100 boxes€850 to €900: 0 of 100 boxes€900 to €950: 0 of 100 boxes€950 to €1,000: 0 of 100 boxes€1,000 to €1,050: 0 of 100 boxes€1,050 to €1,100: 0 of 100 boxes€1,100 to €1,150: 0 of 100 boxes€1,150 to €1,200: 0 of 100 boxes€1,200 to €1,250: 0 of 100 boxes€1,250 to €1,300: 0 of 100 boxes€1,300 to €1,350: 0 of 100 boxes€1,350 to €1,400: 0 of 100 boxes€1,400 to €1,450: 0 of 100 boxes€1,450 to €1,500: 0 of 100 boxes€1,500 to €1,550: 0 of 100 boxes€1,550 to €1,600: 0 of 100 boxes€1,600 to €1,650: 0 of 100 boxes€1,650 to €1,700: 0 of 100 boxes€1,700 to €1,750: 0 of 100 boxes€1,750 to €1,800: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €50 of box value. Bars right of the line are boxes worth at least what you paid.
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Box valueBoxes out of 100Result
Under €2502 of 100Lose money
€250 to €30015 of 100Lose money
€300 to €35036 of 100Lose money
€350 to €40031 of 100Lose money
€400 to €45013 of 100Lose money
€450 to €5003 of 100Lose money
€500 to €5501 in 369Lose money
€550 to €6001 in 9,091Lose money
€600 to €6500 of 100Lose money
€650 to €7000 of 100Lose money
€700 to €7500 of 100Lose money
€750 to €8000 of 100Lose money
€800 to €8500 of 100Lose money
€850 to €9000 of 100Lose money
€900 to €9500 of 100Lose money
€950 to €1,0000 of 100Lose money
€1,000 to €1,0500 of 100Lose money
€1,050 to €1,1000 of 100Lose money
€1,100 to €1,1500 of 100Lose money
€1,150 to €1,2000 of 100Lose money
€1,200 to €1,2500 of 100Lose money
€1,250 to €1,3000 of 100Lose money
€1,300 to €1,3500 of 100Lose money
€1,350 to €1,4000 of 100Lose money
€1,400 to €1,4500 of 100Lose money
€1,450 to €1,5000 of 100Lose money
€1,500 to €1,5500 of 100Lose money
€1,550 to €1,6000 of 100Lose money
€1,600 to €1,6500 of 100Lose money
€1,650 to €1,7000 of 100Make money
€1,700 to €1,7500 of 100Make money
€1,750 to €1,8000 of 100Make money

Where the value comes from

The average box, split by card type. Most of the value often sits in cards you'll rarely see.

Card typeHow many per boxAverage card after selling costsAdds to the box
Rare36 per box36 per box€4.76€171
Common324 per box324 per box€0.36€117
Uncommon108 per box108 per box€0.33€36
Basic land72 per box72 per box€0.32€23
Total€348

Chance of a big pull

How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.

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Card typeBoxes with at least oneOn averageBoxes for one specific card

If card prices fall

Prices often drop in the weeks after a set comes out. This is the same box with cheaper cards and the same box price.

Card pricesCards inside, after costsCompared with the boxBoxes that lose moneyVerdict
Today's prices€348−€1,302100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€248−€1,402100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€141−€1,509100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€61−€1,589100 of 100Keep it sealed

Pull rates we used

Where each number comes from, and how sure we are. Sources checked on 14 October 2026. This box's own pull rates haven't been measured, so these come from boxes with the same pack layout, with extra uncertainty added.

Card typeHow oftenLikely rangeBased on
Common slots, 9 per pack
Common324 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 3 per pack
Uncommon108 per boxPack layout
Rare slot, 1 per pack
Rare36 per boxPack layout
Land slot, 2 per pack
Basic land72 per boxPack layout

Most valuable cards

The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.

CardCard typeCardmarket priceAfter selling costs
ArmageddonRare€28.07€26.42
Norwood PriestessRare€22.35€20.98
PiracyRare€19.16€17.95
Temporal ManipulationRare€16.62€15.54
EarthquakeRare€14.15€13.19
Razorclaw BearRare€14.07€13.12
Sleight of HandCommon€13.46€12.54
Righteous FuryRare€12.63€11.75
Ravenous RatsCommon€7.79€7.15
Goblin GeneralRare€7.50€6.88
Brimstone DragonRare€4.54€4.06
Goblin MatronUncommon€4.36€3.89
Deathcoil WurmRare€4.08€3.63
Dakmor SorceressRare€3.92€3.47
Denizen of the DeepRare€3.28€2.87
Ancient CravingRare€3.26€2.85
Steam CatapultRare€3.15€2.74
Goblin LoreUncommon€3.13€2.72
Relentless AssaultRare€2.99€2.59
Talas WarriorRare€2.98€2.58
Nature's LoreCommon€2.75€2.36
ArchangelRare€2.41€2.04
Rain of DaggersRare€2.33€1.96
Angel of FuryRare€2.13€1.77
River BearUncommon€2.03€1.68
SwampBasic land€1.89€1.55
Goblin War CryUncommon€1.86€1.52
WildfireRare€1.86€1.52
Alluring ScentRare€1.79€1.45
Goblin War StrikeCommon€1.77€1.43

How we work this out

We price every card at its Cardmarket market value, take off the selling costs above, and open 100,000 virtual boxes slot by slot using the pull rates in the table. The verdict compares the cards with the box price and checks how often a box loses money.

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