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Is a Starter 1999 booster display worth opening?

Magic. 36 packs of 15 cards. Released 1 July 1999. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€4,299

Lowest listing
€4,299
Per pack
€119.42

Keep it sealed€369 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 €369 after selling costs. The box costs €4,299.

On average you lose €3,930 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 €369 and €369.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €362. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €476 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €270 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
€4,299
Cards inside, at market prices
€579
Selling costs and bulk
−€211
Cards inside, after selling costs
€369
Compared with the box price
−€3,930

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
€4,299€119.42 per pack
Lowest listing
€4,299
  • 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 €4,299 to €4,299, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €368 to €369.−€2,000€0€2,000€4,000€6,000Box€4,299Cards€36914 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €4,299, cards €36815 Oct: box €4,299, cards €369Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €4,299 to €4,299, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €368 to €369.−€2,000€0€2,000€4,000€6,000Box€4,299Cards€36914 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €4,299, cards €36815 Oct: box €4,299, cards €369
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€4,299€368.51
14 October 2026€4,299€367.56

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 €4,299.Box price €4,299Lose money020406080€1,000€2,000€3,000€4,000Boxes out of 100€99 to €299: 20 of 100 boxes€299 to €499: 74 of 100 boxes€499 to €699: 6 of 100 boxes€699 to €899: 1 in 2,703 boxes€899 to €1,099: 0 of 100 boxes€1,099 to €1,299: 0 of 100 boxes€1,299 to €1,499: 0 of 100 boxes€1,499 to €1,699: 0 of 100 boxes€1,699 to €1,899: 0 of 100 boxes€1,899 to €2,099: 0 of 100 boxes€2,099 to €2,299: 0 of 100 boxes€2,299 to €2,499: 0 of 100 boxes€2,499 to €2,699: 0 of 100 boxes€2,699 to €2,899: 0 of 100 boxes€2,899 to €3,099: 0 of 100 boxes€3,099 to €3,299: 0 of 100 boxes€3,299 to €3,499: 0 of 100 boxes€3,499 to €3,699: 0 of 100 boxes€3,699 to €3,899: 0 of 100 boxes€3,899 to €4,099: 0 of 100 boxes€4,099 to €4,299: 0 of 100 boxes€4,299 to €4,499: 0 of 100 boxes€4,499 to €4,699: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €4,299.Box price €4,299Lose money020406080€2,000€4,000Boxes out of 100€99 to €299: 20 of 100 boxes€299 to €499: 74 of 100 boxes€499 to €699: 6 of 100 boxes€699 to €899: 1 in 2,703 boxes€899 to €1,099: 0 of 100 boxes€1,099 to €1,299: 0 of 100 boxes€1,299 to €1,499: 0 of 100 boxes€1,499 to €1,699: 0 of 100 boxes€1,699 to €1,899: 0 of 100 boxes€1,899 to €2,099: 0 of 100 boxes€2,099 to €2,299: 0 of 100 boxes€2,299 to €2,499: 0 of 100 boxes€2,499 to €2,699: 0 of 100 boxes€2,699 to €2,899: 0 of 100 boxes€2,899 to €3,099: 0 of 100 boxes€3,099 to €3,299: 0 of 100 boxes€3,299 to €3,499: 0 of 100 boxes€3,499 to €3,699: 0 of 100 boxes€3,699 to €3,899: 0 of 100 boxes€3,899 to €4,099: 0 of 100 boxes€4,099 to €4,299: 0 of 100 boxes€4,299 to €4,499: 0 of 100 boxes€4,499 to €4,699: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €200 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
€99 to €29920 of 100Lose money
€299 to €49974 of 100Lose money
€499 to €6996 of 100Lose money
€699 to €8991 in 2,703Lose money
€899 to €1,0990 of 100Lose money
€1,099 to €1,2990 of 100Lose money
€1,299 to €1,4990 of 100Lose money
€1,499 to €1,6990 of 100Lose money
€1,699 to €1,8990 of 100Lose money
€1,899 to €2,0990 of 100Lose money
€2,099 to €2,2990 of 100Lose money
€2,299 to €2,4990 of 100Lose money
€2,499 to €2,6990 of 100Lose money
€2,699 to €2,8990 of 100Lose money
€2,899 to €3,0990 of 100Lose money
€3,099 to €3,2990 of 100Lose money
€3,299 to €3,4990 of 100Lose money
€3,499 to €3,6990 of 100Lose money
€3,699 to €3,8990 of 100Lose money
€3,899 to €4,0990 of 100Lose money
€4,099 to €4,2990 of 100Lose money
€4,299 to €4,4990 of 100Make money
€4,499 to €4,6990 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€6.39€230
Uncommon108 per box108 per box€0.96€104
Common324 per box324 per box€0.10€31
Basic land72 per box72 per box€0.04€3.20
Total€369

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€369−€3,930100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€267−€4,032100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€170−€4,129100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€69−€4,230100 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
Grim TutorRare€62.67€59.29
PiracyRare€52.63€49.75
DevastationRare€16.80€15.71
Righteous FuryRare€16.79€15.70
Thunder DragonRare€15.07€14.07
Time WarpRare€13.97€13.02
Goblin SettlerUncommon€13.44€12.52
ArmageddonRare€12.99€12.09
Last ChanceRare€7.36€6.74
Goblin LoreUncommon€6.42€5.85
Nature's CloakRare€6.41€5.84
Goblin GeneralUncommon€6.30€5.73
Wood ElvesUncommon€4.66€4.18
Relentless AssaultRare€4.44€3.97
Silverback ApeUncommon€4.40€3.93
Summer BloomRare€4.36€3.89
Dakmor SorceressRare€4.27€3.81
Stream of AcidUncommon€3.98€3.53
Angel of LightUncommon€3.76€3.32
Alluring ScentRare€3.76€3.32
Champion LancerRare€3.61€3.18
Nature's LoreCommon€3.59€3.16
Loyal SentryRare€3.44€3.02
CounterspellUncommon€3.21€2.80
Sleight of HandCommon€2.64€2.26
TidingsUncommon€2.30€1.93
Dakmor GhoulUncommon€2.13€1.77
Sylvan YetiRare€2.09€1.74
Renewing TouchUncommon€2.05€1.70
LynxUncommon€1.84€1.50

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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