€330todayIs a Gaia Volcano booster display worth opening?
Cardmarket today
€329.99
- Per pack
- €16.50
Keep it sealed€244 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.
Why we'd keep it sealed
The cards inside are worth €244 after selling costs. The box costs €330.
On average you lose €86 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.
Pull rates are still uncertain. The real value could be anywhere from €185 to €414. That's enough to change the verdict.
If you opened 100 boxes
- 25 make money
- 75 lose money
A typical box is worth €195. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €435 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €111 or less.
The math, per box
From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.
Per box of 20 packs
- Box price on Cardmarket
- €330
- Cards inside, at market prices
- €288
- Selling costs and bulk
- −€45
- Cards inside, after selling costs
- €244
- Compared with the box price
- −€86
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
- €329.99€16.50 per pack
The price history starts on the day live prices switch on, and grows by one point a day.
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.
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| Box value | Boxes out of 100 | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Under €70 | 1 in 253 | Lose money |
| €70 to €90 | 3 of 100 | Lose money |
| €90 to €110 | 6 of 100 | Lose money |
| €110 to €130 | 9 of 100 | Lose money |
| €130 to €150 | 11 of 100 | Lose money |
| €150 to €170 | 10 of 100 | Lose money |
| €170 to €190 | 9 of 100 | Lose money |
| €190 to €210 | 7 of 100 | Lose money |
| €210 to €230 | 5 of 100 | Lose money |
| €230 to €250 | 4 of 100 | Lose money |
| €250 to €270 | 3 of 100 | Lose money |
| €270 to €290 | 3 of 100 | Lose money |
| €290 to €310 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| €310 to €330 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| €330 to €350 | 3 of 100 | Make money |
| €350 to €370 | 3 of 100 | Make money |
| €370 to €390 | 3 of 100 | Make money |
| €390 to €410 | 3 of 100 | Make money |
| €410 to €430 | 3 of 100 | Make money |
| €430 to €450 | 2 of 100 | Make money |
| €450 to €470 | 1 in 70 | Make money |
| €470 to €490 | 1 in 87 | Make money |
| €490 to €510 | 1 in 112 | Make money |
| €510 to €530 | 1 in 135 | Make money |
| €530 to €550 | 1 in 180 | Make money |
| €550 to €570 | 1 in 206 | Make money |
| €570 to €590 | 1 in 217 | Make money |
| €590 to €610 | 1 in 202 | Make money |
| €610 to €630 | 1 in 228 | Make money |
| €630 to €650 | 1 in 244 | Make money |
| €650 or more | 2 of 100 | Make 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 type | How many per box | Average card after selling costs | Adds to the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Rare (SR)1.0 per box | 1.0 per box | €110.93 | |
| Double Rare (RR)4.0 per box | 4.0 per box | €12.58 | |
| Rare (R)15 per box | 15 per box | €2.10 | |
| Common (C)60 per box | 60 per box | €0.48 | |
| Uncommon (U)20 per box | 20 per box | €0.89 | |
| Ultra Rare (UR, gold)1 in 10.0 boxes | 1 in 10.0 boxes | €44.88 | |
| Total | €244 |
Chance of a big pull
How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.
- Ultra Rare (UR, gold) 10of 100 boxes Gold-foil Pokémon, Trainer or item card, roughly one in ten boxes. 1 in 10.0 boxes€45 each
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| Card type | Boxes with at least one | On average | Boxes for one specific card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Rare (UR, gold)Gold-foil Pokémon, Trainer or item card, roughly one in ten boxes. | 10 of 100 | 1 in 10.0 boxes | 10.0 |
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 prices | Cards inside, after costs | Compared with the box | Boxes that lose money | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today's prices | €244 | −€86 | 75 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 25% lower | €179 | −€151 | 91 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 50% lower | €108 | −€222 | 99 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 75% lower | €51 | −€279 | 100 of 100 | Keep 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 type | How often | Likely range | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common slots, 3 per pack | |||
| Common (C) | 60 per box | Pack layout | |
| Uncommon slots, 1 per pack | |||
| Uncommon (U) | 20 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare-or-better slots, 1 per pack | |||
| Ultra Rare (UR, gold) | 1 in 10.0 boxes | 1 in 4.1 to 24 boxes | Estimate |
| Super Rare (SR) | 1.0 per box | 1 in 2.4 boxes to 2.4 per box | Estimate |
| Double Rare (RR) | 4.0 per box | 1.6 to 9.7 per box | Estimate |
| Rare (R) | 15 per box | The rest of the slot | |
Most valuable cards
The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.
| Card | Card type | Cardmarket price | After selling costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Groudon EX | Super Rare (SR) | €275.00 | €261.00 |
| Groudon EX | Super Rare (SR) | €243.76 | €231.32 |
| Teammates | Super Rare (SR) | €153.83 | €145.89 |
| Mega Aggron EX | Super Rare (SR) | €81.75 | €77.41 |
| Maxies Hidden Ball Trick | Super Rare (SR) | €70.00 | €66.25 |
| Aggron EX | Super Rare (SR) | €55.00 | €52.00 |
| Weakness Policy | Ultra Rare (UR, gold) | €47.50 | €44.88 |
| Primal Groudon EX | Double Rare (RR) | €35.00 | €33.00 |
| Trevenant EX | Super Rare (SR) | €28.88 | €27.19 |
| Camerupt EX | Super Rare (SR) | €28.00 | €26.35 |
| Groudon EX | Double Rare (RR) | €23.23 | €21.82 |
| Nidoqueen | Uncommon (U) | €6.99 | €6.39 |
| Torchic | Common (C) | €6.21 | €5.65 |
| Sceptile | Rare (R) | €5.95 | €5.40 |
| Aggron EX | Double Rare (RR) | €5.00 | €4.50 |
| Sceptile | Uncommon (U) | €4.95 | €4.45 |
| Rhyperior | Rare (R) | €4.95 | €4.45 |
| Ninetales | Uncommon (U) | €4.30 | €3.84 |
| Blaziken | Rare (R) | €4.00 | €3.55 |
| Volbeat | Common (C) | €3.44 | €3.02 |
| Excadrill | Rare (R) | €2.53 | €2.15 |
| Trevenant EX | Double Rare (RR) | €2.35 | €1.98 |
| Camerupt EX | Double Rare (RR) | €1.95 | €1.60 |
| Electrike | Common (C) | €1.95 | €1.60 |
| Illumise | Common (C) | €1.85 | €1.51 |
| Nidoqueen | Uncommon (U) | €1.80 | €1.46 |
| Aegislash | Rare (R) | €1.70 | €1.37 |
| Torchic | Common (C) | €1.63 | €1.30 |
| Bunnelby | Common (C) | €1.60 | €1.27 |
| Flygon | Rare (R) | €1.58 | €1.25 |
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.