Pokémon Base Set 2 vs Fossil booster box: which is worth opening?
Neither is worth opening at today's prices, but Fossil comes closer: its cards are worth 7.3% of its price after selling costs, against 3.8% for Base Set 2.
Side by side
| Base Set 2 booster box | Fossil booster box | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Keep it sealed | Keep it sealed |
| Box price today | $28,020€25,000 | $32,503€29,000 |
| Cards inside, after selling costs | $1,067€952 | $2,358€2,104 |
| Cards ÷ price | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| Boxes that lose money | 100 of 100 boxes | 100 of 100 boxes |
| A typical box (median) | $1,025€914 | $2,338€2,086 |
| Rarest pull | Holo Rare: more than 99 of 100 boxes | Holo Rare: more than 99 of 100 boxes |
| Packs | 36 packs of 11 cards | 36 packs of 11 cards |
| Released | February 24, 2000 | October 10, 1999 |
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