Pokémon EX Sandstorm booster display€14,657today

Is an EX Sandstorm booster display worth opening?

Pokémon. 36 packs of 9 cards. Released 18 September 2003. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€14,656.89

Per pack
€407.14

Keep it sealed€1,932 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 €1,932 after selling costs. The box costs €14,657.

On average you lose €12,725 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

Pull rates are still uncertain. The real value could be anywhere from €1,662 to €2,576.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €1,919. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €2,329 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €1,551 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
€14,657
Cards inside, at market prices
€2,173
Selling costs and bulk
−€241
Cards inside, after selling costs
€1,932
Compared with the box price
−€12,725

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
€14,656.89€407.14 per pack
  • 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 €14,657 to €14,657, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €1,926 to €1,932.€0€5,000€10,000€15,000€20,000Box€14,657Cards€1,93214 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €14,657, cards €1,92615 Oct: box €14,657, cards €1,932Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €14,657 to €14,657, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €1,926 to €1,932.€0€5,000€10,000€15,000€20,000Box€14,657Cards€1,93214 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €14,657, cards €1,92615 Oct: box €14,657, cards €1,932
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€14,656.89€1,931.86
14 October 2026€14,656.89€1,926.41

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 €14,657.Box price €14,657Lose money0204060€2,500€5,000€7,500€10,000€12,500€15,000Boxes out of 100Under €1,657: 19 of 100 boxes€1,657 to €2,157: 59 of 100 boxes€2,157 to €2,657: 21 of 100 boxes€2,657 to €3,157: 1 in 80 boxes€3,157 to €3,657: 1 in 12,500 boxes€3,657 to €4,157: 0 of 100 boxes€4,157 to €4,657: 0 of 100 boxes€4,657 to €5,157: 0 of 100 boxes€5,157 to €5,657: 0 of 100 boxes€5,657 to €6,157: 0 of 100 boxes€6,157 to €6,657: 0 of 100 boxes€6,657 to €7,157: 0 of 100 boxes€7,157 to €7,657: 0 of 100 boxes€7,657 to €8,157: 0 of 100 boxes€8,157 to €8,657: 0 of 100 boxes€8,657 to €9,157: 0 of 100 boxes€9,157 to €9,657: 0 of 100 boxes€9,657 to €10,157: 0 of 100 boxes€10,157 to €10,657: 0 of 100 boxes€10,657 to €11,157: 0 of 100 boxes€11,157 to €11,657: 0 of 100 boxes€11,657 to €12,157: 0 of 100 boxes€12,157 to €12,657: 0 of 100 boxes€12,657 to €13,157: 0 of 100 boxes€13,157 to €13,657: 0 of 100 boxes€13,657 to €14,157: 0 of 100 boxes€14,157 to €14,657: 0 of 100 boxes€14,657 to €15,157: 0 of 100 boxes€15,157 to €15,657: 0 of 100 boxes€15,657 to €16,157: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €14,657.Box price €14,657Lose money0204060€5,000€10,000€15,000Boxes out of 100Under €1,657: 19 of 100 boxes€1,657 to €2,157: 59 of 100 boxes€2,157 to €2,657: 21 of 100 boxes€2,657 to €3,157: 1 in 80 boxes€3,157 to €3,657: 1 in 12,500 boxes€3,657 to €4,157: 0 of 100 boxes€4,157 to €4,657: 0 of 100 boxes€4,657 to €5,157: 0 of 100 boxes€5,157 to €5,657: 0 of 100 boxes€5,657 to €6,157: 0 of 100 boxes€6,157 to €6,657: 0 of 100 boxes€6,657 to €7,157: 0 of 100 boxes€7,157 to €7,657: 0 of 100 boxes€7,657 to €8,157: 0 of 100 boxes€8,157 to €8,657: 0 of 100 boxes€8,657 to €9,157: 0 of 100 boxes€9,157 to €9,657: 0 of 100 boxes€9,657 to €10,157: 0 of 100 boxes€10,157 to €10,657: 0 of 100 boxes€10,657 to €11,157: 0 of 100 boxes€11,157 to €11,657: 0 of 100 boxes€11,657 to €12,157: 0 of 100 boxes€12,157 to €12,657: 0 of 100 boxes€12,657 to €13,157: 0 of 100 boxes€13,157 to €13,657: 0 of 100 boxes€13,657 to €14,157: 0 of 100 boxes€14,157 to €14,657: 0 of 100 boxes€14,657 to €15,157: 0 of 100 boxes€15,157 to €15,657: 0 of 100 boxes€15,657 to €16,157: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €500 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 €1,65719 of 100Lose money
€1,657 to €2,15759 of 100Lose money
€2,157 to €2,65721 of 100Lose money
€2,657 to €3,1571 in 80Lose money
€3,157 to €3,6571 in 12,500Lose money
€3,657 to €4,1570 of 100Lose money
€4,157 to €4,6570 of 100Lose money
€4,657 to €5,1570 of 100Lose money
€5,157 to €5,6570 of 100Lose money
€5,657 to €6,1570 of 100Lose money
€6,157 to €6,6570 of 100Lose money
€6,657 to €7,1570 of 100Lose money
€7,157 to €7,6570 of 100Lose money
€7,657 to €8,1570 of 100Lose money
€8,157 to €8,6570 of 100Lose money
€8,657 to €9,1570 of 100Lose money
€9,157 to €9,6570 of 100Lose money
€9,657 to €10,1570 of 100Lose money
€10,157 to €10,6570 of 100Lose money
€10,657 to €11,1570 of 100Lose money
€11,157 to €11,6570 of 100Lose money
€11,657 to €12,1570 of 100Lose money
€12,157 to €12,6570 of 100Lose money
€12,657 to €13,1570 of 100Lose money
€13,157 to €13,6570 of 100Lose money
€13,657 to €14,1570 of 100Lose money
€14,157 to €14,6570 of 100Lose money
€14,657 to €15,1570 of 100Make money
€15,157 to €15,6570 of 100Make money
€15,657 to €16,1570 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
Rare / Holo Rare31 per box31 per box€19.81€614
Pokémon-ex (EX era)5.0 per box5.0 per box€121.28€606
Reverse Holo36 per box36 per box€14.18€511
Common180 per box180 per box€0.63€113
Uncommon72 per box72 per box€1.21€87
Total€1,932

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
Pokémon-ex (EX era)Holo Pokémon-ex cards of the 2003–2007 EX series, the main hit of those boxes.more than 99 of 100 boxes5.0 per box1.4

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€1,932−€12,725100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€1,420−€13,237100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€929−€13,727100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€437−€14,219100 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, 5 per pack
Common180 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 2 per pack
Uncommon72 per boxPack layout
Reverse holo slots, 1 per pack
Reverse Holo36 per boxPack layout
Rare slot, 1 per pack
Pokémon-ex (EX era)5.0 per box2.3 to 11 per boxEstimate
Rare / Holo Rare31 per boxThe rest of the slot

Most valuable cards

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

CardCard typeCardmarket priceAfter selling costs
Typhlosion ex (99)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€204.09€193.64
Raichu ex (98)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€154.17€146.21
Aerodactyl ex (94)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€152.76€144.87
Umbreon (24), reverse holoReverse Holo€140.00€132.75
Flareon (5)Rare / Holo Rare€120.18€113.92
Gardevoir ex (96)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€116.71€110.62
Kabutops ex (97)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€116.46€110.39
Jolteon (6)Rare / Holo Rare€103.22€97.81
Wailord ex (100)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€89.04€84.34
Flareon (5), reverse holoReverse Holo€83.25€78.84
Vaporeon (25), reverse holoReverse Holo€81.73€77.39
Sableye (10)Rare / Holo Rare€78.87€74.68
Jolteon (6), reverse holoReverse Holo€74.41€70.44
Aggron ex (95)Pokémon-ex (EX era)€62.24€58.88
Mawile (9), reverse holoReverse Holo€44.90€42.40
Ludicolo (7)Rare / Holo Rare€42.12€39.76
Ludicolo (7), reverse holoReverse Holo€38.13€35.97
Arcanine (15), reverse holoReverse Holo€38.07€35.92
Growlithe (65), reverse holoReverse Holo€35.72€33.68
Espeon (16), reverse holoReverse Holo€35.44€33.42
Pichu (20), reverse holoReverse Holo€34.42€32.45
Ralts (74), reverse holoReverse Holo€31.40€29.58
Typhlosion ex (99), reverse holoReverse Holo€30.96€29.16
Azurill (31), reverse holoReverse Holo€26.26€24.70
Seviper (11)Rare / Holo Rare€25.03€23.53
Cyndaquil (59), reverse holoReverse Holo€25.03€23.53
Cacturne (2)Rare / Holo Rare€25.00€23.50
Steelix (23), reverse holoReverse Holo€22.71€21.32
Wobbuffet (26), reverse holoReverse Holo€22.15€20.79
Duskull (61), reverse holoReverse Holo€21.94€20.59

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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