€5,000todayIs a Dark Beginning 1 booster display worth opening?
Cardmarket today
€4,999.99
- Lowest listing
- €4,999.99
- Per pack
- €208.33
Keep it sealed€111 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 €111 after selling costs. The box costs €5,000.
On average you lose €4,889 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.
Pull rates are still uncertain. The real value could be anywhere from €93 to €154.
If you opened 100 boxes
- 0 make money
- 100 lose money
A typical box is worth €108. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €155 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €70 or less.
The math, per box
From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.
Per box of 24 packs
- Box price on Cardmarket
- €5,000
- Cards inside, at market prices
- €192
- Selling costs and bulk
- −€81
- Cards inside, after selling costs
- €111
- Compared with the box price
- −€4,889
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
- €4,999.99€208.33 per pack
- Lowest listing
- €4,999.99
- Box price on Cardmarket
- Cards inside, after selling costs
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| Day | Box price | Cards inside, after costs |
|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | €4,999.99 | €111.38 |
| 14 October 2026 | €4,999.99 | €111.79 |
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 €400 | 100 of 100 | Lose money |
| €400 to €600 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €600 to €800 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €800 to €1,000 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,000 to €1,200 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,200 to €1,400 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,400 to €1,600 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,600 to €1,800 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,800 to €2,000 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,000 to €2,200 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,200 to €2,400 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,400 to €2,600 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,600 to €2,800 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,800 to €3,000 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €3,000 to €3,200 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €3,200 to €3,400 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €3,400 to €3,600 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €3,600 to €3,800 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €3,800 to €4,000 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €4,000 to €4,200 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €4,200 to €4,400 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €4,400 to €4,600 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €4,600 to €4,800 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €4,800 to €5,000 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €5,000 to €5,200 | 0 of 100 | Make money |
| €5,200 to €5,400 | 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common264 per box | 264 per box | €0.19 | |
| Super Rare4.8 per box | 4.8 per box | €6.98 | |
| Ultra Rare2.0 per box | 2.0 per box | €8.91 | |
| Rare17 per box | 17 per box | €0.50 | |
| Total | €111 |
Chance of a big pull
How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.
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| Card type | Boxes with at least one | On average | Boxes 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 prices | Cards inside, after costs | Compared with the box | Boxes that lose money | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today's prices | €111 | −€4,889 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 25% lower | €79 | −€4,921 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 50% lower | €47 | −€4,953 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 75% lower | €20 | −€4,980 | 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, 11 per pack | |||
| Common | 264 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare slot, 1 per pack | |||
| Ultra Rare | 2.0 per box | 1.1 to 3.8 per box | Estimate, Yugipedia: Ultra Rare (TCG odds history, Duelist Pack and reprint-set odds) |
| Super Rare | 4.8 per box | 2.2 to 10 per box | Estimate |
| Rare | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pot of Greed | Super Rare | €31.29 | €29.48 |
| Delinquent Duo | Super Rare | €22.29 | €20.93 |
| Mystical Space Typhoon | Common | €20.15 | €18.89 |
| Dark Sage | Ultra Rare | €19.35 | €18.13 |
| Big Shield Gardna | Ultra Rare | €17.61 | €16.48 |
| Jinzo | Ultra Rare | €15.97 | €14.92 |
| Exodia the Forbidden One | Ultra Rare | €11.12 | €10.31 |
| Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon | Super Rare | €11.00 | €10.20 |
| Snatch Steal | Ultra Rare | €10.56 | €9.78 |
| Thousand-Eyes Restrict | Ultra Rare | €10.55 | €9.77 |
| Torrential Tribute | Ultra Rare | €9.89 | €9.15 |
| Blue-Eyes White Dragon | Ultra Rare | €9.04 | €8.34 |
| Black Skull Dragon | Super Rare | €9.04 | €8.34 |
| Raigeki | Ultra Rare | €8.74 | €8.05 |
| Premature Burial | Super Rare | €7.55 | €6.92 |
| Nobleman of Crossout | Super Rare | €6.99 | €6.39 |
| Dark Magician | Ultra Rare | €6.87 | €6.28 |
| Change of Heart | Ultra Rare | €6.20 | €5.64 |
| Jar of Greed | Rare | €6.13 | €5.57 |
| Mage Power | Ultra Rare | €6.12 | €5.56 |
| United We Stand | Ultra Rare | €5.97 | €5.42 |
| Summoned Skull | Super Rare | €5.55 | €5.02 |
| Monster Reborn | Ultra Rare | €5.00 | €4.50 |
| Goblin Attack Force | Super Rare | €4.25 | €3.79 |
| Relinquished | Super Rare | €3.77 | €3.33 |
| Buster Blader | Super Rare | €3.76 | €3.32 |
| Call of the Haunted | Super Rare | €3.49 | €3.07 |
| Makyura the Destructor | Super Rare | €3.33 | €2.91 |
| Dust Tornado | Common | €3.03 | €2.63 |
| Cyber Jar | Rare | €2.98 | €2.58 |
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.