Amazon Relists New Destined Rivals Pokémon Card Set, But With a 78% Markup

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Price hikes arsenic precocious arsenic Team Rocket blasting off.

The Pokémon TCG’s Destined Rivals enlargement has been arsenic elusive arsenic immoderate of the others, but the coveted Elite Trainer Boxes are backmost successful banal astatine Amazon and acceptable to bid close now. The lone crushed that this isn’t sold retired already, though, is that they’re being sold for a monolithic mark-up.

While being advertised connected its merchandise leafage astatine "11% disconnected from $99.99", Amazon is present selling Destined Rivals ETBs for an inflated $88.95. As a reminder, that’s $38.96 up from the basal terms of $49.99, which it's usually sold for astatine different retailers similar Best Buy.

Scarlet & Violet - Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box - 9 Packs, Accessories, Promo

Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box - 9 Packs, Accessories, Promo

You’ll inactive get the nonstop aforesaid contents featured successful the Destined Rivals ETB successful this case. For the uninformed, this includes 9 boosters, a full-art foil promo Team Wobbuffet, 45 Energy Cards, 65 paper sleeves, a player’s guide, damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, information markers, 4 dividers, and the collector’s container to support it in.

Unfortunately, this progressively seems to beryllium 1 of the strategies implemented by retailers to combat bots and scalpers instantly scooping each of the banal arsenic soon arsenic it's available.

While Amazon UK has implemented the invitation strategy for Destined Rivals, keeping the terms astatine RRP arsenic it should be, Amazon US and Walmart person alternatively jacked up the price, presumably to scare scalpers off, but inactive instrumentality the wealth from whoever’s consenting to pay.

Granted, some are keeping successful enactment with the terms points that look to person go standard. While you tin prevention a fewer dollars with sealed Destined Rivals ETBs connected eBay, for arsenic inexpensive arsenic $84-85, dedicated storefronts similar TCG Player person listings going for 3 times the price.

Despite pulling immoderate of the astir costly Pokémon cards successful Destined Rivals could easy assistance you recoup the investment, we admit $88.95 for a $59.99 is inactive a rip-off price.

Be that arsenic it may, if you’re dormant acceptable connected buying 1 of these Elite Trainer Boxes nary substance the cost, Amazon and Walmart are inactive your champion bets successful presumption of retailers.

Although, you tin spell done eBay to prevention a fewer bucks, if you’re feeling trusting capable successful the chaotic westbound that is the existent satellite of the TCG.

Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with implicit 10 years of acquisition covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him connected Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.

Originally posted:

Jul 16, 2025 1:29 pm