Rip or Flip
Sword & Shield Sleeved Booster

Price Snapshot

Current Market

$13.16

MSRP

$4.49

Spread: +$8.67 (193%) above MSRP

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Sword & Shield Sleeved Booster

Average opening value trails the buy-in by $11.27.

1 packs produce $1.89 of average market value at current prices.

Return vs Market

−86%

Compared with today's sealed market price of $13.16.

Expected Loss

−$11.27

The average opening result after paying $13.16 sealed.

Open Average

$1.89

Average market value from packs and included promos.

Cash-out EV

$1.21

Expected range $0.00-$4.31 per pack.

Prices just now · EV just now · Medium confidence

Price History

Recent sealed price movement for this product.

Sealed History

Sealed market price versus opening EV over time.

How the EV is Calculated

Step-by-step walkthrough of the pack EV, promo value, and cash-out assumptions.

01

EV per booster pack = $1.89

Sum of (average card value × pull rate) across all 3 rarity tiers. Based on 630 pack openings.

02

$1.89 × 1 packs = $1.89

This product contains 1 booster pack.

03

$1.89 = $1.89

No promo value applied for this product.

04

$1.89 × 0.64 = $1.21

Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to account for marketplace fees, shipping, and bulk liquidity discount.

05

Market: $1.89 ÷ $13.16 = 14.4%Cash-out: $1.21 ÷ $13.16 = 9.2%

Above 110% = Rip It, below 90% = Keep Sealed.

EV by Rarity Tier

Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $1.89 EV per pack for this 1-pack product.

RarityCardsAvg ValuePull RateEV/PackEV/1pk% of Total
Ultra Rare(UR)37$6.4919.50%$1.26$1.2666.7%
Secret Rare(SR)14$17.272.40%$0.41$0.4121.7%
Holo Rare(H)17$0.9922.00%$0.22$0.2211.6%
Total$1.89$1.89100%

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The most valuable cards in Sword & Shield, sorted by how much they contribute to EV.

Assumptions

Key pricing, pull-rate, and cash-out assumptions behind the model.

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  • Card prices are TCGPlayer market prices via TCGCSV, updated daily. Actual selling prices may differ.
  • Pull rates are community-sourced from 630 pack openings (https://www.digitaltq.com/vivid-voltage-booster-pull-rates-pokemon-tcg, https://pack-kingdom.com/pokemon-booster-pack-pull-rates/). Your results will vary.
  • MSRP is $4.49. Current sealed price ($13.16) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
  • Sealed price ($13.16) is the average TCGPlayer market price across all variants of this product.
  • Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to market EV (TCGPlayer fees ~15% + shipping + bulk discount/slippage).
  • EV is an average. Any single opening can be much higher or lower. High-value chase cards are rare — most packs return bulk.

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Other Products in This Set

ProductPriceMarket EVReturnVerdict
Sword & Shield Booster Box$684.49$68.04−90%KEEP SEALED
Sword & Shield ETB$190.69$16.12−92%KEEP SEALED
Sword & Shield 3 Pack Blister$53.64$6.17−89%KEEP SEALED
Sword & Shield Sleeved Booster$13.16$1.89−86%KEEP SEALED
Sword & Shield Booster Pack$9.13$1.89−79%KEEP SEALED

Compare Packs Across Sets

See how this pack stacks up against the same product type from other Pokémon TCG sets.

PackSetPriceMarket EVReturnVerdict
Chaos Rising Premium Checklane Blister - Flygon LineChaos Rising$20.21$11.78−42%KEEP SEALED
Chaos Rising Premium Checklane Blister - Pawmot LineChaos Rising$20.95$11.78−44%KEEP SEALED
Ascended Heroes Booster PackAscended Heroes$14.27$7.67−46%KEEP SEALED
Chaos Rising Booster PackChaos Rising$7.32$3.76−49%KEEP SEALED
Chaos Rising Sleeved BoosterChaos Rising$7.82$3.76−52%KEEP SEALED
Black Bolt Booster PackBlack Bolt$13.55$6.10−55%KEEP SEALED
Chaos Rising 3 Pack BlisterChaos Rising$26.55$11.78−56%KEEP SEALED
Perfect Order Booster PackPerfect Order$6.14$2.69−56%KEEP SEALED
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