Amazon has cut the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Perfect Order Booster Bundle to $44.63 as of October 21, down from a $59.99 list price. That is a $15.36 saving, or 26%, and it undercuts the September price on the same box.
The catch is who is selling it. The $44.63 offer comes from a third-party seller, Bleacher Seats Sportscards & Collectibles, not Amazon itself, with free delivery set for October 28.
The bundle holds six Perfect Order booster packs. Each pack has 10 trading cards, a Basic Energy and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live, the game's digital version. That adds up to 60 cards, or about $7.44 a pack at Amazon's price. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution lineup built around Legends: Z-A, and its main chase cards (the rare ones buyers are hoping to pull) include Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Clefable ex and Mega Starmie ex.
The discount is measured against list price, which is the flattering yardstick. Against what the box actually sells for elsewhere, Amazon is not the bargain. Walmart lists the bundle at $39.95 with free shipping, about $4.68 less. TCGplayer, a marketplace for trading cards, has an unopened bundle at $39.99 shipped, only $1.10 above its $38.89 market price. Against that market price, the Amazon listing runs about $5.74 high.
So the useful number is not the 26%. It is the roughly $6.66 per pack at Walmart, against $7.44 at Amazon. Collectors already budgeting for 30th Celebration cards or a Delta Reign preorder, both of which compete for the same wallet, will notice that gap across several boxes.