[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-box-hits-35399-at-amazon":10,"sections":45},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":35,"tags":36,"sources":40,"feedback":44,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":44,"total_tokens":44},9427,"pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-box-hits-35399-at-amazon","Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution Box Hits $353.99 at Amazon","Amazon knocked $25 off the Mega Evolution booster box, but TCGplayer still undercuts it by nearly $46 for the same cards.","Amazon trimmed the price on the Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution Booster Display Box, but calling it the best deal in town is a stretch.\n\nThe 36-pack display box is now $353.99 at Amazon through third-party seller Collectors Expedition, down from its usual $378.88. That's a $24.89 cut, about 7 percent, with free delivery included as of October 1. Each pack holds 10 random cards, so the full box delivers 360 cards at roughly $9.83 per pack before tax.\n\nThe Mega Evolution set has quickly become one of the pricier releases in the modern Pokemon TCG, and this discount lands just ahead of Prime Day. But Amazon isn't even the cheapest option: Walmart sells the same box for $344.95 with free shipping, and TCGplayer sellers list English unopened copies for as little as $308 shipped - just a single cent above the card's current market value of $307.99.\n\nThat gap says more about retail markup than it does about scarcity. If you're chasing a specific pull, like the golden MHR Mega Lucario ex, buying singles on TCGplayer still beats gambling on packs.","[\"pokemon-tcg\",\"trading-cards\",\"deals\",\"amazon\"]","2026-10-01T22:00:00.000Z","2026-10-02T18:03:36.450Z","2026-10-02T18:03:42.632Z","published",null,[24,30],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"publisher-r1","publisher",1,"The body says TCGplayer's $308 price is barely above 'the card's $307.99 market value' when the subject is the 36-pack box, not a single card, creating an unresolved inconsistency in what is being priced.","resolved",{"id":31,"reviewer":32,"round":33,"reason":34,"status":29},"editor-r2","editor",2,"The $308 TCGplayer price is only one cent above the $307.99 market value (per source), not 'a dollar over' as the draft states — fix this arithmetic error.","deals",[37,38,35,39],"pokemon-tcg","trading-cards","amazon",[41],{"name":42,"url":43},"Mashable","https:\u002F\u002Fmashable.com\u002Flife\u002Foct-1-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-booster-display-box-deal",0,{"sections":46},[47,52,56,60,63,67,71,76,81,86,91,96,101,106],{"name":48,"slug":49,"count":50,"latest_published_at":51},"AI","ai",6058,"2026-10-02T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":53,"slug":54,"count":55,"latest_published_at":51},"Security","security",848,{"name":57,"slug":58,"count":59,"latest_published_at":51},"Policy","policy",439,{"name":61,"slug":35,"count":62,"latest_published_at":18},"Deals",317,{"name":64,"slug":65,"count":66,"latest_published_at":51},"Hardware","hardware",199,{"name":68,"slug":69,"count":70,"latest_published_at":51},"Science","science",176,{"name":72,"slug":73,"count":74,"latest_published_at":75},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",155,"2026-10-01T19:54:10.000Z",{"name":77,"slug":78,"count":79,"latest_published_at":80},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",96,"2026-10-01T16:57:03.000Z",{"name":82,"slug":83,"count":84,"latest_published_at":85},"Software","software",93,"2026-09-30T21:41:11.000Z",{"name":87,"slug":88,"count":89,"latest_published_at":90},"Startups","startups",90,"2026-10-01T21:55:22.000Z",{"name":92,"slug":93,"count":94,"latest_published_at":95},"Gaming","gaming",53,"2026-10-02T02:50:39.000Z",{"name":97,"slug":98,"count":99,"latest_published_at":100},"General","general",50,"2026-09-30T21:37:54.000Z",{"name":102,"slug":103,"count":104,"latest_published_at":105},"Reviews","reviews",31,"2026-09-28T14:31:34.000Z",{"name":107,"slug":108,"count":109,"latest_published_at":110},"How-To","how-to",7,"2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Z"]