A Pokémon TCG collector's box just got $3 cheaper, and it's finally close to what it's actually worth.
Amazon dropped the price of the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box to $78.99, down $2.94 from the $81.93 tracked by camelcamelcamel. The listing comes from third-party seller BetterShopping4You, with Prime delivery estimated for Oct. 5-6. That price now sits just $1.68 above the $77.31 market value TCGplayer estimates for an unopened box, and it beats the cheapest legitimate TCGplayer listing at $79.10. Walmart, by comparison, is charging $84.99 for the same box.
Elite Trainer Boxes rarely dip near their actual resale value - retailers usually price them well above what secondary markets bear, banking on impulse buys from anyone chasing the box's exclusive promo card. A gap this small is unusual enough to flag, especially with a chase card involved: this box includes a full-art foil Zarude promo, plus nine booster packs, sleeves, energy cards, dice, and a TCG Live code.
It's not a steal, but paying within two dollars of market rate for a sealed product beats hunting singles later - especially with the SIR Mega Darkai ex from this same set already fetching over $180 on its own.