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Unova Victini Illustration Collection

Price Snapshot

Current Market

$46.31

MSRP

$21.99

Spread: +$24.32 (111%) above MSRP

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Unova Victini Illustration Collection

Average opening value trails the buy-in by $23.86.

5 packs plus $2.00 in promo value produce $22.45 of average market value.

Return vs Market

−52%

Compared with today's sealed market price of $46.31.

Expected Loss

−$23.86

The average opening result after paying $46.31 sealed.

Open Average

$22.45

Average market value from packs and included promos.

Cash-out EV

$14.37

Expected range $1.24-$6.94 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 = $4.09

Sum of (average card value × pull rate) across all 5 rarity tiers. Based on 700 pack openings.

02

$4.09 × 5 packs = $20.45

This product contains 5 booster packs.

03

$20.45 + $2.00 promos = $22.45

Promo value uses live TCGPlayer prices for included promo cards.

04

$22.45 × 0.64 = $14.37

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

05

Market: $22.45 ÷ $46.31 = 48.5%Cash-out: $14.37 ÷ $46.31 = 31.0%

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

EV by Rarity Tier

Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $4.09 EV per pack for this 5-pack product.

RarityCardsAvg ValuePull RateEV/PackEV/5pk% of Total
Illustration Rare(IR)69$14.0116.40%$2.30$11.5056.2%
Special Illustration Rare(SIR)7$66.521.25%$0.83$4.1520.3%
Black White Rare(BWR)2$373.560.20%$0.75$3.7518.3%
Double Rare(RR)6$0.5021.10%$0.11$0.552.7%
Ultra Rare(UR)8$1.745.80%$0.10$0.502.4%
Total$4.09$20.45100%

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The most valuable cards in Black Bolt, 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 700 pack openings (https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/article/Pokemon-TCG-Black-Bolt-and-White-Flare-Pull-Rates/bac92199-a2a7-4668-b4a4-2647a111776f/, https://gamerant.com/pokemon-tcg-black-bolt-white-flare-pull-rates-odds/, https://pokepatch.com/2025/07/20/black-bolt-white-flare-pull-rates-in-pokemon-tcg-sets/). Your results will vary.
  • MSRP is $21.99. Current sealed price ($46.31) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
  • Sealed price ($46.31) is the average TCGPlayer market price across all variants of this product.
  • Promo value ($2.00) is based on live TCGPlayer prices.
  • 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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