And for the convenience of this article and not to sow confusion, we will use English-language sealed products (but sold in Japan) for comparison.Īn English booster box for a new Standard set is sold for about US$113.74 (12,000 Yen) on Hareruya (Japan’s largest online MTG shop). Generally, Japanese-language sealed products cost more than their English counterparts.

With arguably the second biggest market in the world, many will be curious about the prices in Japan, especially when many covet Japanese-language cards. Based on other players’ experience, buying single cards in Europe are around 20-40% cheaper than buying in the US. Many highly-respected pricing websites such as MTGGoldish, Star City Games and TCG Player are based in the US market but are relied on internationally as a reference. Single cards bought in Europe are also oddly lower than the market prices in the US. That said, all booster boxes in all regions come with a promotional card included, so this one reason alone can’t be why booster packs are priced extraordinarily low. This could be because the booster box usually comes with a buy-a-box promotional card that cannot be found in regular packs. Bear in mind again this doesn’t take into account taxes and shipping fees, which is almost a certainty in a continent like Europe.Ĭuriously, buying 36 individual booster packs is cheaper than a booster box (of 36 packs). This isn’t always true, as a booster pack in the Standard format is priced at about US$2.38 (2 Euros) each, while a booster box of a new Standard set sells at US$102 (86 Euros) on CardMarket. You might think the cost of MTG is highest in Europe, with high standards of living matched with equally high GDP Per Capita (EU average US$36,620 in 2019). Thus it’s just not recommended to buy sealed booster boxes overseas and have them shipped to the US or your home country.

A big purchase of booster boxes means significant weight and that would mean astronomical shipping costs (plus waiting time). However shipping internationally would not be so attractive in terms of cost. With the high store pricing in Thailand for a booster box, I imagine this will hold back the MTG community from growing. This can be surprising to some as while cost of living is lower in Thailand compared to Singapore, GDP per capita is also significant lower. In Thailand, a booster box is priced at around US$112 (3500 Thai Baht), another good 10-20% higher than both Malaysia and Singapore. A Booster Box contains 36 draft booster packs When buying a high quantity of booster boxes, the savings could be substantial. The cost for an upcoming new set is US$102 (MYR $428), thus about 10% more than buying in Singapore which could be just a short car ride away.

Neighbouring countries such as Malaysia have strangely higher store pricing for booster boxes. There are still cheap ways to play MTG, so don’t let the price of booster packs stop you. Unfortunately this means many people are priced out of playing the game through booster packs. Although Singapore is an advanced economy with a GDP per capita of about US$64,800 in 2019, cost of living is high as well as income inequality. Hence, cost of MTG in Singapore is slightly less than in the US. These prices are already inclusive of tax, and since Singapore is a small space, most items are picked up in person rather than being shipped. In Singapore, where this MTG community website is based, a booster pack costs roughly US$2.95 (S$4) and a box of 36 is priced at US$92 (S$125).

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