Description: Hi! PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY! IT IS IMPORTANT. First things first! This is a Buy It Now listing for one of the rarest Pokemon items still in existence in 2024. It is a sealed case of 144 Pokemon Base blister packs. Inside the case are six sealed boxes of 24 Base blisters each. Known as a Master Blister Case, it is the only such case on eBay or any other site you want to look at. I have not seen one of these on eBay EVER! And since leaving the mall four years ago, I have looked every week. (Now, of course, there might be someone in Peoria, Illinois who has four of these in their basement or attic, but I seriously doubt it.) THIS IS FOR THE SERIOUS INVESTOR ONLY. I have priced this fairly. I have a sealed blister box on eBay currently--I am updating this June 5, 2024--that I have priced at $46,500. Again, that blister box is the only one I have ever seen on eBay, too. If you multiply $46,500 times six, the total is $279,000. I am pricing this at $232,500. Which means I am pricing this as if you were buying only FIVE of the six boxes. The sixth box in effect is free. Here is why this is so incredibly rare. Blister packs were ONLY SOLD to stores like Wal Mart and other large retailers. They were never sold to regular collectible outlets, mostly for space reasons. Blisters were meant to hang on hooks in big stores, which had the space to display them, In fact, it is estimated that for every blister pack produced by Wizards of the Coast in 1999, there were probably hundreds of times more booster packs produced. THAT MEANS EVEN A SINGLE BLISTER BOX OF 24 BLISTERS IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE. A factory sealed MASTER BLISTER CASE IS CLOSE TO UNIQUE. I have had this for 25 years. It is the only one I have. In great shape. No damage. Stored safely for 25 years. If you believe like I do that Pokemon as a popular culture phenomenon and collectible is just beginning, then this extraordinary collectible/investment might be for you. Some years ago, I promised that I would leave my four children at least 90% of the Pokemon I have left when I die. I will keep that promise since they will inherit at least that percentage of all my Pokemon-related items. They will not inherit this, however. I only have one. Finally, my best guess is that this is NOT first edition Blisters because of the July 1999 date on the case, which is factory sealed. I am pricing this as if it were not first edition and not Shadowless. If it turns out, they are first edition or Shadowless, that's my bad luck and the buyer's great fortune. About four months ago, SOMEONE MESSAGED ME THROUGH EBAY AND BELIEVED BASED ON THE CODE ON THE BOX (see photo), HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THIS VERY WELL MAY BE A SHADOWLESS BOX. HERE'S MY DILEMMA. If I open the case, then open one of the six sealed boxes and it is NOT Shadowless, I have weakened the value of this case somewhat because it is no longer a sealed case. IF I OPEN IT AND THE 24 BLISTERS ARE SHADOWLESS, THEN I HAVE 24 BLISTERS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $80,000 TO $90,000 OR MORE TIMES SIX SINCE ABOUT EIGHT OF THE 24 BLISTERS IN EACH OF THE SIX BOXES WILL BE HEAVY AND WOULD FETCH ABOUT $4,000 EACH MINIMUM. That would produce a value of about $192,000 for the heavy blisters alone! Then double that at least for the other 96 non-heavy blisters! Even if they are not first edition! That would bring the estimated value to $384,000. MINIMUM! Instant equity of at least $150,000! SO, IF YOU BUY THIS, YOU HAVE THE DILEMMA. IF YOU DON'T OPEN IT, YOU WILL STILL HAVE ONE OF THE RAREST SEALED 1999 CASES OF POKEMON BASE EVER MADE. At a fair price. Again, no discount. The price is $232,500. Not a penny less, not a penny more. SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR A DISCOUNT. So who is this box for? 1) A serious collector, who wants something for his or her collection that is exceedingly rare. 2) The investor who believes, like I do, that the DEMAND for Pokemon is JUST BEGINNING and that current prices are LOW, not high. 3) The person or company who wants to buy this and then perhaps sell "shares" of the case--such as one sealed box per investor-- to other investors! For real. I can make the case that the eight most iconic American popular culture figures of the last 70 years are Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson, Tom Brady and CHARIZARD. (Of course, seven are humans and one is just a fantasy!) If you purchase this, you are buying something EXTREMELY RARE of a product that will be popular for many decades to come! (Unless an asteroid hits the Earth in the near future. If that happens, ALL bets are off!) The rules: 1) NO DISCOUNT. $232,500. 2) Please add $1,600.00 for insurance and registered mail if you live in the continental U.S.) Payment is due within three days of purchase. (If shipping costs are less than $1,600, I will refund you the difference via Paypal. If the shipping is greater than $1,600, then that's my problem. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE SHIPPING CHARGE ENTIRELY, YOU CAN FLY TO BOSTON OR DRIVE TO MEET ME AT A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE LOCATION NEAR BOSTON AND AFTER YOU PICK IT UP FROM ME, I WILL REFUND THE $1,600 TO YOU VIA PAYPAL. 3) Any questions, please ask. 4) Double boxed. 5) I am proud of my feedback on Ebay, encompassing more than 7,500 separate transactions over the past 23 years. Thanks for reading this far. 6) The most important rule of all--DO NOT FORGET RULE NUMBER ONE! Thanks. Jerry P.S. Whether or not you buy this, have a great 2024. P.P.S. In the first day I listed this, SEVEN people have already asked for a lower price. Those seven obviously did not read the description. No discount. Thanks. Jerry P.P.S. Now, today, June 5, a total of 24 people say they are interested in this. But only one person--probably not one of the people who have this on his or her watch list--will buy it. The visionary one.
Price: 232500 USD
Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-09-09T17:05:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1600 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Card Size: standard (blister cover)
Autographed: No
Set: Base Pokemon
Character: Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise and 99 others
Configuration: Box
Number of Cards: 1,588
Number of Boxes: 1
Year Manufactured: 1999
Age Level: 4+
TV Show: Pokémon
Vintage: Yes
Game: Pokemon
Language: English
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Features: Master Blister Case
Genre: Fantasy
Featured Person/Artist: Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States