Preorders for Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Booster Bundles are now live at Amazon (see here), and they’re listed for way under the current market price.
Perfect Order – Booster Bundle (6 Packs)
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Outside of the recent Target preorders (that came and went incredibly fast), this is the best price I’ve seen on the upcoming Mega Evolution expansion. With six boosters included, you’re looking at just under $7.20 per pack.
Funnily enough, all things considered, this is actually quite a good deal. For just over $40, you’re looking at a certified bargain by comparison to the other recent Mega Evolution expansions. Phantasmal Flames bundles are still selling for $55+, and Ascended Heroes bundles are still rocking a $70+ market value over a month after release.
While it’s not quite as good a value as picking up the Booster Box at TCGplayer right now, including 36 packs for $228.80 market price (working out at $6.35 per pack), it’s still a great deal for anyone who hasn’t got a spare $200 to throw around, but still wants to get involved with the new set.
Amazon’s preorder price guarantee also means you’ll pay the lowest price possible between now and release day, no matter if the price increases or drops even further. Locking in your preorder now while the price is so low (comparatively to preorders elsewhere, and on the resale market).
Just to be clear, while this is still a good deal, it is also still above the recognised MSRP ($18.99). But, in all honesty, you so rarely see that price anymore that the de facto listings for Booster Bundles sit anywhere between $40-$60 at online retailers like Amazon, which tend to list closer to market price than MSRP. If anything, preorders are MSRP are so rare, that’s a deal within itself, and so hard to come by, most probably don’t even realise the inflationary pricing on listings elsewhere.
The new set is going under something of a crash in market price recently, with Elite Trainer Boxes dropping from a high of $145.92 resale at trusted marketplace TCGplayer, to an all-time low of $94.48.
Market price is currently sitting at $95.88, and has been on a steady decline, dropping -26.76% in just the past 30 days. Funnily enough, while ETBs are dropping in price right now, the aforementioned 36-pack booster box is actually on the rise, jumping from around $200 just last week to almost $230 now.
Perfect Order is going to be honing in on many of the Pokémon featured in the Legends: Z-A game. Among the cards announced from the 120-card set so far, we know we’re going to be seeing many of the game’s starring Mega Pokémon: Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Starmie ex, and Mega Clefable ex; but also some surprising extra additions like Meowth ex.
It’s just a few weeks away now, releasing on March 27, so I’d highly recommend locking in your preorder for at least 1 or 2 of these booster bundles ASAP.
Robert Anderson is IGN’s Senior Commerce Editor and resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Bluesky.
