


The real Pokemon Craze started in the Spring/Summer of 1999, about 2-3 months later. And Booster Boxes of the Base Set retailed for about $118. Booster packs sold for $3.29 each back then. My kids and I had been playing the Pokemon Red/Blue games on the old B&W GameBoys, so I picked up some booster packs to teach them a TCG. The Base Set of Pokemon had just been released. While playing in a large MTG Tournament in January 1999, representatives of Wizards of the Coast were demonstrating their new Pokemon Trading Card Game. Wow! Just … Wow! A PSA 9 Black Lotus sold for $62,000 in April 2020. In 2017, someone paid $100,000 for a Perfect 10 graded Black Lotus. I still remember thinking $300 for a single card was crazy! I remember seeing a Black Lotus card from MTG at my local game store selling for $300. I started playing Magic: The Gathering (MTG) in 1996. I have been playing and collecting Trading Card Games (TCG’s) since the mid-1990’s.

( Updated June 1, 2020 – Pojo Note: I updated prices based on recent eBay sales where applicable) You will not believe the prices that old Pokemon Booster Boxes are selling for!
