Amazon Is Offloading 50 Random Pokemon Cards at 50% Off, Now Selling for Mere Pennies - Kotaku

"Getting kids started with Pokemon card collecting can get expensive fast when you're buying individual booster packs at the store for $5 to $7 each with only 10 cards inside. Building up enough cards to actually trade with friends or organize by type requires buying multiple packs and suddenly you've dropped $50 without even getting any rare cards. Amazon just slashed the price on their 50-card Pokemon bundle from $10 down to just $5, which works out to 10 cents per card."

"The set includes 50 cards randomly selected from all Pokemon series from the old beginning of the card game in the original 1999 base set to the new releases. The set will comprise a variety of Pokemon character cards with some old favorites like Pikachu and Charizard to new generations kids are accustomed to from existing games and television programs. The set includes Energy cards too which are required to play the game as opposed to collecting the cards."

"The random nature of the selection makes each package different and builds anticipation as you open the package because you never quite know what you'll be receiving. This element of mystery replicates the booster pack buying experience at the market but you'll be receiving five times the number of cards for the same cost. The randomness keeps kids getting Pokemon from various evolutionary levels, types, and power levels."

Buying individual booster packs costs $5 to $7 for only 10 cards, making collecting expensive and limiting trades. Amazon now offers a 50-card random Pokemon bundle for $5, equating to about 10 cents per card and matching the price of a single booster pack while providing five times the cards. The set contains cards spanning all Pokemon series from the 1999 base set to recent releases, including character and Energy cards required for play. Random selection creates anticipation and variety across evolutionary levels, types, and power levels. Duplicates within or across sets serve as trade material for building collections.

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