Vintage Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Iconic chase Black Lotus
Black Lotus · Limited Edition Alpha · 1993
Total invested at retail
$594.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$31,674.26
+5232.4% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$16,402.26
+2661.3% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+2571.0 pp
Basket CAGR 12.98% vs SPXTR 10.72%
33-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Vintage Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Box-by-box performance
Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.| Product | Released | MSRP | Spot | Return | SPXTR | Alpha | CAGR | 12-mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Limited Edition Alpha Booster Box | Aug 1993 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Limited Edition Beta Booster Box | Oct 1993 | $144.00 | $12,000.00 | +8233.3% | +2746.8% | +5486.6 pp | 14.5% | |
 Unlimited Edition Booster Box | Dec 1993 | $90.00 | $321.16 | +256.8% | +2739.8% | -2483.0 pp | 4.0% | |
 Arabian Nights Booster Box | Dec 1993 | $72.00 | $749.00 | +940.3% | +2739.8% | -1799.6 pp | 7.5% | |
 Antiquities Booster Box | Mar 1994 | $72.00 | $15,087.50 | +20854.9% | +2851.8% | +18003.1 pp | 18.1% | |
 Revised Edition Booster Box | Apr 1994 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Legends Booster Box | Jun 1994 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 The Dark Booster Box | Aug 1994 | $72.00 | $2,570.88 | +3470.7% | +2633.8% | +836.8 pp | 11.9% | |
 Fallen Empires Booster Box | Nov 1994 | $72.00 | $470.78 | +553.9% | +2744.4% | -2190.5 pp | 6.1% | |
 Ice Age Booster Box | Jun 1995 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Homelands Booster Box | Oct 1995 | $72.00 | $474.94 | +559.6% | +2067.7% | -1508.0 pp | 6.4% |