Pokémon Sword & Shield Era · booster box ·Released Aug 14, 2020 ·MSRP $144.00
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Darkness Ablaze Booster Box

Total return since MSRP, alpha vs S&P 500 Total Return, and grading economics.

Current spot price
$306.47
Last refresh May 2026
Total return since MSRP
+112.8%
SPXTR +124.4% · alpha -11.5 pp
Annualized CAGR
14.13%
SPXTR 15.18%
5.7-year horizon
Weekly volume
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Darkness Ablaze Booster Box vs S&P 500 (TR)

Both series indexed to 100 at the anchor date.
68110152194236 2020-082021-102022-112024-012025-032026-05 Bear market begins (2022)
  • Booster box
  • S&P 500 Total Return
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.

$1,000 invested at MSRP

If you'd bought boxes at MSRP and held to today.
Booster box
6.9 boxes
$2,128
+112.8% · CAGR 14.13%
S&P 500 (TR)
10.00 units indexed
$2,244
+124.4% · CAGR 15.18%
Alpha: $-115 (-11.5 pp)

Box → Singles

Grading economics — coming soon.

Activates with the optimizer + pop data integration.

The Box → Singles panel ties this product back to the per-card grading optimizer: expected pull rates × probability of each grade × current PSA / CGC / BGS / SGC / TAG comps, netted against fees and shipping. The output is a verdict ("SEALED IS UNDERVALUED", "FAIR", "OVERVALUED") so a serious investor can compare a sealed box's spot price against its expected singles EV.

Activates the moment pop_reports rows land for the cards in this set.

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