How much does a pack of Pokémon cards cost?

These days, there are many Pokémon product retailers. During the coronavirus pandemic, Pokémon was incredibly popular, leading to the creation of numerous new stores and online shops. Each retailer offers a pack of Pokémon cards at a different price. But how much does a pack of Pokémon cards cost? Read on to find out.

Suggested retail price
The suggested retail price of a pack of Pokémon cards is €6.00. This suggested retail price is set by The Pokémon Company (the manufacturer of Pokémon cards). Many stores and online stores typically charge between €5.00 and €6.00 for a pack of Pokémon cards. The reason they deviate from the suggested retail price is to make it more attractive for consumers to shop there. Cardstore typically offers packs of Pokémon cards for €5.00, which is €1.00 cheaper than The Pokémon Company's suggested price.

But there are also more expensive packs of Pokémon cards?
It's a fair point that some stores offer Pokémon packs for as much as €100 or €1,000. These are packs of Pokémon cards no longer produced by The Pokémon Company. A pack of Pokémon cards produced 20 years ago likely had a suggested retail price of around €5.00 back then. However, this is exceeded by the normal forces of supply and demand. The more popular a particular Pokémon set is, the more expensive a pack of Pokémon cards from that set becomes.

Always be careful when buying a pack of Pokémon cards that is no longer in production. There are also many counterfeit Pokémon products in circulation. It's also possible to buy an already opened pack of Pokémon cards where the good cards have already been removed. It's almost impossible to tell that the pack has been opened.

You can't find out where private individuals, shops, and web shops purchased the pack of Pokémon cards if it's no longer being produced.

Of course, there can be a difference between the suggested retail price and what consumers are actually willing to pay for a pack of Pokémon cards. What price are you willing to pay for a pack of Pokémon cards? Let us know in the comments below.