The two most dominant nonsports cards of mythical collectibles are Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon. Both card games have unopened packs from the first year of release in the February 17 Ultimate Box Break Showcase Auction at Heritage Auctions. This is not a typical auction — the end results are going to be live breaks led by influencers and creators at the Collect-A-Con show in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 27, 2022.

The pack that you bid on and win will be opened on a live stream by hosts composed of influencers, content creators, and even two current NFL players: Blake Martinez and Cassius Marsh. What is undeniable is the past auction records these two card series have commanded. Free grading of one card from your pack by PSA and Heritage Auctions pays the fees.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates high-end collectibles as an alternative asset class. This means collectibles are attracting the same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds. Many collectibles now cost thousands of dollars, and that is already the case for each of these Pokemon and Magic” The Gathering box breaks and live open pack breaks. Whether or not these packs will attract investors remains to be seen, but this appears to be a newer model for Heritage even if breaks are quite common.

The ongoing bidding with 8 days remaining has produced a median price for Magic: The Gathering Beta Edition sealed booster packs (image below by Heritage Auctions) of around $3,000.00 and Pokemon First Edition Base Set sealed booster packs are currently averaging $2,500.00.

Here’s how the packs are listed by Heritage Auctions:

• Magic: The Gathering Beta Edition Sealed Booster Pack #34 THIS LOT IS FOR A SINGLE PACK, NOT THE ENTIRE BOX Offered here is a sealed booster pack from a Beta Edition booster box that will be part of a special box-break event on February 27, 2022. The event will take place at Collect-A-Con in Orlando, FL, a two-day event from February 26-27, 2022.
• Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Pack #1 THIS LOT IS FOR A SINGLE PACK, NOT THE ENTIRE BOX Offered here is a sealed booster pack from a First Edition Base Set booster box that will be part of a special box-break event on February 27, 2022. The event will take place at Collect-A-Con in Orlando, FL, a two-day event from February 26-27, 2022.

Information about the break and a complete list of famous participants was posted by Heritage Auctions:

The packs will be pulled out of the box during the live event, at which point they will be shuffled and assigned a number at random. The opening will occur in numerical order starting with pack #1 through pack #36.

Past sales of the packs by Heritage Auctions included these recents:

• Magic: The Gathering Alpha Edition Sealed Booster Pack (Wizards of the Coast, 1993) PSA NM 7 sold for $21,600.00 on November 6, 2021 after 23 bids.
• Pokémon First Base Set Sealed Booster Pack (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) PSA NM-MT 8 sold for $4,080.00 on July 25, 2021 after 33 bids.

The break begins and will be streamed online LIVE at 12 PM EST, hosted by numerous influencers, listed below:

• Dondiego – Content Creator / Influencer
• Goat Breakers – Content Creator / Influencer
• Poke Tea Time – Content Creator / Influencer
• Nostalgic Thrill – Content Creator / Influencer
• AJ Correia – Content Creator / Influencer
• Super Duper Dani – Content Creator / Influencer
• Roboskillz – Content Creator / Influencer
• Blake Martinez – NFL Player
• Cassius Marsh – NFL Player
• Ryan Rush (Lord Rush) – Trading Card World
• Dr. Applesauce – Content Creator / Influencer
• Gary Haase – King Pokemon
• Jason Paige – Original Singer of Pokemon Theme Song

The link will be provided via our Instagram page, @hatradingcards, on the day of the break.

The individual packs for sale in the auction are not graded but breaking open a PSA case or any graded case would not be fun on a live stream event. Many collectors will want to tune in to watch the unknown and potential that each pack carries. Visually in the auction each pack looks the same so pick a number one through 36 on Magic: The Gathering and one through 36 on The Pokemon packs.