If you have purchased a sealed evolving skies booster box case recently and/or looking to buy, please double check all the details I will point out. I would also like to lean on the community to flush out all the details.
I have purchased 3 sealed evolving skies booster box case in the past 2 weeks and they are all fraud. All purchased on eBay: 1x consignment auction, 2x BIN individual seller. All 3 cases have journey together BB inside and my conclusion is that the label was removed from journey together case then fake Evolving Skies Case label was generated and applied. I compared authentic already opened and verified case vs fake:
-The labels are different in spacing especially first row. The authentic label also has more rounded corners compared to less slightly rounded edges of fake.
-On bottom of case, the details are different due to 2025 release of JT vs 2021 release of ES; either different manufacturer or minor details changed. the outer ring of authentic box cert stamp reads “international paper” vs fake ES (JT) reads “Atlantic Packaging”. The font of “BSTR…” is also slightly different where the actual ES is thinnest and fake ES(JT) is more filled out and bold. Lastly the location of both markings differ, but I cannot 100% confirm. I did a quick search on eBay and it seems like the authentic could have box cert stamp and BSTR more on the middle. I would love to have someone verify this.
-STOP tape could differ… fake ES/JT stop and writing on tape are bigger in this comparison. However, I do have another sealed case where the tape is more of the newer style (that case I have it sealed still but was able to check the color of content inside through small openings on corners of case)
I did notice in one case that not all JT booster boxes are in the same orientation. Typically I am used to seeing all facing one way with the back side on the side where the outer case label is. Can someone confirm? If it’s always same orientation, then that case was opened first.
Hope this can help somebody! Sorry mod if I wasn’t supposed to post under general.
You can just remove the tape without cutting it if aesthetics are important for someone for some reason. In fact, I’d assume that is what any responsible person should do if they bought something with the intent to resell it. Its for your later protection to check the contents of the box. Reputation is all anyone has, so then it puts the reseller’s own reputation in question even if they were scammed originally. So again I simply ask, are they so stupid as to think nobody would look?
I understand you are merely poking fun at the stonker investibro types, but I thought I’d still give a serious reply. And yes, the “I’ve been investing since 2024” person is a prime target for being scammed in a multitude of ways and then getting into a mess later. This is why I’m not a fan of buying second hand sealed product, its so risky and stressful.
No shade to the seller or anyone who’d wanna buy these obviously collect what you want. But the idea of displaying a cardboard box with stop tape is the most 2026 brain rot I can think of atm
u just dont understand the pokestonks mang, if a sealed booster box is worth multiple times 36 loose booster packs then how many multiple times is a sealed case of 6 booster boxes worth
