# Where can I get Japanese booster boxes? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [October 10, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633 "2021-10-10T17:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bareknucklez](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bareknucklez/32/39954_2.png) [@bareknucklez](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bareknucklez)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/1 "2021-10-10T17:06:38Z")
Hi All, I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![fourthstartcg](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/fourthstartcg/32/163893_2.png) [@fourthstartcg](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/fourthstartcg)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/2 "2021-10-10T17:48:41Z")
Nobody in the West gets Japanese boxes for MSRP (most people in Japan don’t either). For people with MSRP fixations, your best bet is to set up a Japanese middleman, enter the Pokemon Center lottery, and win. You can only win one box. Even if you do win, by the time you pay domestic Japan shipping, middleman fees, and international shipping, you’ll be at or above the market price. Buying on eBay is the simplest way to get a Japanese box. ---
**Author:** ![effectspore](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/effectspore/32/1488_2.png) [@effectspore](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/effectspore)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/3 "2021-10-10T19:10:17Z")
Don’t listen to @fourthstartcg, today i got VMAX Climax for MSRP from Amazon. ![](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7d50d7894b0da4243efbb77e0efd455e421ae6b2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![null\_user](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/null_user/32/97793_2.png) [@null\_user](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/null_user)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/4 "2021-10-10T19:46:50Z")
On Ebay, you can get Silver Lance, Matchless Fighter and Fusion Skyscrapers for around $75, Fusion Arts and Shiny Star V for $100, and Eevee Heroes and Blue Sky Stream for not much more. You don’t need to know people overseas or have distribution hookups to get great prices. Not sure how much cheaper one could expect them to be. ---
**Author:** ![ghoulaiden](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ghoulaiden/32/2456_2.png) [@ghoulaiden](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ghoulaiden)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/5 "2021-10-10T19:50:09Z")
> [@bareknucklez](#): > > Hi All, > I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! You can get them on Amazon JP but most sets will not be MSRP (but you need a reshipper like tenso most of the time). Here is the link to MSRP VMAX Climax (New set releasing in December which looks vey cool!). Sold by Amazon JP and they ship to the US [www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o00\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) ---
**Author:** ![justinmew](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/justinmew/32/905_2.png) [@justinmew](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/justinmew)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/6 "2021-10-10T22:53:17Z")
> [@ghoulaiden](#): > > > [@bareknucklez](#): > > > > Hi All, > > I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! > > You can get them on Amazon JP but most sets will not be MSRP (but you need a reshipper like tenso most of the time). > > Here is the link to MSRP VMAX Climax (New set releasing in December which looks vey cool!). Sold by Amazon JP and they ship to the US [www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o00\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Thanks. How did you find this out? Does Amazon jp do this frequently? ---
**Author:** ![japanime](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/japanime/32/290_2.png) [@japanime](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/japanime)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/7 "2021-10-11T00:07:07Z")
> [@bareknucklez](#): > > Hi All, > I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! In Japan. ---
**Author:** ![omahanime](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/omahanime/32/391_2.png) [@omahanime](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/omahanime)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/8 "2021-10-11T00:12:34Z")
> [@japanime](#): > > > [@bareknucklez](#): > > > > Hi All, > > I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! > > In Japan. Great news flash. ---
**Author:** ![vehicularmenace](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/vehicularmenace/32/811_2.png) [@vehicularmenace](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/vehicularmenace)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/9 "2021-10-11T03:41:04Z")
> [@effectspore](#): > > Don’t listen to @fourthstartcg, today i got VMAX Climax for MSRP from Amazon. > > ![](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7d50d7894b0da4243efbb77e0efd455e421ae6b2.jpeg) they sold out so fast 😑 ---
**Author:** ![shinycards](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/shinycards/32/1930_2.png) [@shinycards](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/shinycards)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/10 "2021-10-11T03:45:19Z")
I find some smaller store websites usually have them for slightly below ebay prices but a lot of the time they are out of stock ---
**Author:** ![ghoulaiden](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ghoulaiden/32/2456_2.png) [@ghoulaiden](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ghoulaiden)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/11 "2021-10-11T09:39:05Z")
> [@justinmew](#): > > > [@ghoulaiden](#): > > > > You can get them on Amazon JP but most sets will not be MSRP (but you need a reshipper like tenso most of the time). > > > > Here is the link to MSRP VMAX Climax (New set releasing in December which looks vey cool!). Sold by Amazon JP and they ship to the US [www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o00\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B09G9YFHS7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) > > Thanks. How did you find this out? Does Amazon jp do this frequently? I was notified about the VMAX climax by a twitter notification. The last time amazon did a drop like this was a few days before Eevee Heroes I think which was in late August. ---
**Author:** ![c0ll3ct0r](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/c0ll3ct0r/32/26306_2.png) [@c0ll3ct0r](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/c0ll3ct0r)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/12 "2021-10-11T18:15:46Z")
Not sure what japanese MSRP even means now, one guy talked about having to pay 116% more at distributor level for Fusion Arts. Meanwhile, someone’s obviously getting it cheap enough to dump truckloads of boxes at sub-$100 on eBay. All happening at the same time as the lottery stuff. Not sure how much of this is internal policing or just pure chaos but regardless, it is not something one has any influence over and sub $100 per japanese box is as good as one could ever expect in todays climate. ---
**Author:** ![jawsh98](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/jawsh98/32/1567_2.png) [@jawsh98](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/jawsh98)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/13 "2021-10-11T21:33:19Z")
> [@bareknucklez](#): > > Hi All, > I was wondering where you all get your Japanese boxes for msrp? Thanks! I don’t know if it is the cheapest, but I order from Plaza Japan frequently. [www.plazajapan.com/pokemon-card-game/](https://www.plazajapan.com/pokemon-card-game/) ---
**Author:** ![zork](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/zork/32/106976_2.png) [@zork](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/zork)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/14 "2022-11-01T16:24:29Z")
I know I’m rezzing an old topic, but thought it was relevant: [Oof. PlazaJapan charging 3x MSRP for VSTAR Universe.](https://www.plazajapan.com/4521329373362/) Is this the new norm going forward? Has hype won? ---
**Author:** ![milotic](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/milotic/32/112207_2.png) [@milotic](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/milotic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/15 "2022-11-02T09:17:56Z")
I don’t think so. For VMAX Climax it was the same at first but later it was available for several months at MSRP on pokemon-center. ---
**Author:** ![E-Unit](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/e-unit/32/26405_2.png) [@E-Unit](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/E-Unit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/16 "2022-11-02T11:30:31Z")
If you can wait, you will find them significantly cheaper. When the Japanese Pokémon center did the Pichu promotion earlier this year, vmax climax was msrp + you got a cool promo. ---
**Author:** ![needszeebs](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/needszeebs/32/1811_2.png) [@needszeebs](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/needszeebs)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/17 "2022-11-02T23:48:19Z")
PlazaJapan is always kinda all over the place with pricing. Sometimes its $50 for a box, sometimes its $150, sometimes u wait a few days to order and suddenly its $30 more expensive. Basically i just wait it out until i feel content with the price. Side note, they ship incredibly fast. Its a bit pricey, but worth it when u can get 5 boxes from Japan to Canada in like a day and a half ---
**Author:** ![bareknucklez](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bareknucklez/32/39954_2.png) [@bareknucklez](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bareknucklez)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/18 "2022-11-03T05:23:37Z")
Usually prices are quite high when the set first releases but I am almost always able to get it close to MSRP after the set is only a few weeks old. I follow some twitter accounts that will tweet out when something comes into stock so that has helped me find things. Unfortunately, they tweet about English releases frequently so I have to sift through the junk. P.S. How do you get the mon in the bottom of your response? ---
**Author:** ![pfm](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pfm/32/254328_2.png) [@pfm](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pfm)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/19 "2022-11-03T05:43:52Z")
> [@How to get a Pokemon Sprite Signature below your posts](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/how-to-get-a-sprite-signature/34661): > > Ready to put your team together? We have set up signatures on E4 to show off your top six favs. To select your six, go here: [arrow_right Preferences page](https://www.elitefourum.com/my/preferences/profile) Scroll down until you see the section below. Here, you can fill in your six slots. For example, search lopunny and you will find the code pokemon.lopunny – or if you prefer, you can do pokemon.shiny.lopunny Make sure to press “Save Changes” at the bottom of your Preferences! Anddd ta-da! Here are some more examples: … Welcome back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bareknucklez](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bareknucklez/32/39954_2.png) [@bareknucklez](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bareknucklez)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633/20 "2022-11-03T05:47:42Z")
Thank you! I was googling around but all I found was [this](http://forum.elite-it.com/faq.php#f2r2). The new layout of the forum looks good! [Next page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/where-can-i-get-japanese-booster-boxes/33633.md?page=2)