WOTC Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Charizard · Base Set · 1999
Total invested at retail
$1,152.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$772,997.00
+67000.4% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$11,074.66
+861.3% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+66139.1 pp
Basket CAGR 26.70% vs SPXTR 8.58%
27-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- WOTC Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top grading plays in this era
Best risk-adjusted "buy raw, grade, flip" opportunities. Methodology →Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Charizard (1st Edition Holographic)
Base1 1Ed · #4
$5,500
Charizard (Skyridge Crystal Holo)
Skyridge · #146
$1,400
Charizard (Unlimited Holographic)
Base1 · #4
$850
Snorlax
Jungle · #11
$372
Blastoise (Base Set Holographic)
Base1 · #2
$232
Jolteon
Jungle · #4
$229
Flareon
Jungle · #3
$199
Venusaur (Base Set Holographic)
Base1 · #15
$155
Basket composition
Where WOTC Era's $7.7M basket value sits today.- Base Set Booster Box (1st Edition) $3.0M 39%
- Aquapolis Booster Box $1.6M 21%
- Neo Revelation Booster Box $1.0M 13%
- Neo Genesis Booster Box $90,000 12%
- Neo Discovery Booster Box $45,000 6%
- Other tracked products 3 additional sealed items $78,000 10%
Concentration shows where the era's investment risk sits. A heavy weighting in 1–2 products means single-card outcomes drive the basket more than diversification.
Compare to other eras
Quick peer reads against same-game neighbors plus a cross-game peer.- Pokémon EX EraWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppEX Era alpha +49615.3 ppCAGR delta -5.9 pp
WOTC Era leads by 16524 pp of alpha over EX Era.
See full WOTC Era vs EX Era → - Pokémon Platinum EraWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppCAGR delta -16.0 pp
WOTC Era leads by 18889 pp of alpha over Platinum Era.
See full WOTC Era vs Platinum Era → - Pokémon Black & White EraWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppCAGR delta -24.5 pp
WOTC Era leads by 27972 pp of alpha over Black & White Era.
See full WOTC Era vs Black & White Era → - MTG Vintage EraWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +11.4 pp
WOTC Era leads by 59429 pp of alpha over Vintage Era.
See full WOTC Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in WOTC Era
Box-by-box performance. Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.| Product | Released | MSRP | Spot | Return | SPXTR | Alpha | CAGR | 12-mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Base Set Booster Box (Unlimited) | Jan 1999 | $144.00 | — | +25195.5% | +827.4% | +24368.0 pp | 22.5% | |
| Base Set Booster Box (1st Edition) | Jan 1999 | $144.00 | $300,000.00 | +208233.3% | +827.4% | +207405.9 pp | 32.0% | |
 Jungle Booster Box (Unlimited) | Jun 1999 | $144.00 | $24,000.00 | +16566.7% | +759.8% | +15806.9 pp | 20.8% | |
 Fossil Booster Box (Unlimited) | Oct 1999 | $144.00 | $24,000.00 | +16566.7% | +762.5% | +15804.2 pp | 21.1% | |
 Base Set 2 Booster Box | Feb 2000 | $144.00 | — | +9542.9% | +756.7% | +8786.2 pp | 19.1% | |
 Team Rocket Booster Box | Apr 2000 | $144.00 | $30,000.00 | +20733.3% | +704.6% | +20028.8 pp | 22.6% | |
 Gym Heroes Booster Box | Aug 2000 | $144.00 | — | +8877.4% | +666.8% | +8210.7 pp | 19.1% | |
 Gym Challenge Booster Box | Oct 2000 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Neo Genesis Booster Box | Dec 2000 | $144.00 | $90,000.00 | +62400.0% | +778.2% | +61621.8 pp | 28.6% | |
 Neo Discovery Booster Box | Jun 2001 | $144.00 | $45,000.00 | +31150.0% | +841.3% | +30308.8 pp | 25.7% | |
 Neo Revelation Booster Box | Sep 2001 | $144.00 | $100,000.00 | +69344.4% | +1003.2% | +68341.3 pp | 30.2% | |
 Neo Destiny Booster Box | Feb 2002 | $144.00 | — | +9643.9% | +931.3% | +8712.6 pp | 20.9% | |
 Expedition Booster Box | Sep 2002 | $144.00 | — | +27054.3% | +1287.4% | +25766.9 pp | 26.8% | |
 Aquapolis Booster Box | Jan 2003 | $144.00 | $159,997.00 | +111009.0% | +1213.9% | +109795.2 pp | 34.8% | |
 Skyridge Booster Box | May 2003 | $144.00 | — | +142828.7% | +1059.4% | +141769.3 pp | 37.2% | |
| EX Ruby & Sapphire Booster Box | Jul 2003 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — |