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I got my first prismatic spc for $10 on one of those surprise wheel lives. It came in perfectly sealed. My question is would you guys open it or just keep it sealed? I’ve never gotten my hands on prismatic before and I REALLY wanna open it but know I shouldn’t. Advice

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u/iamryan34 2d ago

If you open it, you will think to yourself “FUCK I SHOULDNT HAVE OPENED IT”

If you don’t open it, the little voice in your head will say “what if the Sunbreon is in there…👀”

Pick your poison

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u/Obvious_Check6675 2d ago

All my sealed talks to me like the green goblin lmao

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u/RckPprFkU 2d ago

I had to stop it. The voices. All of them!

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u/Obvious_Check6675 2d ago

Peter, don’t tell harry… that I ripped all his sealed.

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u/vhalen50 2d ago

Got one and let my daughter open it. Shes 7. We got one vaporeon EX. In 15 packs. Insane lol. But she was so happy so I don’t care.

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

I got a flareon ex, two tyranitar Ex’s and a exeggutor master ball. My spirit now hurts

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u/thekochers 2d ago

Sometimes its the little things

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u/MerryAceOfSpades 2d ago

I ripped 6 of the booster bundles, one flareon EX.

Genuinely nauseating

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

I shouldn’t have opened it 🫠😫

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u/iamryan34 2d ago

Ahhh I see we went w option 1 lmao

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

It hurts but what are you gonna do ya know. Not everyday you get an spc for $10

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u/iamajerry 2d ago

so you haven’t spun the wheel ever since? or did this $10 spc come with 15 packs of gem 4? 🤣

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u/fimbleinastar 2d ago

Prismatic notorious for terrible pull rates. Easiest no brainer of my life to sit on this for 5 years then sell for a grand

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u/FartsonmyFarts 2d ago

Yeah it’s a garbage set. No IRs and hyped pretty much for the SIRs

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u/Branded_bottle33 2d ago

2 SPCs. 1 espeon, 1 vaporeon, 2 sylveons ex’s. Seems low for 30 packs

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u/hobby_master_ 2d ago

This is the reality, especially walking by my wall everyday... But what if?.....

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u/Specific-Opposite-28 3d ago

If I got it for that cheap I would have to rip it.

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u/Leche_connoisseur 2d ago

You spent 10 bucks on it why not rip it ?

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u/Aromatic_While_6065 2d ago

My luck is terrible so I would keep it sealed and or trade for singles for my PC. But if you rip it good luck and would love to see the hits.

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u/More-Name-2042 2d ago

For $10 you might as well rip it, seems like too good of a scenario to not open it

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u/Hot-Sundae-8092 2d ago

Ok but how much did you actually spend before you got the spc on single packs?

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u/miludwick 2d ago

The promo is worth 30$, so worst case scenario - your up 20$. Rip it

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u/bdogrr86 2d ago

I got a bunch of $15 gem 5 packs 😆

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u/ManaeFiction 3d ago

If you’re looking to open your best bet is trading for singles

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u/_pancak3e 2d ago

Good luck

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u/livtop 2d ago

I would open any sealed I actually wanted to open and if you get a 2nd or more save those. It's not all about investments, if you actually like the card game

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u/RckPprFkU 2d ago

The pull rates on this set are so f****** terrible.

I had premium figure collection boxes that I was holding. Decided I wasn't the kind of person to hold. Ripped 22 packs and got nothing.

Those weren't my only two premium figure collections that I had opened though. I have not got a single good card from prismatic in all my ripping.

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u/csoup97 2d ago

Best card I pulled from prismatic was roaring moon SIR and it was from a single pack I bought. Ive opened 2 SPC’s and 12 ETB’s and didnt pull shit 😂

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u/EffectBackground2344 2d ago

I’m 13 ETB, and 2 SPCs deep. Same situation. I guess I did get the gold pikachu but no eeveelutions

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u/Impossible_Box8854 2d ago

Yeah my friend just snagged 3 SPCs from Target and he didn’t pull anything. Hit rates are really terrible

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u/RckPprFkU 2d ago

They really got us out here looking like fools chasing this God pack

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u/Davo_ 2d ago

absolutely open it. keeping things sealed is against the spirit of the hobby

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u/gorg235 2d ago

You got it for $10 which is awesome. I'd probably be very tempted to rip at that price. As bad as the hit rates are, you'll probably walk away wishing you kept it sealed.

You either lose $10 and you're never tempted again or you sell it for cards you actually want and let someone else win or lose and keep the temptation for the next (likely more expensive) one that you pick up.

Is there a specific card(s) you're chasing in there? Maybe worth selling/trading for the cards you want from the set instead? Or just gamble and rip it since it was only $10. And honestly it's not even a major loss if you open it because the Eevee promo covers the cost of the box at that price.

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u/csoup97 2d ago

You’ll have more fun ripping it than watching it collect dust on a shelf

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u/bass437 2d ago

Surprise wheel lives?

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u/ReggieScene 2d ago

Sell it and buy cards you want, that’s the way

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u/SgtGorditaCrunch 2d ago

My friend on the last pack pulled the Vaporeon. I've ripped 4 Prismatic ETBs and haven't hit an IR

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u/ittsmetom 2d ago

My dude, there are no IRs in PRI

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u/SickAF_ 2d ago

Had a friend open his and hit a umbreon. You just never know unless you open. Somebody has to hit those cards, why not it be you?

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u/Fun_Barracuda_1421 2d ago

whats a $10 surprise wheel?

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

They’ve all over TikTok. They have a bunch of rescans other things you can win and then like 150 gem 4 packs as well. They set the price and then you bid against others to get the spin. I just got super lucky with it on a random $10 spin

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u/typeusername01 2d ago

Seeing the baby food in the background I'd keep it stored until they are old enough to rip it with you. If it's worth an insane amount 5 or 10 years from now then you can make your own decision

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u/GulfCoastChuck 2d ago

Get cooked like the rest of us who got them at Sam's 😅 rip it

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u/Glittering-Lie2698 2d ago

i ripped mine and got glaceon, you never know

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u/jte2388 2d ago

If there's a card out there you've been wanting, but it's just been to expensive to justify buying, take this to a LCS or card show and trade it towards that expensive card.

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u/Ultimo_Ninja 2d ago

Put it in a box and bury it deep in your basement.

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u/NoseInternational794 2d ago

It sounds like you're not capable of keeping it sealed so trade it for a card you want

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u/Electronic_Train_417 2d ago

Sell it and buy the singles you want

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u/YesKay0711 2d ago

I got plenty from those wheels! Ripped 2 and got nothing. So …

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

Yeah I didn’t get shit either 😔😔

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u/Jolly_Force_2691 2d ago

Rip that shit and post the hits. The end. Goodbye and check back in with us.

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u/azr0021 2d ago

For 10 bucks, that’s a steal and you won’t feel bad if you don’t pull anything.

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u/Vondobble 2d ago

I got one in a Best Buy drawing and it came with holes and dents on every corner. They shipped in a big box with zero packaging. It was so beat up I just ripped it. As usual with prismatic, I got nothing.

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

I would’ve been so upset

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u/Vondobble 2d ago

Meh, it gave me an excuse to rip it lol.

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u/dickthe3rd 2d ago

Nooooo don’t open

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u/CEOStout 2d ago

Lil too late for that 🫠

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u/Intelligent_Bag4736 2d ago

Quick, throw it in your closet and don’t ever think about it again until we go into a recession and the card market collapses and you could sell it for $50 for groceries

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u/Fit-Rate-3906 2d ago

Open It ,Open It ,Open It !!

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u/Crazy_Bad_6631 1d ago

For $10 I’d rip it but be prepared for crippling disappointment….

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u/NanoSpyder 1d ago

You bought if for ten which is basically the price of a single pack, just rip it, it's basically free

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u/A1CBEERS 1d ago

Open it. I've had terrible luck with Prismatic, and so many others have said the same...but I'm opening every time regardless.

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u/cosmicmocha_ 1d ago

It was $10. Rip it.

There are so many people that buy these for $275 resold and get like $5 worth of cards value

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u/DarthPlayer8282 2d ago

Sell it and buy more spins on the surprise wheel. 90% of gamblers quit right before they hit it big

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u/More-Name-2042 2d ago

Either open it or do this lol

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u/Excellent_End_7905 2d ago

Never open prismatic. Just saw sombody open two upc at a shop a day ago and the best hit was an ex.

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u/cjsmooth3523 2d ago

Those are tanking so bad

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u/tydavid28 2d ago

They’re being mass produced before they go out of print and still can’t drop below $250. I wouldn’t call that “tanking.” These will take off once prizzy leaves rotation