Shocking Prices: McDonald’s Pokemon Cards Sell for Up to $1,000 Online!

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Summary

  • McDonald’s Pokemon TCG promo packs are selling for up to $1,000 online.
  • The trading cards have only been available at McDonald’s locations for one day.
  • Recently, demand for Pokemon cards has been incredibly high, with some specialty shops even reporting break-ins.

The freshly launched Pokemon Trading Card Game booster packs from McDonald’s are creating quite a stir online, with some complete collections being sold for as high as $1,000. Known as Dragon Discovery, this latest set of 15 Pokemon TCG cards has collectors and players scrambling to get their hands on every single one.

McDonald’s and Pokémon unveiled their collaboration on January 21st, introducing an exclusive promotion for customers who order Happy Meals via the fast-food chain’s mobile app. This unique Happy Meal offering includes a booster pack for the trading card game, featuring four promotional cards from a collection of 15, along with a Pokémon poster and a sheet of stickers.

Although these new trading cards were only launched at McDonald’s a day ago, some savvy sellers on platforms like eBay have started listing them at higher prices already. The individual promotional cards span a broad price range, with Pokemon cards like Dragapult and Hatenna being easily found for just a dollar, while the pricing for Charizard is more scattered, ranging from $4 to $100. Sellers who’ve completed a set of 15 cards are listing them anywhere between $37 and $110. As for larger collections, an eBay listing for an unopened cardboard box labeled with McDonald’s insignia and claimed to contain 150 Dragon Discovery packs is currently up for sale at $1,000 or best offer.

McDonald’s Pokemon Promo Cards Are Fetching Big Prices Online

Enthusiasts of the Pokémon Trading Card Game won’t find it unexpected that promotional cards are garnering attention. With their limited availability and high demand, retailers have started restricting sales of the latest set of Prismatic Evolutions from the Pokémon TCG, released on January 17th. The recent excitement around these cards has sparked stories of burglaries at specialty stores and fights at Costco over Pokémon cards. The allure of reselling these cards online for a profit seems to be driving these incidents.

McDonald’s ongoing card promotion doesn’t have a fixed expiration date and will carry on as long as supplies are available. Additionally, McDonald’s restaurants are hosting special Pokestops for a week each in January, February, and March in conjunction with the popular Pokemon GO game. However, it’s unclear whether McDonald’s will take action against Pokemon card scalpers or if the cards’ online value will maintain such high prices during this promotional period.

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2025-01-22 19:06