Pokémon · Oct 10, 1999

Is the Fossil booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €9,431.90 today (Cardmarket trend). 1 cards are worth €5 or more — €5.72 together, 0.00× the box price. The top five cards make up 1% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€9,431.90lowest €28,900.00
Full set€1,651.6462 priced cards · 0.18×
Cards from €5€5.721 cards · 0.00×
Top 5 cards1%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 111–5 € 205–20 € 720–100 € 20≥ 100 € 4

Most cards in any set are commons worth cents. Whether a box pays off depends on hitting one of the few top cards.

Most valuable cards in the set

Full set →
#CardSetPrice today30 days
1Articuno 2/62Fossil€162.04+94%
2Articuno 17/62Fossil€162.04+94%
3Gengar 5/62Fossil€115.56-11%
4Gengar 20/62Fossil€115.56-11%
5Moltres 12/62Fossil€65.22-11%
6Moltres 27/62Fossil€65.22-11%
7Raichu 14/62Fossil€57.34-21%
8Raichu 29/62Fossil€57.34-21%
9Aerodactyl 1/62Fossil€54.21+26%
10Aerodactyl 16/62Fossil€54.21+26%
11Zapdos 15/62Fossil€52.28+0%
12Zapdos 30/62Fossil€52.28+0%
13Ditto 3/62Fossil€51.30-3%
14Ditto 18/62Fossil€51.30-3%
15Haunter 6/62Fossil€44.39+11%
16Haunter 21/62Fossil€44.39+11%
17Kabutops 9/62Fossil€43.39+8%
18Kabutops 24/62Fossil€43.39+8%
19Hypno 8/62Fossil€42.85+23%
20Hypno 23/62Fossil€42.85+23%

Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 29, 2026.

How to read these numbers

The full-set value is what all cards would cost as singles. One box won’t complete the set and the rarest cards are rare, so we focus on cards from €5. If they are worth many times the box price, the set is rich in valuable cards; if value is concentrated in a few cards (high top-5 share), opening is a lottery.

If you want a specific card, buying it as a single is almost always cheaper. A box makes sense if you enjoy opening, play limited/draft or collect sealed product.