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Find +EV sealed product to flip

Most sealed buyers chase hype sets and lose money. The +EV approach: ignore the box on the cover, read the math, and only open product where the average pull beats the market price by a margin big enough to absorb time, taxes, and singles liquidity. SpellBook makes this calculation explicit so you can sort by it.

  1. Step 1

    Start at EV Rankings, sort by EV ratio

    EV ratio is expected pull value divided by box cost. A 1.0 ratio breaks even before fees. A 1.3+ ratio is meaningfully positive. Sort descending, filter to box types you can actually buy.

    Open EV Rankings
  2. Step 2

    Check the singles backing the EV

    Click into the top boxes. The breakdown shows which cards drive the EV. If 80% of the value comes from one mythic, you are really betting on that card's price holding. Diversified EV across 10+ cards is safer than concentrated EV.

  3. Step 3

    Stress-test with Pack EV and the Simulator

    Pack EV shows the per-pack distribution: not just average, but the chance you crack a $50 pack vs. a $3 pack. Box Simulator runs Monte Carlo opens so you can see what a typical case actually looks like.

    Open Pack EV
  4. Step 4

    Cross-check the price source

    EV uses fair-value pricing across multiple marketplaces, but TCGplayer market price is what you will actually clear at on resale. If the chase cards trade thin, discount the EV by 15-20% for liquidity risk.

  5. Step 5

    Buy, open, list singles, track in your portfolio

    Log the box buy as a portfolio entry so you can compare what you paid vs. what you pulled. The realized-vs-expected gap is the only honest measure of whether your sealed strategy is working.

    Open Portfolio

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