The Cost Of Splinterlands Boosters (6/18/2021)

in Proof of Brain3 years ago (edited)

For those of us on this amazing journey known as Splinterlands yous know that allot is going on within the Splinterworld. We have the Land expansion, upcoming year long airdrop and much more. This topic isn't about any of those things as there's already a bunch of awesome content in which covers them. What I would like to bring your attention to is the cost of Boosters within the secondary market known has Hive-Engine. For those who have been living under a rock and have no clue what Splinterlands is.....

What is Splinterlands ?

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DICE

Currently the only Boosters for sale on the official Splinterlands site are the DICE boosters. Dice Boosters cost 3000 DEC to purchase. Splinterlands values DEC at $1 USD per 1000 DEC. There's roughly only 137,000 DICE Boosters remaining and Its very likely they won't last long. If you are interested in saving a little money DICE Boosters can be purchased at HIVE-ENGINE for roughly $2.60. Purchasing from the secondary market does not take away from the available supply that is being sold at Splinterlands.


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UNTAMED

The Third edition (UNTAMED) of Splinterland Boosters have recently sold out. The only way to purchase them is at secondary markets or in private sale. Just like the the edition before UNTAMED these boosters orginal cost was $2 USD each when bought directly from Splinterlands.

If you want to purchase an UNTAMED Booster today you will need to head on over to a secondary market like HIVE-Engine and the cost of one is currently about $2.30 USD. So far that isn't a bad mark up for something that is out of print. You will need to hurry because currently there's only 175 UNTAMED Boosters listed at that price. The price per boosters then bumps up to about $2.50 USD.


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BETA

The Second edition of Boosters is known as the BETA collection. The BETA collection included reprints of the first Edition and introduced us to a wide array of new cards within the Neutral Splinter. Before Beta there was only one Legendary Summoner (Selenia Sky) and that was within the Dragon Splinter. Five new must have Legendary Summoners were introduced with the BETA collection giving all Splinters their own Legendary Summoner.

BETA Boosters original cost just $2 when purchased directly from the Splinterland Site. These Boosters have long been out of print but that doesn't mean there isn't investors still selling/buying them. You can still purchase these boosters privately or on secondary markets like Hive-Engine. The lowest priced BETA Booster on Hive-Engine is currently worth about $13.32 USD. There's only eleven available at this price. The next batch of 10 BETA Boosters will cost about $15 USD each. After that there's a batch of 50 that are listed for roughly $16.50 USD each.


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ALPHA

The edition that started it all. Alpha was the name of the First Edition of Splinterland Monsters and Summoners. If you collected the Alpha cards and managed to hold on to your collection over the past years congrats its very likely you are very happy with the return on your investment. The Alpha Boosters also only cost just $2 USD. Just like the Boosters that came after it they are still available for sale on secondary markets like Hive-Engine.

An Alpha Booster that once cost just $2 USD will currently cost you $41 USD when purchased from Hive-Engine. The bad news: Currently there's just 640 Alpha Boosters listed for sale on Hive-Engine. The good news is there's no price jump. All 640 boosters sell for the same price of 140 HIVE which at todays exchange rate is roughly $41 USD.

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ORBS

ORBS, another set of Boosters that have sold out. ORB Boosters when purchased from Splinterlands could only be purchased with DEC. Once sold out the DICE collection was introduced. As we went over already the DICE collection is still actively being sold on the Splinterlands site.

If you want to purchase some ORB Boosters you will need to do so privately or on secondary markets. Hive-Engine has ORBS listed at the low price of $14.61 USD. The quantity at these low prices is currently on the low end. There's roughly 70 ORB Boosters currently listed in the price range of roughly $14-$15 USD. After that we start to see some substantial price increases.


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Conclusion:

As you can see (historically) it pays to invest in Boosters. Those who have are likely laughing all the way to their virtual bank. Other assests in Splinterlands have experienced the same price jumps. Land which was once sold for $20 USD a plot is now being sold for roughly $30 USD on Steem-Engine. Even the Splinterlands blog token SPT has seen a price jump as of recently.

Will the price of these Splinterlands assests continue to rise??? I think so but I'm no financial guru nor do I give investment advice. Always do your own research and never invest more than you are comfortable with losing. All sell orders are screen shots taken from the Hive-Engine exchange on the date of 6/18/2021. Price of boosters and the Hive-Engine listed supply of each edition are subject to change depending on the markets supply and demand.

Booster EditionOrignal SL PriceCurrent Hive-Engine Price
ALPHA$2.00 USD$41 USD
BETA$2.00 USD$13.32 USD
UNTAMED$2.00 USD$2.30 USD
ORBS2500 DEC$14.61 USD
DICE3000 DEC$2.60 USD


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Click Here To Visit Hive-Engine

Splinterlands Total Market Cap: $21,353,884

Graph and market cap taken from Splinterlands official discord channel

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I think the real title of this post could be "Why you should be buying Dice on the Hive-Engine and sitting on them for years".

Thanks for this post, I've never really thought of the packs as investment vehicles before.

You're on point with your improved title suggestion.
At one point UNTAMED Boosters were selling for not much over $1 USD on Hive-Engine.

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Splinterlands really is starting to show us the way that working for a living might be a completely outdated concept... why can't we just play games and pay our bills on booster packs we purchased long ago...?

why can't we just play games and pay our bills on booster packs we purchased long ago

All I can do is smile when reading that comment.

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Blimey. I had no idea the orbs were worth so much. Not sure why. They never seemed that popular. I'm sitting on a nice stack of those. More than my betas I think but I'd have to check. I'm not selling anyway. 😁

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I had always liked the Orbs because (if I remember correctly) they guaranteed an Epic card and they were only a little more expensive than the Untamed packs.

Smart of you to not sell... I'm way too invested in playing the game to leave anything unopened.

they guaranteed an Epic card

Really? I don't remember that being the case. 😁

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Oh sorry... I got mixed up. The Untamed Booster cards guaranteed at least one rare card, whereas the Orbs were the way to get Promo cards.

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I have 20 ORBS and just under 100 UNTAMED. I suspect the price of UNTAMED to go up within the upcoming week(s) as peoples flipping fingers get itchy to open Boosters. I'll likely sell them then so I can increase my HIVE holdings. Good on you for holding some BETA boosters. I was a complete newb to these type games when I first entered so I opened all I purchased.

I was a complete newb to these type games when I first entered so I opened all I purchased.

I was too but I had the opposite reaction. I was always afraid I was going to open them at the wrong time so I just hodl'd.

Also, my pack openings have been terrible. I once opened 1150 packs without a single GFL and it hasn't gotten any better. Recently I opened >400 chests without a single gold or legendary. I find it really disappointing so I'd rather just hodl. 😂

Now we're going to earn SPS on the packs we hold that gives me even more incentive to keep them.

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I wish I had the same reaction as you because my opening luck is about on par with yours :)

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Hahaha, I'm still a complete newb. I don't have anything unopened.

And just like that UNTAMED Price has jumped to 8.5 HIVE ($2.66 USD).

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Thanks for the upvote.

Only thing we have left are dice packs! looks like that will be the case for a few months as well which seems kind of crazy I'm sure something else would have to release during that time other wise there's really nothing for new comers to buy? Orbs from what I hear where back in beta?

Hive-Engine (https://hive-engine.com/) still has ORBS/UNTAMED/Beta and even Alpha Boosters for sale. UNTAMED currently cost around $2.40 which isn't bad considering they are out of print and their original base level cost was $2.00 USD.

ORBS were the first collection of Monsters introduced as a DEC sink. Yes, it was during BETA in which ORBS were introduced. The DICE collection was put in place after the ORBS Boosters sold out.

$2.40 isn't been nothing like you see on wax when those packs go on sale. Wonder if we will see something soon after DICE packs are sold out or if we will have to wait a good while before the next card releases.

The Splinterlands DEVS aren't waiting on DICE to sell. Their workload is the reason for the delayed release of the next set of cards. Boosters are a very large part of their companies revenue so it likely won't be too long before we see the new set for sale.

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