It was a fantastic sight at Blowout Cards - The Fantastic Store on Wednesday as a holy grail of gaming walked in the door.

What you see here is a Pokémon Base Set 1st Edition Booster Box that's the home of the debut card for Charizard, a rarity that in top graded condition on its own sells for six figures. It's a card where celebs Logic and Logan Paul own and chase their own copies -- coughing up plenty for them just earlier this month.

Over on Blowout's Most Wanted where we're buying many types of these boxes, it's a monster, too. These boxes that only started arriving in the U.S. market in 1999 are as big as it gets with their own six-figure buying price. Click that link for the latest ... but as Buzz types this it's a cool $300,000. It's also not alone as there are other boxes commanding thousands ... and we're paying.

Why is there so much demand? Well, countless Pokémon boxes got ripped to sell as packs -- so sealed boxes are rare. And the rarest cards are even harder to find in top condition because, well, people played the game. For those who like to grade cards, there's hope that one of those monster cards is perhaps hiding inside ... but leaving the boxes sealed is also a safe long-term investor move. It's arguably a perfect storm.

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How the Blowout's Most Wanted Process Works
Check out the buy listings at the link above. And, if you have boxes to sell ... 
-- Email wanted@blowoutcards.com with the subject line: Pokemon
-- List the product(s) that you have for sale.
-- Indicate your preferred method of payment (PayPal, check or BlowoutCards store credit)
-- Send the email
-- As soon as it is received, a member of our buying team will contact you with further instructions.

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Could Pokémon boosters be the hottest boxes of the last two decades?

Well, if you look at the prices of those booster boxes of the past over at Blowout's Most Wanted -- boxes that only started arriving made for the U.S. market in 1999 -- the answer is arguably a big ol' Snorlax-sized "yes."

Why do I say that? What you see above is one of the reasons -- it's a Pokémon Neo Destiny 1st Edition Booster Box and the current buy price on the Most Wanted list is a cool $30,500 right now.

The scary part -- especially for all of you sports collectors that might have scoffed at gaming in the past -- is that it's not alone. Not even close.

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Sports collectors might not realize it but sealed Pokemon boxes like this one can command big bucks these days -- there are plenty of fans out there who want to revisit their past gaming fun with fresh new (old) cards.

And that's why BlowoutCards.com is now buying sealed booster boxes.

The Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Booster Box you see here currently has a Blowout's Most Wanted reward price of $300,000 and it's just one box you can see on our buy list found at blowoutcards.com/wanted#pokemon.

Keep reading for more details on what to look for.

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