MetaZoo 1st Edition Kickstarter Booster Box
The first official booster box release from MetaZoo, the trading card games about cryptids. Originally a Kickstarter backer reward, these boxes were sold on MetaZoo’s web store for about 2 weeks when the game originally released, as well as in some early-adopter card shops.
Timeline
Announcement
Kickstarter Campaign Launches
On July 30th, 2020, creator Michael Waddell launched MetaZoo: Cryptid Nation with a $10,000 funding goal on Kickstarter.
MetaZoo: Cryptid Nation - The Cryptid Trading Card Game!
MetaZoo is a trading card game (TCG) about Cryptids with Bigfoot, Mothman, Slide-Rock Bolter, Indrid Cold, and the Flatwoods Monster!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metazoogames/metazoo-cryptid-nation-a-tcg-where-your-surroundings-matter
Sold Out
Kickstarter Campaign Ends
At the campaign’s close, 255 backers pledged a total of $18,249 to the campaign. A total of 152 Kickstarter booster boxes would be distributed to these backers.
Announcement
MetaZoo Launch Date Announced
Roughly 6 months after the Kickstarter campaign ended, MetaZoo announced that the game would officially release on March 1st, 2021.
Release
Launch Day
MetaZoo officially launches. On their web store a number of products made available, including the Kickstarter booster box for $99.99.
Sold Out
RC Elite Buys MetaZoo
On March 12th, at ____, a link to the Kickstarter booster box on MetaZoo’s web store was posted in the RC Elite group. At the time of the posting, 230 boxes were in stock. They were completely sold out after ____ minutes.
https://twitter.com/ResellCalendar/status/1459358329973608455
Resell
Quick Flip
Just over a week after the boxes sold out, prices on the aftermarket had moved past the $500 mark.
Resell
To The Moon
As the card market as a whole grew throughout the rest of 2021, MetaZoo Kickstarter boxes would prove to be an investor favorite, resulting in an average aftermarket sales price of over $9,000 per box in October.
Specifications
| Weight | 0.1 - 1 |
| Hold Duration |
A few months
Item was purchased, then resold a few months later.
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| Difficulty |
Easy
Easy to purchase.
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| Type | Hype |
| Brand | MetaZoo Games |
| Origin |
United States
Item originates from United States
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| Location |
Online
Product released online.
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