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Emperors in the New World
The Prof’s take
Emperors in the New World has been pretty steady lately, and the number for sale hasn't changed much. Nothing for me to do here right now.
What would change my mind
Listings shrinking 10% in two months while the price holds, or the price settling near its low while the cards inside stay valuableRight now about 70 are for sale on eBay, about the same as two months ago.
Open it or keep it sealed?
Open it. For the price, the cards inside are a better deal than usual for One Piece. The value is spread across lots of cards, so there are fewer big swings.
Show me the numbers
Forecast bands are Pro. Where I expect the price over the next two months, drawn right on this chart.
See the back roomThe long version
This box trades at $643, 7% below its 1-year high of $689. It's been sliding: down 6.5% over 90 days and still soft. It sits mid-range for the period tracked. It typically swings about ±1.2% in a month, calm by One Piece box standards, so moves that size are worth noticing. Worst tracked stretch: a 7% drawdown from peak; it sits 7% below that peak now.
eBay supply has held flat over the last 60 days. The set's cards are worth about $18,443, 28.7× the box price, vs a typical 18.6× for One Piece. That rich multiple adds +1 to the score. Across One Piece boxes the median 30-day move is -1.8% (29% of boxes up), and this one is running 1.9 points behind that pace.
No supply contraction and no price momentum, nothing actionable right now. Two ways it earns a “Good time to buy” rating: a 60-day supply drop past 10% while the price holds, or a value pattern, a price near the bottom of its range that stabilizes while the set's card value stays rich vs the box.
From the same set
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Buggy (051)$1,650
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Boa Hancock$803
Monkey.D.Luffy$651
Zoro-Juurou$514
Shanks (004)$247