Shivam Patel

Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf got their very first cards in this set, and this box of them has never been opened.

Mysterious Treasures came out in August 2007 as the second English set of the Diamond & Pearl era. In Japan it was called Secret of the Lakes, and the three lake guardians are right there on the front of this box. It’s also the set that brought in Pokémon holding items, new Fossils and three Pokémon LV.X cards: Electivire, Lucario and Magmortar, plus a secret rare at No. 124 of 123.

Now let’s go back to 2007. For years, very few people saved Diamond & Pearl boxes. Collectors were either chasing the vintage Wizards of the Coast era or the newest sets, so these got opened and played with. Now the kids who ripped these packs in 2007 are grown up collectors, and sealed boxes from this era with clean shrink and sharp corners are really hard to find.

You’re looking at one that made it. It’s a full 36-pack box, still in its original factory shrink, with no broken corners, looking exactly like it did on a store shelf in 2007, which is crazy to say.

It’s Lot 7 in @joopiterofficial’s Pokémon! Manga! Anime! Auction

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