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Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Boosters

Play Booster Box from Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit

NeoPricePendingUnknown confidenceAwaiting sealed marketplace prices.

Play Booster sealed product for The Hobbit. Use this as the baseline HOB draftable sealed source before comparing premium Collector Booster treatments.

Sealed ProductPlay Booster BoxMagic: The Gathering | The HobbitAugust 14, 2026Preorder
Product Source CheckSealed product supply
Product checkedMagic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play BoostersSource typePaper sealed productProduct typePlay Booster BoxProduct sourceMagic: The Gathering | The HobbitMarketplaceNeeds TCGplayer and CardTrader

Check product source, sealed product type, exact edition, current listings, seller depth, marketplace agreement, and price confidence before comparing sealed prices.

Price confidenceUnknownNeeds version matchPreorder only

Sealed Market Summary

Top price check

Updated Pending
NeoPricePending

Awaiting snapshots

ConfidenceUnknown

Awaiting sealed marketplace prices.

TCGplayerPending

Pending update

CardTraderPending

Pending update

CT listingsPending

Visible sealed listings

CT sellersPending

Distinct sellers

Product typePlay Booster Box

Preorder

Set / releaseMagic: The Gathering | The Hobbit

August 14, 2026

Market Read

What the sealed data says

Supply depthUnavailable

CardTrader listing depth is not mapped yet.

Price movementUnavailable

Price movement needs more sealed snapshots.

Marketplace disagreementUnavailable

Two sealed marketplace prices are needed before comparing agreement.

Price trustNoisy

NeoPrice is waiting on enough sealed price data.

Marketplace Comparison3 sources
MarketplacePriceListingsSellersUpdatedLink
TCGplayerPendingPendingPendingPendingPending
CardTraderPendingPendingPendingPendingPending
Card KingdomRetail / buylist validation only; not in NeoPricePendingPendingPendingPendingPending

Cardmarket EUR is a European market reference. Card Kingdom is used as validation only. Neither source is included in NeoPrice.

Why this matters

What to check before trusting the sealed price

  • Sealed supply matters because boxes, decks, and packs can look cheap until the listing count or seller count gets thin.
  • Marketplace disagreement matters because TCGplayer and CardTrader may not be pricing the same sealed product, version, or release timing.
  • New set release timing can make early sealed listings volatile.
  • Gen Con early Prerelease access runs July 30-August 2, 2026. Local-store Prerelease is August 7-13, Arena release is August 11, and global tabletop release is August 14.
  • Play Booster pricing should not be blended with Collector Boosters, Gift Bundles, Draft Night, Scene Boxes, box toppers, or single-card treatment prices. Gen Con copies are early-event supply and should not set normal release-week NeoPrice before exact SKU sales and seller depth exist.
  • Opportunity scoring is prepared for sealed products once price and inventory snapshots accumulate.

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Sources

Product references

Collecting Magic: The Gathering | The HobbitWhere to Play Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit