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What is a "box" in the Snapshot card builder?

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Quick answer

A box is the unit you buy: cards are designed one at a time but priced and shipped as a box. The Rookie Box holds 1 to 18 different cards for $17.99 to $49.99. A MEGA Card box holds oversized cards from $49.99. A Bulk Box is 25, 50, or 100 identical copies from $37.99. Carts hold multiple boxes.

Key takeaways

  1. Cards are designed individually but priced and shipped as a box.
  2. Rookie Box: 1 to 18 different cards, one magnetic display case included.
  3. MEGA Card box: 1 to 18 oversized 11" x 15.4" cards.
  4. Bulk Box: 25, 50, or 100 identical copies of one card design.

Why boxes exist

A box is how the builder groups cards for pricing and shipping. When you start at /create you pick a box type first, then fill it with cards. The box has a total price that depends on its type and how many cards are in it, and that total is what appears in the cart.

This is why one card does not have a standalone price tag: a single card is a one-card Rookie Box at $17.99, and adding a second card to the same box raises the box to $21.99 rather than doubling it.

The three box types

Each box type is built for a different job.

  • Rookie Box: 1 to 18 cards, each can be a different design, $17.99 to $49.99, one magnetic display case included
  • MEGA Card box: 1 to 18 oversized 11" x 15.4" cards, $49.99 for one, $44.99 each for two, $39.99 each for three or more
  • Bulk Box: 25, 50, or 100 identical copies of one card, $37.99, $64.99, or $89.99

Filling a box

Inside a Rookie Box, each slot is its own card: its own photo, template, and text. A card can also be set to more than one copy within the box, so two copies of the same card plus sixteen other cards is a valid 18-card box. On a Rookie or MEGA box, each card can be toggled holographic individually.

A Bulk Box holds exactly one design. You build that card once and choose the run size; every copy is identical, including the finish.

Several boxes at once

You can build more than one box and add them all to the cart, for example a Rookie Box of a sibling's cards and a MEGA Card for the wall. The cart totals the boxes, and US standard shipping is free on orders $30+, $5.00 flat below.

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Questions

More questions

Is a box a physical box?

Both. A Rookie Box is a pricing unit and it arrives in a branded Snapshot card box with a magnetic display case. A MEGA Card ships in a fitted protective sleeve.

Can I put one card in a box?

Yes. A one-card Rookie Box is $17.99, and a single MEGA Card is $49.99. Bulk Boxes start at 25 identical copies.

Can a box mix regular cards and MEGA Cards?

No. Regular cards go in a Rookie Box and MEGA Cards in a MEGA box, but you can have both boxes in one cart and one order.

What is the most cards a Rookie Box holds?

18. At that size the box is $49.99, about $2.78 per card, which is the lowest per-card price for a box of different cards.