$CARDS TO UPGRADE BINDER
Non-upgraded binder: the buyback value of its cards always covers the balance.
Upgraded binder: the buyback value of its cards does not always cover the balance, so your $CARDS deposit has to be used to cover it.
Fee: a 0.5% origination fee on every credit drawn, included in the balance.
You pay a fixed price and we open 4 guaranteed Collector Crypt Pokémon Gacha packs of your binder's tier. If those cards come out strong, they unlock credit and more packs are opened for you, in up to 3 credit rounds. A binder holds 4 to 12 cards. Everything opened on credit becomes your binder balance.
Leverage is the value of the 4 guaranteed packs divided by what you pay.
| Binder | Price | Guaranteed | Value of the 4 packs | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $56 | 4 × Starter pack ($25) | $100 | 1.79× |
| Elite | $99 | 4 × Elite pack ($50) | $200 | 2.02× |
| Bronze | $221 | 4 × Bronze pack ($100) | $400 | 1.81× |
With a $CARDS upgrade you pay the price of the binder you picked and get the bigger binder; your
$CARDS deposit counts towards what you put in.
The wheel shows it after you open: Small 4–6, Medium 7–8 or Big 9–12 cards. The odds depend on the binder and the lowest Gacha pack value you pick.
| Binder | Lowest pack | Small 4–6 | Medium 7–8 | Big 9–12 | Avg cards | Typical balance | Usual range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $25 | 51.8% | 34.8% | 13.4% | 6.3 | $120 | $44–$270 |
| Elite | $25 | 28.5% | 49.1% | 22.4% | 7.3 | $227 | $102–$504 |
| Elite | $50 | 63.8% | 28.1% | 8.1% | 5.7 | $152 | $102–$453 |
| Bronze | $25 | 1.8% | 20.8% | 77.4% | 10.3 | $507 | $331–$1,009 |
| Bronze | $50 | 12.8% | 27.9% | 59.3% | 9.2 | $481 | $280–$1,034 |
| Bronze | $100 | 56.5% | 23.7% | 19.8% | 6.5 | $381 | $180–$1,135 |
Typical balance is the middle result; usual range covers 8 in 10 binders.
An upgraded binder opens like the bigger binder, so the card odds are the same. The price difference sits in the balance, which is why the balance is bigger. "$CARDS used" is how often the cards' buyback alone does not cover the balance and your $CARDS deposit is used for the rest.
| Binder | Lowest pack | Small 4–6 | Medium 7–8 | Big 9–12 | Avg cards | Typical balance | Usual range | $CARDS used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter → Elite | $25 | 28.7% | 49.4% | 21.9% | 7.2 | $270 | $145–$547 | 60.5% |
| Starter → Elite | $50 | 63.9% | 27.7% | 8.3% | 5.7 | $195 | $145–$496 | 52.0% |
| Starter → Bronze | $25 | 1.7% | 21.4% | 76.9% | 10.3 | $647 | $496–$1,175 | 76.7% |
| Starter → Bronze | $50 | 12.4% | 27.6% | 60.0% | 9.3 | $647 | $446–$1,200 | 77.2% |
| Starter → Bronze | $100 | 56.0% | 24.6% | 19.4% | 6.5 | $547 | $346–$1,300 | 80.2% |
| Elite → Bronze | $25 | 1.7% | 21.0% | 77.3% | 10.3 | $629 | $453–$1,132 | 65.3% |
| Elite → Bronze | $50 | 12.7% | 27.2% | 60.0% | 9.3 | $604 | $403–$1,157 | 66.7% |
| Elite → Bronze | $100 | 55.4% | 24.6% | 20.0% | 6.6 | $504 | $303–$1,257 | 70.6% |
These are Collector Crypt's own Pokémon Gacha packs: same packs, same odds, same buyback desk.
| Pack | Price | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Epic | Card value | Buyback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $25 | 75% | 20% | 4% | 1% | $13 – $500 | 85% |
| Elite | $50 | 80% | 15% | 4% | 1% | $30 – $5,000 | 85% |
| Bronze | $100 | 80% | 15% | 4% | 1% | $50 – $10,000 | 90% |
| Legendary | $250 | 75% | 20% | 4% | 1% | $150 – $50,000 | 90% |
| Hyper | $500 | 75% | 20% | 4% | 1% | $250 – $50,000 | 90% |
Buyback is the share of a card's insured value Collector Crypt pays when you sell it back.
The 4 guaranteed packs are always your binder's own packs. Packs opened on credit are never below the lowest Gacha pack value you picked, and at most two tiers above your binder's own pack. A Starter binder can reach Bronze packs, an Elite binder Legendary packs, a Bronze binder Hyper packs.
The balance is the value of the packs opened for you on credit, plus the 0.5% origination fee. It only grows when more packs are opened, so a bigger balance always means a bigger binder.
Yes: a 0.5% origination fee on every credit drawn. It is added to your balance. The fee is trimmed in the rare case it would push the balance above what your cards buy back.
Non-upgraded binder: yes, always. The buyback value of your cards covers the balance in every binder, on average 1.2 to 1.3 times over.
Upgraded binder: not always. When the buyback value of your cards does not cover the balance, your $CARDS deposit has to be used to cover it. See "$CARDS used" above.
You have 70 hours from the moment the wheel lands. Mix any of these: sell cards to the buyback desk, pay in USDC, or use your $CARDS deposit (entered as its USD value). Once the balance is cleared, every card left is yours.
If the 70-hour countdown reaches 0, all cards are sold back, the balance is cleared and the remaining USDC is sent back to you.
You deposit $CARDS to upgrade your binder to Elite or Bronze. The deposit backs the price difference at 50% LTV, so it is worth twice the gap plus the 0.5% fee.
Not before checking. Tap the i on any card to see its insured value, its buyback value, the pack it came from and its last 5 physical sales. A card that sells for more than its insured value online may be worth keeping.
Pack odds, value ranges and buyback rates are Collector Crypt's. The binder odds and balances come from 20,000 simulated binders per configuration, run through the same engine this game uses, against the live card pools.