25 of 34 terms publishedHow BOXED.GG works and makes money
You buy gems, spend them on a box, and one item is drawn at odds shown on the box page. Sell it back and you get gems again. Gems never turn into money.
By Alexander Korsager · Checked 7 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site
Tap the pack to walk one rip at BOXED.GG, with its own published term at each step. No money, no real cards; the art is illustration.
A rip, step by step
Tap a step. Each figure opens the page it was read on. A dashed tile is a term not found on BOXED.GG's public pages.
1. Sign up and fund
6 of 6 terms published- Minimum ageFrom its own terms or store listing.
18
Read on the operator's own page
“BOXED is for collectors aged 18 and over. This applies in every market we operate in.”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - US states excludedWhere the terms say you cannot buy.
Michigan, Washington, Louisiana, South Carolina
Read on the operator's own page
“BOXED is not available in Michigan, Washington, Louisiana, or South Carolina.”
From the help centre. The terms of service name no state.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Runs onWhere you can open an account and buy.
Web, Android
Read on the operator's own page
“there is an Android app. There is no iOS app”
The help centre says an Android app exists. No Google Play listing was found: the package named in the site's own app-links file (gg.mobile.boxed) returned 404 on Google Play from Germany and through the US reader.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - What you buy“One gem is approximately equal to $0.01 USD”. The exact price shows at checkout.
- Gem bundlesSix standard bundles, or your own amount from 500 gems.
- Pay in withCards go through Stripe. Crypto is BTC, ETH, USDC or USDT, from 1,000 gems.
2. Pick a pack
2 of 6 terms published- Lowest packPrices are in gems, and exact gem prices are shown only at checkout. The lowest box on the public Pokémon list was 21 gems. The help centre says one gem is “approximately” $0.01.
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
Prices are in gems, and exact gem prices are shown only at checkout. The lowest box on the public Pokémon list was 21 gems. The help centre says one gem is “approximately” $0.01.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Highest packPrices are in gems. The dearest box on the public Pokémon list was 29,791 gems and the dearest vending machine 500,000 gems a pull.
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
Prices are in gems. The dearest box on the public Pokémon list was 29,791 gems and the dearest vending machine 500,000 gems a pull.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Odds shownWhether you can read the odds before paying.
Public, no account
Read on the operator's own page
“we provide the odds of pulling every single item in every box”
Two box pages were read without an account, each with a full drop table.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Odds detailHow finely the odds are broken down.
Per card
Read on the operator's own page
The drop table lists each item with its gem value and its chance. The page also groups them into five value bands.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Odds change with stockNot stated. The FAQ says a box's price “updates automatically based on the market value of the items”; it does not say the chances change. One box page read carried “175 limited items left”, with no word on what happens to the chances as they run out.
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
Not stated. The FAQ says a box's price “updates automatically based on the market value of the items”; it does not say the chances change. One box page read carried “175 limited items left”, with no word on what happens to the chances as they run out.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Stated average valueNot publishedNo average card value or expected return is on a public page.
3. Reveal the card
6 of 6 terms published- What a box holds“you receive a single item from that pool”. Up to 5 boxes at a time, each drawn on its own.
- How it is pickedMade from BOXED's seed and yours. Its seed is shown as a hash first and revealed 24 hours later.
- After the open“A completed open cannot be reversed, re-rolled, or refunded.”
- Where the card goes“a card can sit in your inventory indefinitely”. You hold the physical card only once you have it shipped.
- Demo modeA demo open “does not produce a real item”.
- Free sign-up boxIts item cannot be sold back or shipped before then.
4. Sell back, hold or ship
5 of 8 terms published- Sell-back rateThe share of its own valuation the operator offers.
100% in credit
Read on the operator's own page
“Any card can be sold back to BOXED for its gem value, at any time.”
The full gem value, paid in gems. The gem value is set by BOXED from third-party market data; it is not a market price you can realise.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Selling feeNo selling fee is stated.
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
No selling fee is stated.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Offer windowNone statedNo window on the sell-back offer itself is stated.
- Sell-back paid asThe form the offer is paid in.
Site credit
Read on the operator's own page
“Gems themselves are an in-app currency and are not converted back into a cash balance.”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Auto-sold afterNo automatic sale is described. After 7 days in inventory, shipping a card whose price has risen costs a withdrawal fee equal to the rise.
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
No automatic sale is described. After 7 days in inventory, shipping a card whose price has risen costs a withdrawal fee equal to the rise.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Ships cardsWhether the physical card can be sent to you.
Yes
Read on the operator's own page
“All orders ship from our US-based fulfillment facility.”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Shipping feeWhat you pay to have a card posted.
550 gems (about $5) a shipment within the US, paid in gems
Read on the operator's own page
“550 (~$5 USD)”
One fee covers up to 15 cards withdrawn within 24 hours, by its help article on withdrawal fees. Other destinations cost 1,000 to 3,500 gems. Marketplace slabs ship free within the US.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Shipping timeThe operator's own stated time.
Single cards ship 1 to 3 weeks after withdrawal; Marketplace slabs 2 to 4 weeks; its own pages disagree
Read on the operator's own page
“Singles: 1–3 weeks from date of withdrawal”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source
5. Withdraw
6 of 8 terms published- WithdrawalsWhether the balance can leave the platform.
Yes
Read on the operator's own page
“You can withdraw the value held in your BOXED account as Ethereum (ETH).”
Items, not gems, are withdrawn, and only as Ethereum. It needs identity verification, a verified phone and approval “reviewed by hand”. No bank or card payout is described. The purchase terms say gems “cannot be withdrawn, sold, transferred, or converted to fiat currency”.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Withdrawal methodsWhere a withdrawal can be sent.
Ethereum (ETH)
Read on the operator's own page
“Crypto withdrawals are sent as ETH on the Ethereum network.”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Withdrawal minimumNo minimum is published. Limits and fees “vary by account and are always shown at the point of withdrawal”.
After sign-in
Only visible after signing in
No minimum is published. Limits and fees “vary by account and are always shown at the point of withdrawal”.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- What is withdrawnYou pick cards in your inventory and choose the crypto option.
- Checks firstEvery approval is “reviewed by hand by our Risk team”.
- If you ever paid by cardA first card purchase “can temporarily remove crypto wallet access”.
- Network feeSet by the Ethereum network, so no fixed figure is published.
- Gem value to Ethereum rateNot publishedLimits and any fee are “displayed on screen before you confirm”. No rate is on a public page.
4 terms this guide does not cover: Box Battles, Forge boxes, Hop or Drop, and Counter-Strike 2 skin withdrawals.
This guide covers the mechanics only. Whether it suits you is in the BOXED.GG review, and the basics of the format are in what card ripping is.
Where the money goes
One pack, followed from your payment to what arrives. Only terms read on BOXED.GG's own pages enter the sum.
- You pay$100What you spend on packs.
- Card value (assumed)$100An assumption, not a published figure. BOXED.GG sets the value its offer is based on.
- Sell-back offer$100Rate:of the value BOXED.GG sets.
100%
Read on the operator's own page
“Any card can be sold back to BOXED for its gem value, at any time.”
The full gem value, paid in gems. The gem value is set by BOXED from third-party market data; it is not a market price you can realise.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Arrives as gems$100
- Selling fee
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
No selling fee is stated.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Paid as
Site credit
Read on the operator's own page
“Gems themselves are an in-app currency and are not converted back into a cash balance.”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source- Can be withdrawn
Yes
Read on the operator's own page
“You can withdraw the value held in your BOXED account as Ethereum (ETH).”
Items, not gems, are withdrawn, and only as Ethereum. It needs identity verification, a verified phone and approval “reviewed by hand”. No bank or card payout is described. The purchase terms say gems “cannot be withdrawn, sold, transferred, or converted to fiat currency”.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source
- On the assumption that the card is worth the pack price, the full $100 comes back. BOXED.GG publishes no average card value, so the real figure cannot be worked out. What does come back is gems, not cash. No selling fee is published, so none is taken off here.
Run the same sum for every app in the cash-back calculator, weigh the three exits in keep, sell or ship, or see every app's exit terms on the cash-out page.
How BOXED.GG makes money
Only lines its own documents state, or that follow from its published numbers. Nothing here is an estimate.
- Stated on its own pages
Sell-back discount
The offer is 100% of BOXED.GG's own estimate. Any cut is taken as a fee.None in the rate
Read on the operator's own page
“Any card can be sold back to BOXED for its gem value, at any time.”
The full gem value, paid in gems. The gem value is set by BOXED from third-party market data; it is not a market price you can realise.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Stated on its own pages
Shipping or retrieval fee
One fee covers up to 15 cards withdrawn within 24 hours, by its help article on withdrawal fees. Other destinations cost 1,000 to 3,500 gems. Marketplace slabs ship free within the US.550 gems (about $5) a shipment within the US, paid in gems
Read on the operator's own page
“550 (~$5 USD)”
One fee covers up to 15 cards withdrawn within 24 hours, by its help article on withdrawal fees. Other destinations cost 1,000 to 3,500 gems. Marketplace slabs ship free within the US.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source - Stated on its own pages
Withdrawal fee after price protection
The rise in price, in gemsAfter 7 days, if the card's price has gone up you pay “A WITHDRAWAL FEE, PAYABLE IN GEMS, EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE” before it ships.Read the source - Stated on its own pages
Fulfilment fee on a shipment
Shown before you confirmA shipment costs the shipping fee “plus a fulfilment fee where one applies”. No amount is published.Read the source - Stated on its own pages
Subscriptions
$24.98 to $199.98 a monthThree plans that include monthly gems. The $24.98 plan lists “2,500 Gems + 125 Bonus Gems”.Read the source - Follows from its published numbers
Box price above its drop table
48 gems on a 319-gem boxEach item's gem value times its chance, summed over the NHL 2020's Chase box, comes to 271 gems: 85% of the price. Our sum on BOXED's figures, 7 October 2026. BOXED states no return figure.Read the source - Not published
3 lines its own pages do not state
- Pack price above average card valueCannot be worked out
- Fee on a sell-back
Not published
We looked and the operator does not publish it
No selling fee is stated.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Ethereum conversionNot published
What BOXED.GG pays for its cards, its margins and how the business is doing are not published, and we do not guess. Whether the numbers can favour a buyer at all is the subject of is card ripping worth it.
The clock after the reveal
How long each choice stays open, from BOXED.GG's own pages.
- The revealThe card is revealed and the clocks start.
- At onceA sell-back credits gems: “added to your balance immediately”Read the source
- 24 hoursCards withdrawn within 24 hours of each other share one shipping fee, up to 15 cardsRead the source
- 7 daysPrice protection ends. Shipping a card that has risen now costs the rise, in gemsRead the source
- About a dayAn Ethereum withdrawal to process, usually, once access is approvedRead the source
- Shipping, once you ask for the card
Single cards ship 1 to 3 weeks after withdrawal; Marketplace slabs 2 to 4 weeks
Read on the operator's own page
“Singles: 1–3 weeks from date of withdrawal”
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Open the source
- No automatic sale is described. After 7 days in inventory, shipping a card whose price has risen costs a withdrawal fee equal to the rise.
No limit stated
We looked and the operator does not publish it
No automatic sale is described. After 7 days in inventory, shipping a card whose price has risen costs a withdrawal fee equal to the rise.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Gems: money goes in, only items come out
Every price and every sell-back is in gems. BOXED sets what a gem buys and what a card is worth.
Who is behind BOXED.GG
The names on its terms, its store listings and its partner pages. Sourced facts only.
How the other apps work
The same walk-through for each of the others, then every review and the pages that set two apps side by side.
Reviews and head-to-heads
Questions about how BOXED.GG works
How does BOXED.GG work?
You buy gems, at about one cent each, and spend them to open a box. One item is drawn from the box's drop table, which lists every item with its chance. The card goes to your inventory. You then sell it back for gems, pay gems to have it posted, or trade it in.
How does BOXED.GG make money?
Its own pages state: shipping or retrieval fee, withdrawal fee after price protection, fulfilment fee on a shipment and subscriptions. From its published numbers: box price above its drop table. Not published: pack price above average card value, fee on a sell-back and ethereum conversion. We do not estimate margins or what BOXED.GG pays for cards.
Can you turn BOXED.GG gems back into money?
No. The purchase terms say gems “cannot be withdrawn, sold, transferred, or converted to fiat currency”. The one cash route is withdrawing items as Ethereum, which needs an identity check, a verified phone and approval by hand.
Where do BOXED.GG's cards come from?
Its shipping page says single cards ship from its own US facility, where it holds stock, and Marketplace slabs ship from partners it does not name. Where it buys cards is not published.
What happens if you leave a card on BOXED.GG?
No automatic sale is described: the help centre says a card can stay in your inventory indefinitely. But price protection lasts 7 days. After that, the terms charge a fee in gems equal to any rise in the card's price before it can be shipped.
Sources16
- BOXED.GG terms of service (6 Aug 2026) boxed.gg
- Purchase terms (17 Sep 2025) boxed.gg
- Shipping page and policy boxed.gg
- FAQ boxed.gg
- “What is BOXED.GG?” page boxed.gg
- Luckback page boxed.gg
- Subscriptions page boxed.gg
- NHL 2020's Chase box page boxed.gg
- Help centre: gems guide helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: boxes and box opening helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: sell back, withdraw, exchange helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: crypto withdrawals helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: withdrawal fees, limits and status helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: Marketplace helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: vending machines helpdesk.boxed.gg
- Help centre: provably fair helpdesk.boxed.gg
Every figure was read on public pages between 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. cardrip earns nothing from BOXED.GG.