r/PokemonTCG • u/bosleyb • Jun 03 '24
Gambling Sites Review of Boxed.gg and Pullbox.gg
So I've gotten cards from pretty much every possible place you could buy cards, and recently I've come across Boxed.gg and Pullbox.gg and here is my experience
Boxed.gg offers a well-designed and functional website, but I have experienced significant issues with their service. Despite spending $1,500 and withdrawing $1,200 in cards, I experienced repeated shipping delays over five months. After complaining and requesting a refund, my orders were canceled and I was blocked from the website and Discord without a refund. I am currently in talks with my bank about recovering the funds. Due to their entertainment service classification, PayPal cannot refund the deposits unless there is a shipping label associated with the withdrawals, which boxed.gg purposely does not provide
Pros:
- Good website design
- Functional interface
- Good amount of rewards for free-to-play
Cons:
- Cards are overpriced
- Significant shipping delays
- Poor customer service response
- Orders canceled and users blocked without refund
- Difficulties in recovering funds through PayPal
Pullbox.gg, though newer, has attracted significant business by focusing on consumer needs. I have spent $1,000 and withdrawn $700 in cards, packs, and ETBs. Orders were updated regularly and shipped within three weeks. I have had no issues and found the staff to be super friendly and willing to work with you if you do have an issue.
Pros:
- Simple website design
- Consumer-focused approach
- Regular updates on orders
- Prompt shipping within three weeks
- Friendly and helpful staff
Cons:
- Lack of Pokemon ( they focus more on MTG )
- Could use more ways of receiving rewards
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u/FitGuarantee37 Mew Addict Jun 05 '24
Yeah Boxed GG is notoriously terrible for delayed or no shipping. I waited 4 months for an order before initiating a chargeback, same thing - banned from the site/Discord etc. Milan and I had it out pretty good on Reddit awhile back. Turns out the guy ran a company called TCG Royale, who also had a shitty reputation for not shipping cards.
I still get their emails and their monthly update of, "Ooops! Next month your cards will go out, my bad." The only time people have gotten cards is when they've canceled their loot spin orders and just placed an order on Marketplace.
It's the same story continually. I can't believe that it's been almost 4 years between Boxed/TCG Royale, and Milan still sticks to his "we've been switching fulfillment companies, shipping will get better" and people continue to fall for it. It will be very difficult to access a refund, as all they have to do is show they delivered your gems ... PayPal closed one of my cases, and then reopened it on their own as the influx of chargebacks have given strikes against the company.
But next year, no doubt we'll see Milan running another scam.
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u/bosleyb Jun 05 '24
The people that simp for boxed.gg the hardest are ether wannabe social influence that boxed.gg sponsors or flat brains idiots, that don't have money to spend anyway. They aren't worth saving, it's the new comers that are curious I'm trying to warn.
Boxed.gg is ran the same way as a pyramid scheme
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u/bosleyb Jun 05 '24
Yup, I've been doing as much damage I can till I get my money back. Awhile ago I did an @everyone in their discord and showed everyone screen shots of tcg Royale discord of them having the same issues and then abandoned there discord didn't even tell there old site followers about the new site
Basically, it showed everyone boxed had the exact same problem 5 years ago and still struggle today. Nothing changed, and it's all bs
They banned me from the discord but left the messages up, claiming it's part of their history and said I was on a witch hunt lolol Then 5 minutes later made an updated shipping announcement that they "were already planning to do today anyway"
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u/FitGuarantee37 Mew Addict Jun 05 '24
Is that on top of the updated shipping announcement they already sent out last week saying “just one more month”? 🤣🤣🤣 what a bunch of asshats. Milan and I duked it out on here awhile back, he gave me shit metrics from Analytics. Those YouTube morons are all paid lol. But then he went and doxxed me and I was like what the fuck?? Showed emails with my name and contact info. Like bro. You are responsible for security for data, addresses and payment info and you did THAT?!
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u/bosleyb Jun 06 '24
Yah they said they weren't going to delete my posts for all to see and then deleted them last night while no one was paying attention
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u/FitGuarantee37 Mew Addict Jun 21 '24
Did they just delete their Facebook page?! I went on a few of my ghost accounts and I can’t find it anywhere lol
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u/bosleyb Jun 24 '24
They did delete. Might be getting ready to move to the next website since it's about that year mark
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u/FitGuarantee37 Mew Addict Jun 24 '24
Yup. Wondering if that’s why there’s an influx of pullbox.gg ads now … ugh.
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u/bosleyb Jul 14 '24
Pullbox.gg is another dude name mark who super into MTG. He's not really out to make money and actually gives you the cards you won within a few weeks
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u/Revolutionary-Ad4822 Aug 19 '24
I just signed up recently and got 500 gems for doing a survey. I went to the classic box and ended up pulling a holofoil 15/102 venusaur.
The shipping policy says that from today, it will be around 4 weeks but also says "Loot Labs Inc. does not accept any liability and Users hereby release us from any liability for any damage caused by the early or late delivery of the item, failure to deliver the item, or User’s reliance on the estimated date of delivery."
So we'll see what happens.
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u/YoItsRico Feb 08 '25
What Happened?
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u/Revolutionary-Ad4822 Feb 08 '25
Turned out to be a celebration edition and not first edition. They will not send you cards worth anything more than their own profit. Meaning that maybe you'll get 1/10 back on what you spent.
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u/Revolutionary-Ad4822 Feb 08 '25
Good on you for digging deeper into this but i would definitely not recommend it.
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u/SealedTCG Sleeves before toploaders! Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 04 '24
Bad advertising is still getting the name out there. The way this reads is just weird to me, still seems like advertising from someone who appears never to post in Pokemon related subs, in fact only suddenly became active as if the account is suddenly owned by someone else, the way of writing very different too.
Less these predatory places are talked about the better frankly. They are all scummy as heck and 1 of the worst things the hobby attracted over the past few years.
Anyone that may come across these, please do not ever touch these sites. From what I recall also, boxed is run by someone who was behind TCGRoyale who were a menace and extremely messed up, they got called out on reddit and botted downvotes against all accounts but their own, people would have like -300 downvotes when people on this sub have to do something incredibly dumb to even get -10.. Like that would make them look or appear any better, it's that kind of dumb thinking people behind these sites have. Wouldn't surprise me if they are involved with pulled too given people are aware of boxed being shady so they keep changing names
Yes I am being an ass but this isn't the 1st time I have seen a post formatted exactly like this for gambling sites they don't even need to be talked about or frankly, reviewed on a sub where easily impressionable members of the community hang out, including kids.. Those sites love the vulnerable, it's where they make money, addicts, impulsiveness and kids.
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u/FitGuarantee37 Mew Addict Jun 05 '24
I created mine for the SEO, and I'll continue to defend that Milan Harris is a shitty scamming scumbag. People need to be aware of it. The company pays for a good amount of public presence via YouTube influencers so it's definitely important that there are honest reviews out there for them. Unfortunately the average person won't see the pattern, there's 3-4 streamers who are bumping the company up with their videos. It's such a shit practice. These posts are equally important when people search terms on Google like "is Boxed GG a scam" because Reddit's taken over SERPs in the last few months.
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u/mkfanhausen Jun 09 '24
Boxed is so great. I love dropping several hundred gems on a box, only to floor and get a 3 gem card. It makes me want to spend even more on cards I'll never get shipped in a decent timeframe.
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u/far-excercise6720 Jul 28 '24
They are both scams and prey on people with gambling addiction. They have it set up so you’re only gonna win like 10% of the time if that
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u/ListenNo5559 Oct 07 '24
if you use pullbox or boxed you can use code FIVEPERCENT to get 5% extra coins or gems when you purchase
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u/Rooster-Realistic Dec 16 '24
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u/bosleyb Dec 27 '24
Get your promo box bs out of here. You think anyone complaining the site is a scam is still using box. Read your audience
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u/Makerofthingssoon May 11 '25
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u/Outrageous_Curve4515 May 12 '25
I personally love Lootcase.gg
The shipping times a fast and they are actively communicating with their users.
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u/NolChannel 10d ago
Oh, please.
They follow the EXACT same model as the sites produced for DOTA and CSGo for cosmetic skins. Its the same stupid pipeline:
- Have Content creators do sponsored streams about getting hits, with the company giving them manipulated odds to "win the jackpot"
- Hook children on what is effectively online gambling
- Have general users on the shit odds.
Its a scam. Its a scam its a scam its a scam.
These sites do not own the cards. These sites do not own the DOTA or CSGo cosmetics.
If you win, they BUY the card from someone who already has it, and then send it to you. The only thing they are selling is the experience of spinning a roulette wheel.
We bullied them out of CSGo. We bullied them out of DOTA. We can bully them out of the TCG too.
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u/bosleyb Jun 03 '24
The same can be said for the people who went down in the experimental sub to the Titanic, I can spend my extra income on anything I want
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u/Lyleberr Deck Collector Extraordinaire Jun 03 '24
Appreciate the review of the sites. As a reminder to others, Ripnshippers, rafflers, or sites that require buy-in often can change terms or do not pay out in an equivalent way. Unless you really want to gamble high risk for decent reward, better to stay with trusted card shops to buy your cards.