Collector Crypt vs Royale.gg
Both show how often what is in a pack or box comes up before you open it, and both carry watches. Collector Crypt is built around cards, with a vault for your own graded cards and a very active marketplace. Royale.gg is well designed, with a very wide range of items from fashion and golf gear to luxury goods.
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Rip.fan site score Collector Crypt 9.0 out of 10
Rip.fan site score Royale.gg 8.8 out of 10
How Collector Crypt and Royale.gg differ
Collector Crypt's watches come graded, packed alongside graded Pokémon cards in what is really a card shop. On Royale.gg a luxury watch shares a box with a designer briefcase, a tuxedo and a laptop, and cards barely register, with a lone graded Pokémon card in the half dozen boxes we looked at.
Every Collector Crypt slab is listed with its grader and grade, and the site draws its values from ALT, eBay and other sales platforms, so a card's figure can be checked against what the same slab has sold for. Its rates come as value ranges for the whole pack. Royale.gg puts a dollar value and a rate on each item it lists in a box, so you can see how rarely the priciest piece turns up before you open.
Royale.gg's menus also lead well beyond opening boxes, further than we cared to go, though some readers will like the extras. Card collectors belong at Collector Crypt, whose marketplace for graded cards was crowded with fresh listings during our visit. Someone shopping for designer goods or golf gear will find far more at Royale.gg.
Which to pick
| If you want | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A site built around cards | Collector Crypt | Its packs hold Pokémon, One Piece, Riftbound and sports cards as well as watches, and Royale.gg is much less about cards. |
| A vault for your own graded cards | Collector Crypt | You can send your own graded cards in to be stored in its vault. |
| Paying by card | Collector Crypt | Its checkout took credit and debit cards. |
| Fashion, watches and gear | Royale.gg | Its boxes hold clothing, sneakers, designer bags, luxury watches and golf gear. |
| How often each item in a box comes up | Royale.gg | Each box page we saw listed the items the box holds, each with how often it comes up. Collector Crypt shows value ranges and how often each range comes up. |
Side by side
| Fact | Collector Crypt | Royale.gg |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Pokémon cards, other card games, sports cards and watches | Sneakers, handbags and streetwear, watches, other collectibles and Pokémon cards |
| Pack prices | $25 to $5,000 | Each box shows its price in US dollars |
| Trade-in offer | 85% to 93% of listed value | |
| Payment | Credit or debit card | Money is added to a balance in US dollars |
| Shipping | You can send your own graded cards in to be stored in its vault; it takes graded cards only. | Items reach the US, the UK and the EEA in one to four weeks, depending on the item, and tariffs and taxes are paid by the buyer. |
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