As promised, here is a transparent update on the pre-orders for the Riftbound × T1 2025 Worlds Champion Signature Edition box (Korean version): where shipping stands, what has changed on the market in recent weeks, and how we will proceed to honour every pre-order.
September 16: T1 ships to the winners, we collect afterwards
On September 16, 2026, T1 starts shipping the Korean-version boxes to the winners of the official sale (lottery, one unit per person). These buyers are the ones passing their boxes on to us: we therefore collect them in a second step, about one week later, around September 23. Each box is then inspected at our warehouse in South Korea (red seal, box and packaging condition) before leaving for France, as detailed in our pre-order guide.
What has changed: the box price has doubled
Since the end of the official sale, the value of the box on the Korean market has risen by about 100%: prices have doubled. As a reminder, the official sale was limited to one unit per person. We therefore have no allocation from a distributor: each box is bought from a private individual, after your pre-order is confirmed.
The direct consequence of this surge: of the 13 boxes we had reserved from these sellers, 4 were cancelled by their sellers, tempted to resell their copy at twice the agreed price. This is exactly the risk we flagged when pre-orders opened: when supply goes through private individuals, nobody can guarantee a pre-order 100%.
The situation as of September 14
- 12 customer pre-orders recorded
- 9 boxes secured to date
- Further seller-side cancellations remain possible until actual shipment
How we will proceed
- Collection of the boxes already reserved from their buyers, about one week after T1's September 16 shipments, with inspection of each one in Korea.
- Precise count of the missing boxes once these collections are complete.
- Direct purchase of the missing boxes on the Korean market, to complete every pre-order.
One caveat: today the market price remains workable and we will do our utmost to honour all pre-orders. However, should prices keep climbing, we would be obliged to cancel the pre-orders we could not honour, with a full refund, in line with the conditions stated on the product page.
What does it mean for you?
You will receive a personal email very soon about your pre-order: confirmation of your box, the shipping schedule and, where applicable, notice of a delivery delay if your copy is among those to be repurchased. There is nothing you need to do in the meantime. For any question, our contact page remains available.