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Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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I work in this industry. We recently listed a set of Magic the Gathering Alpha on eBay, all in excellent condition. No takers, but it was impressive nonetheless. There is quite a bit of money to be made in "vintage" Magic cards. Also, I can't remember the last time that a new Magic the Gathering product was released and it didn't go up in value well beyond the suggested retail price. Side Note, for those unfamiliar "…

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Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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post #9

I work in this industry. We recently listed a set of Magic the Gathering Alpha on eBay, all in excellent condition. No takers, but it was impressive nonetheless. There is quite a bit of money to be made in "vintage" Magic cards. Also, I can't remember the last time that a new Magic the Gathering product was released and it didn't go up in value well beyond the suggested retail price. Side Note, for those unfamiliar "…

Sounds like there's plenty of value to be extracted here! If only there were some kind of niche market where people could trade just these items, perhaps some kind of Magic: the Gathering Online Exchange.

Also worth noting, one of the largest players in this space is Star City Games. I wouldn't be surprised if they spent a few million dollars per year buying cards from consumers. That doesn't count the money spend purchasing new product from the manufacturer.

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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post #9

I work in this industry. We recently listed a set of Magic the Gathering Alpha on eBay, all in excellent condition. No takers, but it was impressive nonetheless. There is quite a bit of money to be made in "vintage" Magic cards. Also, I can't remember the last time that a new Magic the Gathering product was released and it didn't go up in value well beyond the suggested retail price. Side Note, for those unfamiliar "…

Sounds like there's plenty of value to be extracted here! If only there were some kind of niche market where people could trade just these items, perhaps some kind of Magic: the Gathering Online Exchange.

Ever heard of MtGox, the bitcoin exchange? Guess what the name stands for.

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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Here's some context from wikipedia for non MTG fans:

"Former Pro player and Magic writer Zvi Mowshowitz has declared Black Lotus as the best artifact of all time, claiming every deck in the history of the game is better with a Black Lotus in it.[7] As such, it has since been banned from all official tournament styles save for Vintage, but even there, it is limited to 1 copy per deck, compared to the normal allowance of 4.....Black Lotus card is usually considered to be the most valuable non-promotional Magic card ever printed."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Nine

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like there's plenty of value to be extracted here! If only there were some kind of niche market where people could trade just these items, perhaps some kind of Magic: the Gathering Online Exchange.

Ever heard of MtGox, the bitcoin exchange? Guess what the name stands for.

thatsthejoke

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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But is anyone buying at $38K?

I thought the MTG hype ended when I stopped playing in the 90s. It has taken a kind of revival in recent years due to popularity of online card games. With one coming from Blizzard next year, this buy could be worthwhile if you sell it again by the end of next year.

I don't think you will get any value from it if you keep it locked up in a bank vault for centuries, though. At least, I don't see it - but I was wrong before, apparently.

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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post #13
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like there's plenty of value to be extracted here! If only there were some kind of niche market where people could trade just these items, perhaps some kind of Magic: the Gathering Online Exchange.

Ever heard of MtGox, the bitcoin exchange? Guess what the name stands for.

To be pedantic, MtGox doesn't actually stand for "`Magic the Gathering` online exchange" like mherdeg was suggesting, but rather for "`Magic the Gathering online` exchange". A subtle difference,perhaps, but MtGox was never intended for trading cards like these (Alpha Black Lotuses and suchlike). Rather, it was intended for trading MTGO cards.

In other words, not an online exchange for Magic: The Gathering cards, but rather an exchange for Magic: The Gathering Online cards.

Re: Magic Card Selling For $38K

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post #14

Here's some context from wikipedia for non MTG fans: "Former Pro player and Magic writer Zvi Mowshowitz has declared Black Lotus as the best artifact of all time, claiming every deck in the history of the game is better with a Black Lotus in it.[7] As such, it has since been banned from all official tournament styles save for Vintage, but even there, it is limited to 1 copy per deck, compared to the normal allowance…

What about the Blacker Lotus? And Mox Lotus?

http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?name=Bla...

http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?name=Mox...

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