Hey all, I'm looking to compile a list of the top ~10 most valuable cards. I can guess which they are (power 9, Mishra's Workshop, Underground Sea, etc), but I realize that I have more than one option for card prices: MTG Goldfish, TCG Player, StarCityGames, etc. Which of those, or some other site, would be most definitive for deciding which ten cards are the most valuable? I get the feeling tht there are ultra-specialized sites for this, but I don't know them by name. Any help is appreciated!
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UBR Sedris RG Omnath, Locus of Rage UB The Scarab God RUG Maelstrom Wanderer WU Dragonlord Ojutai
There are a bunch of cards that only exist in single digits , special cards that are not legal anywhere.
So they wont be sold anywhere regularly.
1996 World Champion , and such cards.
Then there are special editions that are simply more rare , like Summer magic , they are quite expensive too.
For super rare cards condition is also a massive factor.
Cards get graded and if a card is basically perfect, its even more rare (as its extremely difficult to keep cards 20+ years in perfect condition to begin with, and never play with them at all).
So the basic Black Lotus and other power cards are really expensive, but they are also cards that get played regularly and in very bad conditions that make them drastically cheaper.
For such cards the price is somewhat extremely artificial as the people that would buy them are also extremely rare.
Misprints are on a similar scale of rarity.
Some Misprints are so special that collectors will pay a massive premium on them (especially if they have a story). Rudy Misprints guy
So yes, the classic power 9 and super expensive "playable" cards carry a lot of value, but there are a bunch of Magic cards that can be even more expensive than a Black Lotus (but a Gem Mint condition Black Lotus is worth quite a fortune, as a lot of BitCoin people used their money to buy into their dreams as like a trophy for their fortune they made). vintagemagic
I see. Yes, that definitely complicates things. Perhaps what I'll do it seek out the most expensive non-unique cards, cards whose prices aren't so heavily affected by mint condition or being misprints, etc. Just "regular" cards, such as Force of Will or Mana Drain or Misha's Workshop, Alpha duals, Liliana of the Veil, the like.
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UBR Sedris RG Omnath, Locus of Rage UB The Scarab God RUG Maelstrom Wanderer WU Dragonlord Ojutai
@Ulquiorra9000, the sites you mentioned are really what people use. It's best to take a mean value across them all. You'll find very little variance between them at top tiers.
These:https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=usd>2500
are the top 15 most valuable cards in the game, according to you final criteria.
These are the most valuable cards actually available in the market.
UBR Sedris
RG Omnath, Locus of Rage
UB The Scarab God
RUG Maelstrom Wanderer
WU Dragonlord Ojutai
So they wont be sold anywhere regularly.
1996 World Champion , and such cards.
Then there are special editions that are simply more rare , like Summer magic , they are quite expensive too.
For super rare cards condition is also a massive factor.
Cards get graded and if a card is basically perfect, its even more rare (as its extremely difficult to keep cards 20+ years in perfect condition to begin with, and never play with them at all).
So the basic Black Lotus and other power cards are really expensive, but they are also cards that get played regularly and in very bad conditions that make them drastically cheaper.
For such cards the price is somewhat extremely artificial as the people that would buy them are also extremely rare.
Misprints are on a similar scale of rarity.
Some Misprints are so special that collectors will pay a massive premium on them (especially if they have a story).
Rudy Misprints guy
Funny super expensive EDH/Commander deck:
$47,000 Commander Deck(at the time)
So yes, the classic power 9 and super expensive "playable" cards carry a lot of value, but there are a bunch of Magic cards that can be even more expensive than a Black Lotus (but a Gem Mint condition Black Lotus is worth quite a fortune, as a lot of BitCoin people used their money to buy into their dreams as like a trophy for their fortune they made).
vintagemagic
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UBR Sedris
RG Omnath, Locus of Rage
UB The Scarab God
RUG Maelstrom Wanderer
WU Dragonlord Ojutai
These:https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=usd>2500
are the top 15 most valuable cards in the game, according to you final criteria.
These are the most valuable cards actually available in the market.