Just picked up one of these in South Africa for 1350 ZAR which is about $122 from my LGS.
Seems to be a good price after reading this thread.
Weird because, like Australia, we usually end up paying much more for things.
Just picked up one of these in South Africa for 1350 ZAR which is about $122 from my LGS.
Seems to be a good price after reading this thread.
Weird because, like Australia, we usually end up paying much more for things.
Cant imagine where you got it from (that was a x mas deal normal asking price was R1500) anyway considering the Rand is like R11 for $1 the pricing is quite good. I think this comes down to a lack of interest in South Africa , as almost no one is wanting to spend that much money on such a niche appeal item hence why the item already got a x mas discount.
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The words "ordered four" applies exclusively to playsets of singles and hording. I can not see a reason to have more than two of these, as that gives you one to play and one to keep as a shiny mint condition collectable, and allows another person to do the same.
I can think of a few non-hoarding reasons to order multiple of these:
1) You want to give several as gifts
2) You want playsets of specific cards in the set (likely multiple or it'd be cheaper to go with the singles)
3) Related to 2, you want to improve the decks by increasing the quantity of specific key cards while still keeping the same look and feel
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Just picked up one of these in South Africa for 1350 ZAR which is about $122 from my LGS.
Seems to be a good price after reading this thread.
Weird because, like Australia, we usually end up paying much more for things.
Cant imagine where you got it from (that was a x mas deal normal asking price was R1500) anyway considering the Rand is like R11 for $1 the pricing is quite good. I think this comes down to a lack of interest in South Africa , as almost no one is wanting to spend that much money on such a niche appeal item hence why the item already got a x mas discount.
Hey Epic, I bought it from Outer Limits PTA. They will only ship on the 5th but they had a few available on their website for pre order.
I'm looking for some other duel decks so if you know where I can get let me know.
The words "ordered four" applies exclusively to playsets of singles and hording. I can not see a reason to have more than two of these, as that gives you one to play and one to keep as a shiny mint condition collectable, and allows another person to do the same.
I can think of a few non-hoarding reasons to order multiple of these:
1) You want to give several as gifts
2) You want playsets of specific cards in the set (likely multiple or it'd be cheaper to go with the singles)
3) Related to 2, you want to improve the decks by increasing the quantity of specific key cards while still keeping the same look and feel
I'll concede you point 1, but points 2/3 are hardly justification enough to deprive several other people of the opportunity of purchasing one of these. It may not be hording for resale, but it's still hording, and I have to agree with the sentiment of Wotanubis, it's this kind of thing that, on a grander scale, causes the inflation of prices.
If you want the opportunity to buy one of these, you will do it. You do not need this box set for any format, and it is a collectors item. Complaining because someone ordered 4, while you probably didn't order any gets you no where. No one seems to remember that this card game is a hobby. No one is entitled to anything. You spend more money, you get more toys. This is life.
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If you want the opportunity to buy one of these, you will do it. You do not need this box set for any format, and it is a collectors item. Complaining because someone ordered 4, while you probably didn't order any gets you no where. No one seems to remember that this card game is a hobby. No one is entitled to anything. You spend more money, you get more toys. This is life.
I don't mind if someone else is buying a product. What I do mind is if that mass purchasing then causes a product I want to buy to double in price. I would gladly pay $100 for the set, maybe even $120, but I can't find it anywhere below $150, and that's before the $10+ shipping charges and taxes for in-state businesses. Forget about local markup... brick and mortar stores are selling for $180-200. Just frustrating for someone who wants a box of balanced decks for a group of friends to use since all our individual decks are so wildly unbalanced (mostly overpowered casual decks or terrible standard decks).
I don't mind if someone else is buying a product. What I do mind is if that mass purchasing then causes a product I want to buy to double in price. I would gladly pay $100 for the set, maybe even $120, but I can't find it anywhere below $150, and that's before the $10+ shipping charges and taxes for in-state businesses. Forget about local markup... brick and mortar stores are selling for $180-200. Just frustrating for someone who wants a box of balanced decks for a group of friends to use since all our individual decks are so wildly unbalanced (mostly overpowered casual decks or terrible standard decks).
I am not sure where you have looked, but eBay and TCGPlayer both have the sealed product for under $120. The cheapest I have seen on eBay is $99.49 and TCGPlayer has some for around $100 plus about $20 shipping. Assuming you are in the US, these might be options.
That's fantastic news! I'd only been looking at retail sites, and the best I found was $140 from coolstuffinc (though I will never order from them again after the horrible service I had last order). Even Amazon only had it as low as $150. At $100, it's merry christmas to me!
Edit: it looks like all those eBay postings were within the past few hours only. Several of them got bought while I was looking. Managed to nab one myself for $99.95 and free shipping. Hooray.
Edit 2: looks like eBay is catching up. As of this morning, all the $99 ones are already gone, most of the remaining listings are $110-130. Guess that was just good timing. Still 130+ on Amazon.
I suppose it depends on how much it's printed. If this is it, prices will only rise with time. But if it stays on the shelves or gets reprinted for a while, I could see it stabilizing or dropping. Either way, I got one MSRP and am pleased with that.
I saw this product at my FLGS last night, along with some other people. It was generally agreed that at $100 the product is overpriced unless all of the decks are relatively balanced against one another. If the decks are relatively balanced, then it could be used as a stand alone game for 2 to 4 (is guess up to 8) players where everyone could pick a deck and play a mini tournament or as a multiplayer game. However, I doubt they are balanced against one another and the card value for set is relatively low.
For me, the card value is around $50 in the set and therefore I don't have any reason to purchase it over just buying the singles. I also don't think it's a good investment product because other than the black boarder demonic tutor, there are not that many chase cards in the set. If I could pick it up for $60, I'd consider doing that, but even the normal discounters are pricing it at $110, which is well above what I am willing to pay. For another $30, I can buy another full set of Commmander 2014 decks, which I think is a better value.
I bought mine specifically for my group of friends. None of us play the same formats and all our decks are wildly all over the place, from current slow paced standard to broken casual. This will give us some fun neutral ground to play against each other and I have every intention of running an 8 person tournament as soon as I get it. Random draw for order of deck pick, pick your deck, 4 rounds swiss. $5 buy in, $20/15/10 prizes. It'll be like when we used to play poker, but less money, less stress, and more fun.
The words "ordered four" applies exclusively to playsets of singles and hording. I can not see a reason to have more than two of these, as that gives you one to play and one to keep as a shiny mint condition collectable, and allows another person to do the same.
I can think of a few non-hoarding reasons to order multiple of these:
1) You want to give several as gifts
2) You want playsets of specific cards in the set (likely multiple or it'd be cheaper to go with the singles)
3) Related to 2, you want to improve the decks by increasing the quantity of specific key cards while still keeping the same look and feel
I'll concede you point 1, but points 2/3 are hardly justification enough to deprive several other people of the opportunity of purchasing one of these. It may not be hording for resale, but it's still hording, and I have to agree with the sentiment of Wotanubis, it's this kind of thing that, on a grander scale, causes the inflation of prices.
I think you're being ridiculous. Almost every player in Magic plays with playsets of cards. Oh sure, play your legacy deck with 2 Dazes.
I just got mine today. Very nice presentation, in my opinion. I didn't know it was going to have spindowns with it, so that was a pleasant surprise, as was bat tokens now being included with Liliana's deck.
I did get one other surprise in Liliana's deck, though. I think QA must have been asleep on the job to let one slip through.
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Standard - RIP Cat
Modern - Death & Taxes
Commander - Mazirek, Trostani, Angry Omnath
My FLGS sold em for $80, not everyone is a con artist. Likely they were gone very quickly.
Personally, I think WOTC needs to pull their head outta their a$$ on this issue,
these would make a great holiday gift but not worth trying to chase one down at the numbers they made.
Lilana comes with bat tokens which I believe are new.
Elves vs goblins and divine vs demonic come with 3x as many tokens that the original printing.
The boxes that hold the cards are nice but are super crap at keeping closed. The dice are fancy yet hard to friend and come with the boring planeswalker symbol as oppose to the symbols for the decks.
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Lilana comes with bat tokens which I believe are new.
Elves vs goblins and divine vs demonic come with 3x as many tokens that the original printing.
The boxes that hold the cards are nice but are super crap at keeping closed. The dice are fancy yet hard to friend and come with the boring planeswalker symbol as oppose to the symbols for the decks.
No new artwork for any cards that I looked at.
Mine also came today Epic, can't bring myself to open it yet though.
Not sure why!
Lilana comes with bat tokens which I believe are new.
Elves vs goblins and divine vs demonic come with 3x as many tokens that the original printing.
The boxes that hold the cards are nice but are super crap at keeping closed. The dice are fancy yet hard to friend and come with the boring planeswalker symbol as oppose to the symbols for the decks.
No new artwork for any cards that I looked at.
Mine also came today Epic, can't bring myself to open it yet though.
Not sure why!
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The trouble with the product is because the card value is extremely low, your only option are to keep it sealed and hope it becomes extremely wanted in like 20 years or get 7 friends together and try organize a game day where people play duel decks against each other.
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
Lilana comes with bat tokens which I believe are new.
Elves vs goblins and divine vs demonic come with 3x as many tokens that the original printing.
The boxes that hold the cards are nice but are super crap at keeping closed. The dice are fancy yet hard to friend and come with the boring planeswalker symbol as oppose to the symbols for the decks.
No new artwork for any cards that I looked at.
Mine also came today Epic, can't bring myself to open it yet though.
Not sure why!
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The trouble with the product is because the card value is extremely low, your only option are to keep it sealed and hope it becomes extremely wanted in like 20 years or get 7 friends together and try organize a game day where people play duel decks against each other.
Not planning to ever sell so... Opened and sleeved them. Now for a match with my kids!
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Although the item holiclol was referring to is from a third party seller anyway so they can ship wherever they want.
Seems to be a good price after reading this thread.
Weird because, like Australia, we usually end up paying much more for things.
Cant imagine where you got it from (that was a x mas deal normal asking price was R1500) anyway considering the Rand is like R11 for $1 the pricing is quite good. I think this comes down to a lack of interest in South Africa , as almost no one is wanting to spend that much money on such a niche appeal item hence why the item already got a x mas discount.
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
I can think of a few non-hoarding reasons to order multiple of these:
1) You want to give several as gifts
2) You want playsets of specific cards in the set (likely multiple or it'd be cheaper to go with the singles)
3) Related to 2, you want to improve the decks by increasing the quantity of specific key cards while still keeping the same look and feel
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Hey Epic, I bought it from Outer Limits PTA. They will only ship on the 5th but they had a few available on their website for pre order.
I'm looking for some other duel decks so if you know where I can get let me know.
I'll concede you point 1, but points 2/3 are hardly justification enough to deprive several other people of the opportunity of purchasing one of these. It may not be hording for resale, but it's still hording, and I have to agree with the sentiment of Wotanubis, it's this kind of thing that, on a grander scale, causes the inflation of prices.
I don't mind if someone else is buying a product. What I do mind is if that mass purchasing then causes a product I want to buy to double in price. I would gladly pay $100 for the set, maybe even $120, but I can't find it anywhere below $150, and that's before the $10+ shipping charges and taxes for in-state businesses. Forget about local markup... brick and mortar stores are selling for $180-200. Just frustrating for someone who wants a box of balanced decks for a group of friends to use since all our individual decks are so wildly unbalanced (mostly overpowered casual decks or terrible standard decks).
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
I am not sure where you have looked, but eBay and TCGPlayer both have the sealed product for under $120. The cheapest I have seen on eBay is $99.49 and TCGPlayer has some for around $100 plus about $20 shipping. Assuming you are in the US, these might be options.
Edit: it looks like all those eBay postings were within the past few hours only. Several of them got bought while I was looking. Managed to nab one myself for $99.95 and free shipping. Hooray.
Edit 2: looks like eBay is catching up. As of this morning, all the $99 ones are already gone, most of the remaining listings are $110-130. Guess that was just good timing. Still 130+ on Amazon.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UBWAd NauseamWBU
URStormRU
EDH:
BMikaeus the UnhallowedB
RWAurelia, the WarleaderWR
For me, the card value is around $50 in the set and therefore I don't have any reason to purchase it over just buying the singles. I also don't think it's a good investment product because other than the black boarder demonic tutor, there are not that many chase cards in the set. If I could pick it up for $60, I'd consider doing that, but even the normal discounters are pricing it at $110, which is well above what I am willing to pay. For another $30, I can buy another full set of Commmander 2014 decks, which I think is a better value.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
DracoBall: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/casual-related-formats/homebrew-variant-formats/598529-dracoball-updated-3-24-15
Fantastic Fours: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/casual-related-formats/homebrew-variant-formats/603605-fantastic-fours
I think you're being ridiculous. Almost every player in Magic plays with playsets of cards. Oh sure, play your legacy deck with 2 Dazes.
I did get one other surprise in Liliana's deck, though. I think QA must have been asleep on the job to let one slip through.
Standard - RIP Cat
Modern - Death & Taxes
Commander - Mazirek, Trostani, Angry Omnath
Personally, I think WOTC needs to pull their head outta their a$$ on this issue,
these would make a great holiday gift but not worth trying to chase one down at the numbers they made.
Lilana comes with bat tokens which I believe are new.
Elves vs goblins and divine vs demonic come with 3x as many tokens that the original printing.
The boxes that hold the cards are nice but are super crap at keeping closed. The dice are fancy yet hard to friend and come with the boring planeswalker symbol as oppose to the symbols for the decks.
No new artwork for any cards that I looked at.
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
Mine also came today Epic, can't bring myself to open it yet though.
Not sure why!
The trouble with the product is because the card value is extremely low, your only option are to keep it sealed and hope it becomes extremely wanted in like 20 years or get 7 friends together and try organize a game day where people play duel decks against each other.
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
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Not planning to ever sell so... Opened and sleeved them. Now for a match with my kids!