In most cases, when I buy singles from a set, I wait for 1-2 weeks after the set releases. One week after the release of Jumpstart, however, most of the prices have remained stable... or have risen. Even though it appears with the same frequency as a normal mythic in a normal set and Jumpstart has close to normal costs and a non-limited print run, Tinybones still sits over $50 (which is about where Urza and Yawgmoth were sitting during pre-order hype for Modern Horizons, for comparison) on the basis of... I dunno... meme-worthy cuteness? Is this a huge legacy card that I somehow missed? Most of the other valuable reprints like craterhoof behemoth, selvala, heart of the wild, and exquisite blood, meanwhile, have already recovered from very brief price dips and are already selling for a few more dollars than they were on release day.
The cause for this phenomena is easy enough to identify. The initial supply of these cards to shops for the first run was low, meaning that the extra supply was quickly bought up and any hit to prices quickly rebounded. With boxes selling for close to $200 online, we are seriously waiting for subsequent print runs.
With that said, I wanted to check when other people think regarding when they or other people should buy. Will further printings arriving in stores meaningfully push prices down (and how long would you wait for indications of that) or do you feel that the initial scarcity anchored prices high and feel that cost reductions are unlikely (in which case buying sooner may be best)?
With that being the case, I am still curious how someone might identify the “proper” time to buy for a set like this.
Normally, the initial glut of product represented by a release date is a big part of what drives new sets down after the high prices of pre-order season, at least to my knowledge. That glut didn’t exist this time around and I find it hard to believe that subsequent runs will be large enough to fully offset that.
With a constant trickle of new product coming in as different stores order different amounts on their own schedule, to what degree would you expect prices to lower from here (at least where singles are concerned)?
I apologize if I’m asking an impossible question based on unprecedented circumstances here (I’m not sure) but I am really interested in hearing what people think.
I’m hoping tomorrow/Sunday July 26 prices will drop. LGS said the expect 3x shipment they got last week or more. Prices were down last Sunday but rose all week since then as lowest of Branching Evolution, etc sold. The new goblin king may rise if he continues to bring historic goblins victories.
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In most cases, when I buy singles from a set, I wait for 1-2 weeks after the set releases. One week after the release of Jumpstart, however, most of the prices have remained stable... or have risen. Even though it appears with the same frequency as a normal mythic in a normal set and Jumpstart has close to normal costs and a non-limited print run, Tinybones still sits over $50 (which is about where Urza and Yawgmoth were sitting during pre-order hype for Modern Horizons, for comparison) on the basis of... I dunno... meme-worthy cuteness? Is this a huge legacy card that I somehow missed? Most of the other valuable reprints like craterhoof behemoth, selvala, heart of the wild, and exquisite blood, meanwhile, have already recovered from very brief price dips and are already selling for a few more dollars than they were on release day.
The cause for this phenomena is easy enough to identify. The initial supply of these cards to shops for the first run was low, meaning that the extra supply was quickly bought up and any hit to prices quickly rebounded. With boxes selling for close to $200 online, we are seriously waiting for subsequent print runs.
With that said, I wanted to check when other people think regarding when they or other people should buy. Will further printings arriving in stores meaningfully push prices down (and how long would you wait for indications of that) or do you feel that the initial scarcity anchored prices high and feel that cost reductions are unlikely (in which case buying sooner may be best)?
Normally, the initial glut of product represented by a release date is a big part of what drives new sets down after the high prices of pre-order season, at least to my knowledge. That glut didn’t exist this time around and I find it hard to believe that subsequent runs will be large enough to fully offset that.
With a constant trickle of new product coming in as different stores order different amounts on their own schedule, to what degree would you expect prices to lower from here (at least where singles are concerned)?
I apologize if I’m asking an impossible question based on unprecedented circumstances here (I’m not sure) but I am really interested in hearing what people think.