Hello, I recently found 10 unopened packs of MTG Mercadian Masques Tournament packs. The question is, Should I open them or Should I leave them sealed?
If you just have to open, then open one or two of them and leave the other 8 or 9 unopened. They are more valuable unopened than what rares you might find inside. Rishadan Port has dropped off in value significantly after recent reprints.
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I would sell them. They seem to be selling between $50 to $125 on ebay.
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Hold onto them. Ride out the current downturn and recession and inflation and you may be able to sell them in a couple of years. That or you can trade them to a LGS if you can negotiate a decent price on them for store credit. Selling isn't as easy as everyone thinks it is.
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
NEVER open booster packs unless you're drafting or doing a sealed deck event, not even "Masters" packs.
Never buy individual boosters either (at least with boxes you're guaranteed a certain number of mythics and foils)
Honestly, it's much better to use boosters as trade fodder to sweeten deals with newer players who have playable cards you want in their binders outside of the colors they play, or sell them in batches at auction.
Think about it this way... If it wasn't more profitable for stores to sell packs than singles, they would open all the cases/boxes/packs they received and only sell singles. Selling packs, and running draft events is where they make their money, not from opening inventory to get tons of bulk rares which aren't competitive and nobody wants outside of Limited play.
Trust me on this. I literally stopped opening prize packs during Dark Ascension and never looked back
I can even post a photo if you want proof
If you just have to open, then open one or two of them and leave the other 8 or 9 unopened. They are more valuable unopened than what rares you might find inside. Rishadan Port has dropped off in value significantly after recent reprints.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Never buy individual boosters either (at least with boxes you're guaranteed a certain number of mythics and foils)
Honestly, it's much better to use boosters as trade fodder to sweeten deals with newer players who have playable cards you want in their binders outside of the colors they play, or sell them in batches at auction.
Think about it this way... If it wasn't more profitable for stores to sell packs than singles, they would open all the cases/boxes/packs they received and only sell singles. Selling packs, and running draft events is where they make their money, not from opening inventory to get tons of bulk rares which aren't competitive and nobody wants outside of Limited play.
Trust me on this. I literally stopped opening prize packs during Dark Ascension and never looked back
I can even post a photo if you want proof
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