Only available in Southeast Asia but wtf is this. They're realllllyyyyy milking the money machine now aren't they?
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Its a Treasure token, not a playable card, and a giveaway, so its just a free collectible. More like they are handing out money in APAC instead of "milking the money machine".
Huh, only FIVE of them?? Really a million dollars.
I had seen Purp's video which did not mention the limitation and had thought there'd be thousands of tem floating around so they might go for at best a few hundred bucks...
My understanding is that each place can handle how the promos are disbursed. I don't think this "top spender" thing is the whole deal. Problem right now is lack of solid information.
Huh, only FIVE of them?? Really a million dollars.
I had seen Purp's video which did not mention the limitation and had thought there'd be thousands of tem floating around so they might go for at best a few hundred bucks...
OK, I know rich people do rich people things, but a million? You can buy some Picasso paintings for less...
This is a harmless promotion that will have zero impact on the game.
excessive as hell, but neat. if it was anything other than a treasure token i might be irritated, but with such limited quantities and it tied to money spent... well honestly even if it was a unique card i still wouldn't care that much
And the route towards the 90's baseball card market implosion continues.
Get ready for actual pieces of Black Lotus to be cut up and put into cards. Original artwork to be cut up and included in cards. Serialized artist signature cards, diamond dust incorporated into cards. 1 of 1 cards, etc.
It will happen, prepare yourself. I was there, it happened, its like deja vu all over again.
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And the route towards the 90's baseball card market implosion continues.
Get ready for actual pieces of Black Lotus to be cut up and put into cards. Original artwork to be cut up and included in cards. Serialized artist signature cards, diamond dust incorporated into cards. 1 of 1 cards, etc.
It will happen, prepare yourself. I was there, it happened, its like deja vu all over again.
The difference being that baseball cards are exclusively valued as a collectors item. If the collectors stop being into the weird variations they can print cards for the players and still sell those just fine. Your slippery slope worst case scenario just leads back to normal Magic.
Who would've thought we'd see Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro pull a Willy Wonka by treating these Gold-Plated MTG cards like the Golden Tickets given out to a lucky few except they aren't offering a tour of their headquarters in Seattle, Washington? Soon we'll be getting chocolate candy bars that are 3D printed as actual MTG cards worth tons of money but I mainly see that happening If Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro partners with Nestlé.
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Before I played Magic I was an AVID collector of basketball cards. Serialization, luxury products, autographs, game-used jerseys/patches, etc., have completely saved that hobby from oblivion. Cards from the late 80's and 90's lost significant value because it turns out even the rarer cards had tons of printings. Once the fad died down, there was nothing to support it because the collectibles weren't really all that collectible. An essential factor for a collectible is scarcity sure, but even more impressive is uniqueness. So while collecting sports cards isn't the fad it was in the 90's, it's still an industry exactly BECAUSE they moved to the lower-print specialty model.
I'm not saying this is good for MtG. MtG is a game, after all, not just a collectible. But if they primarily limit this stuff to special products, I don't see a problem.
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I don't get the anger here. Not only are these Treasure tokens you probably have dozens of, this isn't the first time the region has gotten promo Treasure tokens. You DON'T need these things.
Creating ultra chase artifact tokens doesn't concern me. Maybe my tune will change if they started creating such cards in nontokens. We have different treasure tokens to use.
Creating ultra chase artifact tokens doesn't concern me. Maybe my tune will change if they started creating such cards in nontokens. We have different treasure tokens to use.
Give it time, they will. Its only a matter of time. I'll check to see if you change your tune at that point.
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Creating ultra chase artifact tokens doesn't concern me. Maybe my tune will change if they started creating such cards in nontokens. We have different treasure tokens to use.
Yes, indeed.
If it had been a metallic sliver token for silversmith that was being printed only in another country and for the highest of prices, you would be the picture of calm.
I mostly kid, though. For all I know, even that may not bother you.
This whole conversation is cracking me up. Even if they someday make a platinum, gem-encrusted version of a real MtG card, it won't be legal for play. It will be nothing but a collectible some wealthy MtG fan will buy, to the detriment of absolutely no one.
This whole conversation is cracking me up. Even if they someday make a platinum, gem-encrusted version of a real MtG card, it won't be legal for play. It will be nothing but a collectible some wealthy MtG fan will buy, to the detriment of absolutely no one.
You are thinking in a vacuum. In a vacuum yes you would be correct, but in reality it would cause ripples and drive decisions that would lead to making more "greedy" short term decisions over "sustainable" long term decisions.
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Only available in Southeast Asia but wtf is this. They're realllllyyyyy milking the money machine now aren't they?
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I'm just bummed I can't get one unless someone in the APAC region wants to sell it for a million dollars lol.
Its a Treasure token, not a playable card, and a giveaway, so its just a free collectible. More like they are handing out money in APAC instead of "milking the money machine".
are you sure. There’s only 5 and only going to who spends the most money.
I had seen Purp's video which did not mention the limitation and had thought there'd be thousands of tem floating around so they might go for at best a few hundred bucks...
OK, I know rich people do rich people things, but a million? You can buy some Picasso paintings for less...
This is a harmless promotion that will have zero impact on the game.
excessive as hell, but neat. if it was anything other than a treasure token i might be irritated, but with such limited quantities and it tied to money spent... well honestly even if it was a unique card i still wouldn't care that much
Get ready for actual pieces of Black Lotus to be cut up and put into cards. Original artwork to be cut up and included in cards. Serialized artist signature cards, diamond dust incorporated into cards. 1 of 1 cards, etc.
It will happen, prepare yourself. I was there, it happened, its like deja vu all over again.
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."
The difference being that baseball cards are exclusively valued as a collectors item. If the collectors stop being into the weird variations they can print cards for the players and still sell those just fine. Your slippery slope worst case scenario just leads back to normal Magic.
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
I'm not saying this is good for MtG. MtG is a game, after all, not just a collectible. But if they primarily limit this stuff to special products, I don't see a problem.
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."
Don't entice them.
'buster
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Elspeth and Jhoira rock my world.
Don't you want to finally eat the delicious cards?
Give it time, they will. Its only a matter of time. I'll check to see if you change your tune at that point.
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."
Yes, indeed.
If it had been a metallic sliver token for silversmith that was being printed only in another country and for the highest of prices, you would be the picture of calm.
I mostly kid, though. For all I know, even that may not bother you.
You are thinking in a vacuum. In a vacuum yes you would be correct, but in reality it would cause ripples and drive decisions that would lead to making more "greedy" short term decisions over "sustainable" long term decisions.
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."