I have no idea what to do with these. I won 10 boxes worth of Mirrodin Besieged packs in a drawing. It was at some event my friend dragged me to. The problem is.... I really don't play Magic the Gathering. I mean, it felt a little like Christmas at first, however I already have a full set of Mirrodin Besieged, and I just want to get rid of these packs. I looked up selling them to online stores, but I don't think people will accept them. Here's a few things
1- They are BOOSTERS and not SEALED BOXES, (they were in a big plastic container or something for everyone to see). Which stinks, because I know you can sell the sealed boxes on ebay for cash.
2- My wife is getting annoyed that there's a huge box of booster packs in my living room.
I don't know what to do with them. I don't want to open them if I can sell them. However, I looked on ebay and they sell for under 2$ a pack if your not an ebay store. I'm guessing it's because 90% of those packs were "repacks", aka people trying to rip of kids by pulling out all of the expensive rares, and putting in those crappy .25$ rares. Should I just open all of these packs and try selling the sets on ebay or to stores? I think I can make more money doing that, however if I could just get rid of all these stupid packs at once, I'd be happy.
I'm guessing some stores post here on this forum. If you could give me some advice I'd really appreciate it. I'm willing to open the packs and sell the cards, but only if I can get rid of most/all of them. My wife is going to kill me if I have a bunch of boxes of commons sitting around.
* I just re-read this post, and it sounds like I'm really angry at this. I'm sorry. I just had a fight with my wife about the packs. They've turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing.
You got half of the eBay argument right about repacks. The other issue people take with opened boxes/loose boosters is that the box they came from could have been rare mapped (a fun process of locating the Mythics/Good rares, pulling them, then selling the rest of the boosters). If you look at the major online vendors, they sell loose boosters fr $2-$2.25 per pack, because people are so skeptical about it.
If you really have that many packs, your best bet, although this may be time consuming, would be to open all the packs and sell off as many common and uncommon playsets of things as you can, and sell the rares and foils accordingly. It'll take a bit of time, but it'll net you the most money.
If you want quick money, then just take what you can by posting them on eBay.
Rare mapped from a box? These cards are bound in packs of 5 or 4 with that plastic wrap. I think they are from those smaller box cards. Not those booster boxes. Does that make a difference?
*** Now that I look at them, most of them are either bundled in 5 packs with a 20 sided die, or 4 with a big pack of land.
2$ each? That's only 1/2 the price of a regular pack and seems like a terrible deal. I was hoping to get at least 3$ per pack.
I can wait a week or two by opening all the packs tomorrow and putting them in sets, if it means I will be making nearly double as much as if I were to sell the packs for 2$ each.
Try your local MTG store. You could probably trade them in for cash or credit. Or rip them all open and sell the singles. You would turn a much higher profit doing that, even though it is more time consuming. You have a gold mine under your nose take advantage of it.
I don't want credit. I want cash. I don't think the store is going to buy back the packs they gave me... are these packs worth more or something?
Might be the nuclear option, but CoolStuff buys loose packs of MBS at 1.50 a piece cash money. These guys are local to me - they're reputable. If you have the patience, i'd sell them individually or in bundles to folks here for like 2 a piece.
Edit: Nath'd by your post above.
Sidebar: For what it's worth, i'd *never* buy loose packs for 3 bucks from an internet seller, and I doubt the majority of folks here would either. A quick search finds MBS packs for as low as 2.19 a piece from established B&M shops websites. If you are averse to getting 2 a piece for em, crack em and collate away. Singles sales have less leeway than loose packs.
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Imo, considering they're from fatpacks, and the pulls people are getting, I wouldn't be surprised if you pulled 3+ playsets (or 12) Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas lol And if the Dice are with them as well, nice lol
a) crack them if you have the time and sell the singles/keep the cool foils
b) post a thread on the Sales Lot here, with a link to this thread. That way people will see they're fat pack ones, not loose boosters, and you can probably sell them in small amounts to a lot of people. I would be totally down to buy like 4-5 boosters and a die or something.
i'd crack them and selling the cards, your never gunna get some LGS to buy them at full price...i mean, if u scan some pics or something, open up a sales thread on here, maybe you'll get people to buy'em
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I mean stores pay 2 bucks each to wotc and sell at 2.20-2.75 a pack, no one is going to pay 3+. I personally would pay 2 each and take the entire lot with maybe a bonus depending on the dice/land count and I am sure its the same for most people(except the bonus on dice/land).
If you want cash, and especially if you want to sell them all at once (and since they're loose and not in sealed boxes)...you're going to get $2 or less. to try to get $3 ea ($108 per box) is not reasonable when you can get sealed boxes at $85 or less. opening them is likely a terrible idea as it's tough to get rid of all the crap after you sell the few good cards.
I decided to open some of them packs, and I think I'm going to just open them all. I don't think they are random however, because so far I've opened 100 packs, and I now have 6 tezzeret's, one of which is foil, and 11 Darksteel Collossus. I only opened one contested warzone. That's fantastic for me, because aren't tezzeret's the most expensive card in the set? Also, aren't orange mythic rare cards more rare to find then regular rare cards? I mean, I opened 13 black sun's zenith, and only two white sun's zenith.
Also, one of you said I can sell stuff on this site? Is there a fee associated with selling here? Do need a certain number of posts? Do people even buy cards off of this site? I would love to avoid ebay since they take 10-15% of your sales in fees.
Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the responses. I am going to open the rest of the packs, so I will not sell them to anyone.
I decided to open some of them packs, and I think I'm going to just open them all. I don't think they are random however, because so far I've opened 100 packs, and I now have 6 tezzeret's, one of which is foil, and 11 Darksteel Collossus. I only opened one contested warzone. That's fantastic for me, because aren't tezzeret's the most expensive card in the set? Also, aren't orange mythic rare cards more rare to find then regular rare cards? I mean, I opened 13 black sun's zenith, and only two white sun's zenith.
Also, one of you said I can sell stuff on this site? Is there a fee associated with selling here? Do need a certain number of posts? Do people even buy cards off of this site? I would love to avoid ebay since they take 10-15% of your sales in fees.
Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the responses. I am going to open the rest of the packs, so I will not sell them to anyone.
Go to the Market street forum called sales lots, and post your cards there.
I decided to open some of them packs, and I think I'm going to just open them all. I don't think they are random however, because so far I've opened 100 packs, and I now have 6 tezzeret's, one of which is foil, and 11 Darksteel Collossus. I only opened one contested warzone. That's fantastic for me, because aren't tezzeret's the most expensive card in the set? Also, aren't orange mythic rare cards more rare to find then regular rare cards? I mean, I opened 13 black sun's zenith, and only two white sun's zenith.
Also, one of you said I can sell stuff on this site? Is there a fee associated with selling here? Do need a certain number of posts? Do people even buy cards off of this site? I would love to avoid ebay since they take 10-15% of your sales in fees.
Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the responses. I am going to open the rest of the packs, so I will not sell them to anyone.
Yes, you can totally sell. All you have to do is post in the Sales Lot after following the guidelines. People buy here plenty, and you don't need a number of posts, and there is no fee.
Yes, Tezzeret is very hard to find and the most expensive. A normal is between $40-55 right now, and foils are in the $80+ range. Blighsteel Colossus is about $10-12 right now. However, Black Sun's Zenith is still a $5-7 card, so it's great that you've opened 13, even though it's a rare. You should make a significant amount of money even selling them at partial price. I recommend taking a lot of the "running values of MBS thread" in this forum; it lists the most expensive cards with prices.
Honestly, if you are selling them at $2 a pack and haven't box mapped them, then I would be interested in buying some as I don't want to buy a box, but I want more than a fat back (and not the stupid stuff that comes with fatpacks). I'll send you a PM about buying some (=
1- They are BOOSTERS and not SEALED BOXES, (they were in a big plastic container or something for everyone to see). Which stinks, because I know you can sell the sealed boxes on ebay for cash.
2- My wife is getting annoyed that there's a huge box of booster packs in my living room.
I don't know what to do with them. I don't want to open them if I can sell them. However, I looked on ebay and they sell for under 2$ a pack if your not an ebay store. I'm guessing it's because 90% of those packs were "repacks", aka people trying to rip of kids by pulling out all of the expensive rares, and putting in those crappy .25$ rares. Should I just open all of these packs and try selling the sets on ebay or to stores? I think I can make more money doing that, however if I could just get rid of all these stupid packs at once, I'd be happy.
I'm guessing some stores post here on this forum. If you could give me some advice I'd really appreciate it. I'm willing to open the packs and sell the cards, but only if I can get rid of most/all of them. My wife is going to kill me if I have a bunch of boxes of commons sitting around.
* I just re-read this post, and it sounds like I'm really angry at this. I'm sorry. I just had a fight with my wife about the packs. They've turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing.
If you really have that many packs, your best bet, although this may be time consuming, would be to open all the packs and sell off as many common and uncommon playsets of things as you can, and sell the rares and foils accordingly. It'll take a bit of time, but it'll net you the most money.
If you want quick money, then just take what you can by posting them on eBay.
I wouldn't open them.
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*** Now that I look at them, most of them are either bundled in 5 packs with a 20 sided die, or 4 with a big pack of land.
2$ each? That's only 1/2 the price of a regular pack and seems like a terrible deal. I was hoping to get at least 3$ per pack.
I can wait a week or two by opening all the packs tomorrow and putting them in sets, if it means I will be making nearly double as much as if I were to sell the packs for 2$ each.
Might be the nuclear option, but CoolStuff buys loose packs of MBS at 1.50 a piece cash money. These guys are local to me - they're reputable. If you have the patience, i'd sell them individually or in bundles to folks here for like 2 a piece.
Edit: Nath'd by your post above.
Sidebar: For what it's worth, i'd *never* buy loose packs for 3 bucks from an internet seller, and I doubt the majority of folks here would either. A quick search finds MBS packs for as low as 2.19 a piece from established B&M shops websites. If you are averse to getting 2 a piece for em, crack em and collate away. Singles sales have less leeway than loose packs.
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a) crack them if you have the time and sell the singles/keep the cool foils
b) post a thread on the Sales Lot here, with a link to this thread. That way people will see they're fat pack ones, not loose boosters, and you can probably sell them in small amounts to a lot of people. I would be totally down to buy like 4-5 boosters and a die or something.
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http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=347708
Yes i am the same guy who trades/sells on MOTL AND Wizards of the Coast and i trade on POJO.
Also, one of you said I can sell stuff on this site? Is there a fee associated with selling here? Do need a certain number of posts? Do people even buy cards off of this site? I would love to avoid ebay since they take 10-15% of your sales in fees.
Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the responses. I am going to open the rest of the packs, so I will not sell them to anyone.
Go to the Market street forum called sales lots, and post your cards there.
Yes, you can totally sell. All you have to do is post in the Sales Lot after following the guidelines. People buy here plenty, and you don't need a number of posts, and there is no fee.
Yes, Tezzeret is very hard to find and the most expensive. A normal is between $40-55 right now, and foils are in the $80+ range. Blighsteel Colossus is about $10-12 right now. However, Black Sun's Zenith is still a $5-7 card, so it's great that you've opened 13, even though it's a rare. You should make a significant amount of money even selling them at partial price. I recommend taking a lot of the "running values of MBS thread" in this forum; it lists the most expensive cards with prices.
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http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=9733836#post9733836
These guys will eat you alive with their lowball offers.