Oh I'm not confirming it, just seems to work out in my mind because they never seem to reuse the Invitational art on these. And speculation with enough weight could indeed affect prices.
That is absolutely not Teferi, given how badly that clashes with his aesthetic. (Although he was quite the troublemaker back in the day!) Almost assuredly not Meddling Mage either, since the color palate indicates it's definitely mono-U. The artists are actually given pretty specific instructions about aligning their palate with the colors of the card. Voidmage Prodigy is a possibility, but... is that really going to be the poster-child for a MM release? Doubtful.
It's not guaranteed to be Snaps, but I'd say it's the best bet by far.
Voidmage Prodigy is not legal in Modern
Clearly you've never played with Vial Wizards. It's legal.
It.. depends. High-demand, big-ticket items like the Fetchlands may not actually see much of a dip. Usually Modern Masters only slows down their growth for a short period of time. It's the sub-10 dollar cards, particularly those printed at uncommon and common, that get demolished. You can find these cards for half of the original price during the time people are cracking a MM set.
So, for example, you want to be gobbling up stuff like Ranger of Eos (currently $8, I see it being $4 or below temporarily) and not things like fetches, Liliana, or Snapcaster. I actually suspect Grislebrand will fall into this category and take a decent sized hit to its price, since it never really has taken off to the stratosphere in the first place.
Anyone else notice the Zen Fetch buyout? I know Verdant Catacombs had over one hundred copies available over the weekend, less than fifty now.
Not sure. I mainly pay attention to ebay and there seems to be plenty available there. Low end of the range for buy it nows on ebay seems to be hovering right around $40 as I look right now. Outside of a random glitch affecting tcgplayer (as I recall someone commenting on in another thread here in market street), its possible that the new lower prices caused enough people to jump in and grab them (supply/demand being what it is) and caused the increase in supply to decrease again temporarily. Either way I suppose we will see.
It's a glitch on TCGplayer... where a bunch of sellers have been disconnected or turned off due to system errors or something. It's causing false spikes and reduced inventory #'s... which is causing the sheep to buyout cards that LOOK like they're drying up but really aren't. A lot of people are gonna get burned....
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You didn't say it, but it's a logical conclusion. TCGp makes a percentage of the sales price, so if card X temporarily triples in price, then they make three times as much on those sales.
What's even crazier (because it's a rarity) is that TCGP actually introduced a mechanism that (presumably) costs them money by damping sales during a spike -- the "Market Price" indicator. Either they're a real stand-up company, or there's some benefit I'm not seeing.
Good will and reputation means a lot, there's also an element of foresight to this.
Even if they shaft themselves in the short term, they can establish themselves as a company that looks out for the health of the ecosystem which is attractive for a majority of those who participate in said ecosystem which has long term consequences.
What's even crazier (because it's a rarity) is that TCGP actually introduced a mechanism that (presumably) costs them money by damping sales during a spike -- the "Market Price" indicator. Either they're a real stand-up company, or there's some benefit I'm not seeing.
Yes, there is a monetary benefit for them. If a card goes from 2 to 10 dollars, then the early portion of the curve will show up, sales will be damped and thus more sales will be made at the final, higher price, instead at intermediary prices. If the spike was artificial and short-lived, then they don't lose much money (because the spike was temporary) and accrue good-will for being seen as not profiteering. If the spike is long-lived, then they make more money long-term, because more cards are sold at the highest price. It's win-win for them.
Tarfire... $2.49... Why? WHY??? For over a decade it was a 15 cent common, then BOOM! It jumps... It's not from some glitch in the tcgplayer software or low supply (I go into any shop and pick it up for a nickel, lol). This is such a face-palm moment.
It can't be stated enough how insane tarfire is in that deck. The amount of flexibility in the card allows it to be a pump spell with goyf and death shadow or can be used as a removal spell or the final points of burn.
Reprints the one card that people point to when saying that art objectifies women.
Well done Wizards.
Liliana does not objectify women in any way at all. We have gotten to a point in our society that every single picture of a women must be objectifying a women in some negative way......blah blah blah.. That is not the case. (((Sarcasm)))Picture of a girl drinking a milk shake, must be sex related and putting women down, picture of girl sitting on a beach, picture of a girl driving a car, picture of a girl on the moon at a new space station.)))
You have a picture of an attractive strong power women who girls dress up as for anime conventions. What more do you want? The picture is fine, happy to see a reprint. Sick of of seeing people claim that everything in existence must be putting women down. Then all I have to do is replace the word "women" with anything else to get the same mentality; fish, cats, arabs, blacks, jews, men, environment, whites, chinese, old people, etc. It doesn't matter what word I put in. Stop sucking life out of everything man. That artwork of her is awesome. Stop putting stuff down man. Just stop. If the picture was really as negative as you claim she would totally nude, in a kitchen, making sandwiches and giving blow jobs. Her abilities would be horrible as well. +1 do nothing -2 do nothing -6 do nothing. Instead liliana of the veil is an amazing planeswalker comparable to jace, the mind sculpter with great art to appreciate.
My suggestion listen to some comedy radio for a while, pandora is free, youtube is free there is something out there for you. ***** go make fun of somebody. The whole world is so serious and campaigning for some cause, or someones rights, everything is a hate crime, racist, sexist. blah blah blah.
"O no mcdonalds must be slandering a hate crime against skinny people every time they make a big mac." hahaha jeeze You're just someone perpetuating another groups negative perspective that they've made you believe is correct. Look at the picture for a hour and tell me what's wrong with it? I don't see anything.
I have heard vague rumors of a moustache-dispensing vending machine in a distant laundromat, across the street from a tattoo parlor. However, this information is shaky, and time is of the essence.
Clearly you've never played with Vial Wizards. It's legal.
Not that it really matters. The original poster I think was being facetious and this is very likely to be Snapcaster art.
So, for example, you want to be gobbling up stuff like Ranger of Eos (currently $8, I see it being $4 or below temporarily) and not things like fetches, Liliana, or Snapcaster. I actually suspect Grislebrand will fall into this category and take a decent sized hit to its price, since it never really has taken off to the stratosphere in the first place.
It appears that it became a speculation target since it wasn't spoiled.
I may need to do my part to increase the supply by releasing my playset into the wild.
Not sure. I mainly pay attention to ebay and there seems to be plenty available there. Low end of the range for buy it nows on ebay seems to be hovering right around $40 as I look right now. Outside of a random glitch affecting tcgplayer (as I recall someone commenting on in another thread here in market street), its possible that the new lower prices caused enough people to jump in and grab them (supply/demand being what it is) and caused the increase in supply to decrease again temporarily. Either way I suppose we will see.
You didn't say it, but it's a logical conclusion. TCGp makes a percentage of the sales price, so if card X temporarily triples in price, then they make three times as much on those sales.
Market consequences, as in card prices. There is a real effect on card prices (price memory, panic buyers, etc.)
In no way is it logical to conclude that I am trying to say TCGplayer makes tons of money from clerical errors.
I also misread the tone of your post, my apologies. If this does increase sales in any way, then yes TCG will probably profit from it.
MTG markets are crazy.
Even if they shaft themselves in the short term, they can establish themselves as a company that looks out for the health of the ecosystem which is attractive for a majority of those who participate in said ecosystem which has long term consequences.
Yes, there is a monetary benefit for them. If a card goes from 2 to 10 dollars, then the early portion of the curve will show up, sales will be damped and thus more sales will be made at the final, higher price, instead at intermediary prices. If the spike was artificial and short-lived, then they don't lose much money (because the spike was temporary) and accrue good-will for being seen as not profiteering. If the spike is long-lived, then they make more money long-term, because more cards are sold at the highest price. It's win-win for them.
The only place I've ever saw this pop up from was a terrible The Mana Source budget deck tech, could that be spurring it?