There might be a way on flip cards since they have to use foil on both sides... in the past, I've had extreme success detecting foils in Pokemon by feel, but it never transferred to Magic. With 2x the foil, maybe it's possible now for flip cards?
Also, people like the themes a lot more than the planeswalker ones as far as buying later for collecting purposes are concerned. EvG and DvD just feel like awesome themes, and now that they're been out of print for a while, the supply reflects that.
I'm reasonably certain that, for such a rare card, the judge foil would in fact lower prices a little bit. Usually judge foils have no effect because 1,000,000 to 1,002,000 of a card is a negligable difference. In contrast, if you increase the circulation of a card whose value is derived from rarity, not power, I think the judge foil will actually affect the market.
Knowing some of these financial experts personally, I will say this:
Many of them have sources to buy cards, and/or carry around buylists with them. Most of them try to trade up value, not constantly look to cash out. Then, they use times like the first couple rounds of a grand prix (when everybody else is playing) to cash out. Buylist shopping is also useful- when you pick up cards because you know they're on some buylist at an okay price. Places to liquidate include dealers who know them personally and/or give slightly better prices to them because they can fill up holes in stock, local markets, and occasionally online.
It's an effect that a lot of EDH Players want. I remember when I started looking for mine, they were like $10-15. When I finally found one, it was $15-20. I'm not surprised it's still rising- they're a desirable effect on a very rare card.
It's worth keeping even more. I would wait for a good finish by lands, which will bump up the price in exploration. EDH keeps it stable at a minimum, so it won't go down.
If you sold everything for cash immediately, I think the standard wins ATM. If you're not moving them IMMEDIATELY, then confidants- they will just rise as modern gets bigger.
A local shop of mine had a free modern tournament a month back that had 4 people. It ran one yesterday with 15. They weren't all tuned decks or anything, but it was a diverse showing of everything- Gifts/Tron, Zoo, U/5c control, Affinity, and even a little bit of combo shenanigans. Definitely a fine format, and growing in interest.
I suspect that if a shop can get 15 for a modern tournament two months before the PTQ season, it won't fizzle like extended.
Always take the biggest card when using SCG as a guide. They overprice by a flat plus percentage, so you have the flat markup more times in the multiple cards side.
I would take the FoW, but it sounds like you're better off with the pile. This is a sensible deal from all standpoints. You could have probably gotten a little more, but don't sweat it- you didn't do badly.
Run a draft with it. That makes the cost very manageable (less than $20/person) and you could crack a black lotus.
That said, I'd ask for $120, because there's no way your friend is getting starcity pricing on a box from anybody else. That makes the draft $15/person which is totally legit.
Actually, I'm not entirely sure how much shock prices will increase during the season. Of course they will to some degree, but I don't think they can really pass the 30-50 (nonblue-blue) marks. If they get past that, I think people will just ignore modern and invest in legacy. They're fine pickups, and you'll get something out of it, but I'm just not seeing the spike as large as people seem to think. Extended never did catch on super well, and people didn't speculate nearly as hard on it. Remember, Temple gardens were $7 on Starcity less than a year ago, and the increase we have now is already speculated up.
Yes, either by demand decreasing and/or supply increasing (reprinting it).
Some people don't like reading threads, huh...
Anyway, they can't reasonably reprint wasteland in a non-promo fashion because printing this card in standard would make players angry, and you wouldn't like them when they're angry.
Many of them have sources to buy cards, and/or carry around buylists with them. Most of them try to trade up value, not constantly look to cash out. Then, they use times like the first couple rounds of a grand prix (when everybody else is playing) to cash out. Buylist shopping is also useful- when you pick up cards because you know they're on some buylist at an okay price. Places to liquidate include dealers who know them personally and/or give slightly better prices to them because they can fill up holes in stock, local markets, and occasionally online.
I suspect that if a shop can get 15 for a modern tournament two months before the PTQ season, it won't fizzle like extended.
I don't know how much you're buying them for, but they're unlikely to go down, and could very easily go up.
That said, I'd ask for $120, because there's no way your friend is getting starcity pricing on a box from anybody else. That makes the draft $15/person which is totally legit.
Some people don't like reading threads, huh...
Anyway, they can't reasonably reprint wasteland in a non-promo fashion because printing this card in standard would make players angry, and you wouldn't like them when they're angry.