I have really been debating modern as a whole. The card prices are unreal expensive so what is one to do? Wait until a reprint and hope things get cheaper? Modern Masters really didn't help that a whole lot with the big hitters. Even after the season, card prices will not go down that much. Now fetch reprints will eventually happen which should drive the prices lower so buying any fetches now or even after the season is not a good purchase since you can get original duals around the same prices.
So I am left with buying in after the season and hope that part of the deck doesn't get banned such as Snapcaster, birthing pod, goyf, etc... That is a very scary proposition to spend that much money assembling a deck and then BAM, starting over.
There is no good answer and WOTC has difficult decisions to make over the course of the next few years as to what to reprint in the normal sets and what to do with the next modern masters set.
I was curious to see how fast these cards are rising. I have a 550 non powered completely foiled cube (except for cards that were never foiled). I priced my cube out today (Retail at SCG which is were I check my values) and compared it to the last time i did it which was on 1/17/2014 and the increase was $953.00 in less than a month.
Now obviously sell price wouldn't be that high but regardless it shows significant growth of these cards in such a short period of time. So my question is, when does the bottom drop out?
Owning a foil cube is quickly becoming a rich mans game for those just starting out. Cards are spiking way to fast for most people to reasonably keep up. Seems like eventually the prices would hit a wall but then some other card spikes. Look at a foil Rishadan port lately or someone has mentioned stoneforge mystic. I picked mine up 6 months ago for $60 in trade and now $150, why? Can't get legacy driving that as stoneblade has been a popular legacy deck for the last couple years. It is getting silly.
My thoughts are that more people are building cubes due to the popularity of mtgo cube which us causing high end foils to climb to astronomical prices. EDH driving prices was one thing but to have multiple groups fighting for the same foils makes it tough.
Not only does it seem that alot of the cube foils have dried up in the trading market but some of the cards in foil have just completely went bonkers in price during the last couple months.
So I am left with buying in after the season and hope that part of the deck doesn't get banned such as Snapcaster, birthing pod, goyf, etc... That is a very scary proposition to spend that much money assembling a deck and then BAM, starting over.
There is no good answer and WOTC has difficult decisions to make over the course of the next few years as to what to reprint in the normal sets and what to do with the next modern masters set.
Now obviously sell price wouldn't be that high but regardless it shows significant growth of these cards in such a short period of time. So my question is, when does the bottom drop out?
My thoughts are that more people are building cubes due to the popularity of mtgo cube which us causing high end foils to climb to astronomical prices. EDH driving prices was one thing but to have multiple groups fighting for the same foils makes it tough.
Horrible company.
What are you fellow cubers doing with your shuffling to ensure that the cube is nice and random?
JTMS FOIL
Thoughtseize FOIL
Demonic Tutor judge FOIL