#mtgfinance

[sexhaver]

hey I have an ungraded Alpha Chaos Orb I got from a blind egg machine in the 90s. how do I get it graded and what's the best move for me with this thing? should I sell it, or is it going to continue to acquire value?

ohhhhh man that's a Spicy Meatball. first step would be getting ahold of a jeweler's loupe and doing some basic at-home checks for whether or not it's fake. the most common is the Green Dot Test where you look at the green dot on the back of the card:

there are also some other tests you can do but the efficacy of those can vary depending on the set the card is from (i.e. sometimes legit cards can still fail); r/mtgfinance is very helpful with walking you through the specifics of these

once you determine it's not an obvious fake, the next step would be getting it graded. the gold standards here are Beckett and PSA. picking which one to use is a subject of great debate; generally PSA is preferred by Pokemon collectors and stores in Japan, whereas Beckett is preferred by MTG whales (i.e. your target audience). PSA is more lenient on specifically the centering of the card though so it might be worth sending it into them depending on how that looks. also before sending the card in to any service, get multiple high-quality scans of the front and back in case a dispute arises. both Beckett and PSA are wayyyy more reputable than that card service i posted about a few days back that just declares their customers' cards fake and then steals them, but when dealing with something this expensive it pays to be cautious. i would also recommend insuring the package you mail it to them in

once you get a grade, you can decide how to proceed from there. Chaos Orb specifically is banned in basically everything so it really only has value as a collectable, which means you can probably just leave it in the plastic "slab" you'll get it back in. on the plus side, it has a LOT of value as a collectable. i don't have a finger on the pulse of alpha card prices but you're looking at multiple thousands of dollars minimum. however, you are going to run into some issues because 1. you're someone with no sale history selling a really rare and expensive card and 2. there are so few Alpha Chaos Orbs floating around that there aren't really enough sales to pin down a market price, but not so few sales that you want to go through an auction house. you definitely do not want to sell to a physical LGS (local game store) because they are not going to beat the best offer you can find online (they mostly have the edge when selling in bulk). your best bets here are probably either ebay or this facebook group, but bear in mind that ebay takes some percentage of the sale (i think 14%?) and tends to side with the buyer unconditionally if a dispute arises. if you take the facebook route, DO NOT ACCEPT OFFERS FROM PEOPLE SLIDING INTO YOUR DMS. THEY ARE LOWBALLING YOU.

im answering this one publicly so people can chime in if they have any other advice they want to share, but in any case, your first step here is to get your hands on a jeweler's loupe

[cursed-40k-thoughts]

Is there much point buying stuff from GW if they're just going to get stuffed into legends in the future?

Sure nothing lasts forever and card games do it but these figures are expensive

Whether or not there’s a point to getting them, in terms of being future-proofed, is up to you. As a purely financial thing? No. Unless you’re not opening them and speculating on the unopened product like an MTGfinance cryptowanker, you’re going to lose money on them anyway. Nearly everything devalues over time. If they end up useless to you, you will likely being reselling them for a net loss.

But let’s put aside all the abysmal resale stuff and look at it for more human reasons, yeah? Is there a point to it? That depends on you. If you feel like you’d get a sense of value and enjoyment from purchasing and using your minis, even if they went away in one, two, five, six years, then sure. If having them and enjoying them for that time outweighs the potential of them becoming obsolete then maybe, for you, there’s a point to it. If you just want to paint them and keep them then you’re absolutely golden.

If it’s the opposite, and the thought of them getting the corporate boot is something you can’t abide, or something you genuinely worry about, there’s no harm in not engaging with the product you feel is at risk.

At the end of the day, Warhammer is an openly overpriced hobby, and you should exercise common sense and consideration when making purchases, as with any product.

[betadunsparce]

short-printing in modern yugioh is definitely like a myth that mtgfinance types perpetuate to justify selling commons and supers for insane prices

[drizzit]

Thinking about spring to summer 2021 on mtgfinance a guy was trying to sell an alpha Serra angel but he had a crush on her in high school so there was a very large yellow stain on her face and everyone was clowning on him for it

[therealisticcollector]

Dominaria United Collector Box: The numbers

Check out how much value this Dominaria United Collector Booster Box gave me! #mtg #magicthegathering #mtgfinance #dominariaunited #data

It is finally time to take a look at the numbers of the Dominaria United Collector Booster Box I recently opened and covered in my The hunt for the Lost Legends post. Take a look at the post to see how beautiful the cards are! The box cost me 250 euro on 14 September 2022 and I divided the cost over 102 hits. That gives me a cost per hit of $2.45 to use for the data in EchoMTG. The Box Topper…

[cardboard-crack]

[island-delver-go]

I got this Calibrated Blast package for less than the cost of an English Blinkmoth Infusion.

If you're looking for cheap cards, please unclick the English only option

[jqlgirl]

speculators, get rekt

[jalira-is-bae]

Commander Legends Speculation (Commander Legends Previews begin soon.)

We have already had some spoilers and few leaked cards for the Commander Legends set. We have seen that Partner will be a mechanic in the set. So, it would be reasonable to assume that older Partner commanders will get a boost in demand (which they already have since a few Partners were spoiled a while back.) Let’s take a brief inventory of Partner card prices. (According to TCGPlayer Market Price data.)

$8.67 - Akiri, Line-Slinger ( Foil - C16 )

$13.70 - Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder ( Foil - C16)

$2.68 - Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper ( Foil - C16 )

$3.23 - Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker (Foil - C16)

$3.86 - Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker (Foil - CM2)

$7.31 - Kraum, Ludevic's Opus ( Foil - C16 )

$7.26 - Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix ( Foil - C16 )

$6.11 - Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist ( Foil - C16 )

$19.05 - Ravos, Soultender ( Foil - C16 )

$10.72 - Reyhan, Last of the Abzan (Foil - C16)

$10.93 - Reyhan, Last of the Abzan (Foil - CM2)

$7.75 - Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (Foil - C16)

$10.42 - Silas Renn, Seeker Adept (Foil - C16)

$8.42 - Tana, the Bloodsower (Foil - C16)

$43.95 - Thrasios, Triton Hero (Foil - C16)

$43.25 - Tymna the Weaver (Foil - C16)

$21.56 - Vial Smasher the Fierce (Foil - C16)

There is quite a few cards with Partner. As of today, it looks like the mean price for the 17 printings is $13.46, or a median price of $8.67.

I’ll check back in on this speculation 4 weeks after the release of Commander Legends. Keep in mind, Commander Legends releases November 20, 2020.

[zbexx-blog]

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[roguedeckbuilder]

TL DW Text Version:

Standard: [[Thought Erasure]]. This is currently a top 5 card. More importantly, the decks that it sees play in have virtually no rotating cards. Check out the Esper Hero and Dimir Walkers!

]]Legacy]]: Supreme Verdict. Another triple dipper. Ample play in Commander, Modern and Legacy. Dodged reprints in the guild kits.

EDH: [[Venser, the Sojourner]]. It is all about the supply and the spread. This card is about to pop. Very little supply left on tcgplayer. Atraxa decks are also back on the rise and this is a heavily played card in Atraxa.

Pauper: [[Chromatic Sphere]], I think if one of the Chromatics are reprinted it will be star, allowing this one to slowly creep up in value. Sees ample play in Pauper and Modern

Modern: [[Kitesail Freebooter]]. Humans has solidified itself as a top 5 deck. With Ixalan running low on stock, now is the time to pull the trigger on Freebooter. They can still be found for .25 , Reminds me a lot of Reflector Mage. Bottomed out after banned in standard and then shot back up because of Modern demand. Oath probably has more overall supply than Ixalan does.

[kawaii-punk]

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[falloutguy]

BOROS ⛰☀️ More than 50% profit for today. Money 😅 #mtg #magicthegathering #mtgfinance #Prerelease #realestate #sacredfoundry https://www.instagram.com/p/BoUNJ7Inia-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nms91fy0qfmr

[tropporicco]

Mox emerald IE signed - what do you think about price for this approx EX copy 1350 € ? ¡Cartas magic al maximo! ¡SIEMPRETOP! #mtg #mtgedh #mtgpimp #mtgelite #mtgcommunity #mtgcards #mtgcard #mtgvintage #oldschoolmtg #mtgfinance #mtglegacy #legacy #graded #gradedcards #oldschoolmagic #vintagemtg #magic #reservelist #power9 #antiquities #collection #mtgsigned #mtgrarity #tropporicco #siempretop #oldschooldragon #numero1 (at Benidorm, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHy-Bwn_M6/?igshid=vjpaessv77n1

[foxysproxyscards]

Secret lair prices be like... #magicthegathering #mtg #mtgmemes #mtgfinance #mtgsecretlair #mtgcommunity #mtgaddicts https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DjyKunUcC/?igshid=h3rxcho0qz8b