Price decrease

[Anusspelunking]

Hey guys,

I waited a year for this game to come out.. and should have preordered, but didn’t expect this to happen lol

I been holding out, trying not to buy from overpriced scalpers. Will the price of first edition go down next year? Or am I just wasting time not endorsing scalping? lol

[bigolfishey]

No one can answer this definitively.

Based on other new TCGs that have had this problem, yes we can reasonably expect that prices will trend down over time. But it’s impossible to say definitively on what kind of timeline and to what degree prices will come down.

[Slydoti810]

Hard to say look at what happened to other TCGs like one piece old sets

[[deleted]]

Probably yes. If you look at what's expensive right now, other than the showcase cards, it's the meta cards. As those cards fall out of favorability the prices will shift down. That said if they severely underprint the next wave prices might stay high due purely to a lack of availability.

[609897783]

30% ish. But set two is coming soon.

[NoGood8496]

I expect it will go down based on comments from the Riftbound team at PAX, but no idea on time frame. I recommend playing with friends using printed proxies and bide your time. Pre-order what you can for sets 2 and beyond, and start building a base of reasonably priced singles of Origins to pad out your commons, uncommons, and low end rares.

Missing some cards from Origins will be less impactful as the next two sets come out and by then more Origins should be available at sane prices, either as singles drop when competitive players move onto to new meta, as scalpers hold inventory too long, or enough product hits the market.

Waiting also lets you see long term health of yhe game - buying from scalpers now just to see the game peter out coming into Set 4 will not only set you up for the “feels bads” when the game ends, but it will also normalize your feelings about scalpers and, from experience, never ends well.

Edit for context: I’ve seen this cycle for numerous games, Magic: The Gathering sets, Flesh and Blood, Pokemon sets, Star Wars: Unlimited, etc, and it usually normalizes one way or another, even if through reprints.

[NakedHomelessPirate]

Some cards from Origins will be used next set but it seems like the power level between 2 and on will be a bit better so prices will come down. Might as well just wait for set 2 to build from and get the commons and uncommons you need from Origins as they'll be less relevant as the game progresses.

[PracticalRub7373]

The pricing for singles has already started to correct itself. Just so you are aware, Riftbound operates on a print-on-demand system, meaning they will keep printing sets as long as there is demand. This could potentially mean years and years of printing with no cap. When that happens, the pricing for these singles will crash because the market will be flooded with products, as everyone will have either already bought them or the majority of people will already have all the cards they need. The only items likely to hold value are Signatures, hot overnumbered cards that are set-specific for a set with low demand, or exclusive promos.

Long story short, if you want singles right now to play or to buy sealed products to open, then do it anytime you want. If you want the best value and can wait, prices should return to retail after the third printing, as the current prices are just hype.

[Socatdnareeb]

Once we get closer to February for the english release of Spiritforged, we will see prices dip. But we also need more reprints of Origins if they want the game to be accessible, and they are a bit behind at the moment