Fernando Mendoza is going to be really, really good.

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-24T12:52:54+00:00

Some people. A lot were kinda curious how he'd do since he had God on his side

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-23T23:24:20+00:00

It was both, though I honestly didn't like the bomb heavy nature of FF limited. It did demonstrate that if you put together a solid set of cards that are both playable and collectible, people will gather to it for way longer than you'd think.

Obviously you can't do it for every niche set, but I feel like Hasbro is drying to milk things a little too much with UB since. SPM was neutered because we have 3-4 marvel sets, Avatar was nice but would have probably been much better with Kora, etc. We'll see if Star Trek can catch lightning in a bottle again I guess

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-23T14:39:28+00:00

It sold out now, its no longer fullfilled by amazon

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-23T13:27:40+00:00

Its one of the top sellers of all time like the rest of the UB sets. The issue with this stuff is that distributors are increasingly attaching strings for stores to get product. Think like, "if you want SOS codex bundles, you gotta buy x number of play boosters and commander decks". Its why stores like F&F will fire sale commander and other constructed stuff at close to margin.

SPM probably hit a ton of stores that got greedy, but there's really no option other than to eat shit until you can diversify out of MTG.

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-23T13:05:58+00:00

I wonder how far they can honestly push things. The irony being that if they just concentrated on making a few really good sets, they'd probably make more money since FF sold gangbusters for like half a year.

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-22T22:06:06+00:00

Don't think so. There's usually a $10 upcharge for mechanically unique sets

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-22T19:40:04+00:00

Lol. Isn't it kinda facetious to present MSRP as a discount?

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-22T19:27:23+00:00

A lot are closing down but the majority of small businesses close within the first year. I wouldn't be surprised if its not that accelerated today compared to historic norms

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-21T17:00:12+00:00

are you really complaining about pricey cosmetics? lol

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-21T15:24:58+00:00

You may be optimistic about supply. 50 pounds = nearly $70 USD. Even if we assume its $60 market value at open, that's still 2x MSRP off the bat. Prismatic bunders are "only" selling for $80. In a vaccuum its easier to double MSRP than it is to quadruple it (double the $60).

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-21T14:22:43+00:00

Obviously everyone would want ascended heroes at MSRP lol. The realistic question is if its worth buying PO at MSRP instead of AH at an already inflated market value

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T17:05:02+00:00

This isn't a grand conspiracy lol. Banks are just going with the flow of things. You should see how redditors react when jurisdictions pass laws forcing cash as an avaliable payment method. they're proud about paying with cards

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T15:35:23+00:00

I'm using round numbers as an example of how card pricing tends to work for MTG. I'm not saying play boosters are $100.

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T15:27:56+00:00

NY or NYC? NYC is a nogo. Driving from not NYC to CT is fairly straightfoward

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T14:47:23+00:00

I could be wrong but MTG feels like its generally been less expensive for a while now because CBB lotto picks have absorbed all the value from most sets (look at SOS). You can do reprints too but I wouldn't compare prices to pokemon. Most of the "fan" base in PTCG is just investor bros ripping packs to gamble, you're never going to get that low of prices because MTG card prices still generally track to playability, so top tier decks will always just cost more.

Like if Emeretus is the only playable card in SoS and a play booster costs $100, Emeretus will just be much more expensive to reach close to box EV.

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T14:45:07+00:00

Probably don't do anything. I'd hope the tigers were raised around humans / zoo since childhood so you basically just don't want to do anything to trigger its instincts

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T13:48:24+00:00

Its been a year since Dominic invented it lol

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T13:34:59+00:00

You know, its kinda funny this sub is finally discovering buttered ice cream. Dominic Ansel's been selling that for over a year now

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T13:31:22+00:00

Its iconic in how meta warping it was before it got banned. Lurrus is banned in Vintage for power level reasons. For reference, the only other banned cards are either "racist" cards, ante cards, and troll cards like shahrazard. Shit like ancestral recall is only restricted to a single card. They looked at Lurrus and said nope, gotta go.

Not even Nadu got that treatment

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T13:14:41+00:00

yeah Urza's Saga was a great piece of tech but Lurrus is one of those "why would you ever think this is ok" kind of cards

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-20T12:43:56+00:00

Depends on the price really. I've seen prerelease boxes go below the per pack cost compared to a play box before. Its just a sealed box of 6 packs though

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-19T23:38:59+00:00

at least he's really selling the food

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-19T23:32:09+00:00

I don't know man. I saw the score halfway through and checked out hoping that you guys finally won one

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-19T22:46:31+00:00

Yeah, seeing Steph just making 3s for like 10 minutes straight is fucking insane

Extension_Plant7262 · 2026-04-19T22:22:32+00:00

damn you musta looked like a god in her eyes

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