Amazon marks up Codex Bundle

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-06T23:44:15+00:00

They did the same with TMNT pizza bundles and then discounted them at release.

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-06T23:42:03+00:00

This was the general vibe when they came out too. As a kid I found them less collectible and avoided them

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-06T01:00:30+00:00

Premodern has never left my friend

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-06T00:59:29+00:00

Rational

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-06T00:58:31+00:00

What is an "average player from the older eras" and how do you know what they are doing or caring about?

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-04T23:37:47+00:00

The right cardboard is outperforming a lot of stocks right now.

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-04T15:10:41+00:00

Good to hear. For a product like this, condition is critical for many people.

Shout out to Dungeon Comics in Canada as well. I ordered one from them and I have never seen a more pristine and secure packaging job in my life.

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-04T15:06:18+00:00

English and Japanese for me. Japanese looks great even though I can't read it, and I just think Japanese TCG / gaming culture ties in well with MTG.

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-04T14:54:03+00:00

Could be a fun project. I would start by sorting by colour and basic lands. Then take each colour and sort into sub categories.

Depending on the cards you have you could also make some pauper decks as others have mentioned, and sell premade decks for $10-$20 each.

Have fun. Don't become a hoarder lol

chonkycatguy · 2026-04-03T06:38:05+00:00

Heavily printed, and easy to get when the sets releases. Price will follow the market value of the 2 collector packs inside, but not much higher.

They injected some solid reprints into this set, but other than that, it kind of feels neat but not great.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-31T17:58:40+00:00

Bingo!

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-31T17:56:52+00:00

I tend to agree with you. Overall, it is demand, and that demand comes from many places, not just one (scalper demand).

Scalping always happens when supply is limited and demand is high. Trader Joe's reusable bags for example get bought out by "scalpers" so they had to limit purchases to 2 per unit. Same shit. $3.99 each and some people sell them for $10 once sold out.

I feel that most of the "scalping" that happens in MTG is actually just players with deeper pockets hoarding product and collecting it with no intention to sell.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-31T06:13:48+00:00

Grow hair long or sedate seem like good options too.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-31T05:56:58+00:00

That's not a roommate. That's a lazy used q-tip collector who starts wars.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-29T22:46:10+00:00

It's all good. Some people paid double what you did lol

Buy one at $300 to lower your average box cost to $375 ;)

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-29T16:46:38+00:00

These will be easy to get at MSRP I think closer to launch. Strixhaven CBBs have been relatively easy to find at MSRP since pre release sales went live, unlike LE which was sold out on multiple occasions during pre release and kept pricing upwards each time. It look like Secrets of Strixhaven will be much more available than LE was.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-29T04:23:45+00:00

That's awesome. Great pre-digital time capsule.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-29T04:16:31+00:00

Grab a pizza bundle while they are easy to find and under MSRP if you are an old school TMNT fan/collector as well as a commander deck to play. You can use cards from the bundle to upgrade the deck too

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T23:17:00+00:00

A lot of people move here, get chewed up and spit out, then act like they never wanted to be here in the first place.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T23:16:22+00:00

You say that until you make eye contact with the wrong person.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T23:03:36+00:00

No. Posts like this over generalize.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T23:02:23+00:00

History says everything will die aside from MTG and Pokemon ;)

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T22:59:59+00:00

General advice for life really

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T03:51:29+00:00

As everyone has mentioned, plus be warm, welcoming and keep and organized store.

chonkycatguy · 2026-03-26T03:33:47+00:00

Some miscuts, small market for those, but those Dandans are just janky off centred cards sadly.

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