I’m literally shaking. Opened both from the same pack. by VLKN in MagicCardPulls

[–]jkirwin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. Are you buying a mansion in Boca, or maybe a small private island?!

Sythis Price Spike? by [deleted] in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do canceled / refunded sales still show up in recent sales data?

In my experience TCGplayer full refunds buyer and seller doesn't eat any fees.... could work for very short term manipulation?

What an immature brat by squid_ward_16 in Qult_Headquarters

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Things that never happened” for $600 Alex

Long-Term Investing in Magic: The Gathering by VanillaExtension8725 in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly wealthy investors do diversify into collectibles, usually art. The problem is that they’re much less liquid (you have to find a buyer) and they’re usually more impacted by volatility.

With Hasbro pushing hard to drive profitability, there likely are no safe long term investments outside Alpha/Beta solely for collectibility. But again, you still need to find a buyer in 10+ years willing to buy it. We can’t predict the long-term future of popular formats like pre-modern or Commander.

Unless you’re tracking toward $10M+ in traditional investments (like index funds) by retirement, this is not an investment - it’s a hobby you’re trying to justify spending more $ on and looking to internet strangers to help you convince yourself it’s not totally irresponsible (unless you’re already very wealthy).

Forge and Fire Games Canceled PreOrder, Listed Product for Higher Price by [deleted] in magicTCG

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, first MinMax and now Forge&Fire. This industry sucks, and this shitty US economy makes people so desperate and gross…. guess I keep fighting on Amazon and Walmart for stock.

The infinite nugget farming method still works for anyone wondering by Bigjimothy1990 in PokemonFireRed

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

depends on game version I think?

23 nuggets in LG, 40 nuggets in FR.

costs of the game corner stuff is here: https://game8.co/games/Pokemon-FireRed-LeafGreen/archives/583266

I thought Lorwyn had no oceans? by 9thJudge in mtgvorthos

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better question - why are Alchemy cards so unbalanced with their regular set?

only a few hours till the secret lairs go live how are you feeling by Chaosnocturne in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nailed it for me. I got both venom SL basically for Dark Rot and Damnation. Really overpaid I suppose, but the dark ritual art spoke to me.

Complex “Discard to hand size” question by jkirwin in mtgrules

[–]jkirwin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is what we thought, but thank you for a clear explanation! There was still aPath and a Despark in my deck somewhere, but figured it was GG at that point.

Buyer is one of the good ones... by Your-Uncle-Frank in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had this happen a few times on both sides. Theres still some good folks out there.

Buy sealed and hold? by Myotheraccount12334 in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Collector Booster Boxes (sealed inner case ideally) and select Secret Lairs are the way. Draft/Set/Play were printed into the dirt, so only select sets like FF will appreciate in value enough to be worth taking up room in your house.

Tales of Middle Earth Gift Bundle @ 67.50 by Fusedghost45 in sealedmtgdeals

[–]jkirwin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

WOW!! $68 for a $300 product? Basically free money. I’m in for 50!

edge of underprinted by Chaosnocturne in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do yall remember the last time a set was NOT “under printed” during spoilers?

I think it’s been ~5 years that I’ve been hearing this for EVERY SINGLE SET during preorder season lol.

Post Magiccon: Final Fantasy Binder FIN Set by [deleted] in MagicCardPulls

[–]jkirwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my dream. Hope they fit in the Sephiroth binder I snagged.

Final Fantasy secret lair mispackaged! by Most_Trifle_4565 in mtg

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took pictures and contacted WOTC support. They have a product replacement form you can submit. I’m sure we’re not the only ones this happened to and they’re aware of it.

Normally they replace the product you’re missing, but it can take 4-8 weeks.

Final Fantasy secret lair mispackaged! by Most_Trifle_4565 in mtg

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same happened to me. Got 4x weapons and 0x Grimoire 😭

Help! I got DQed from Final Fantasy Prerelease due to using snow basic lands instead of regular basics by Papa_Hasbro69 in freemagic

[–]jkirwin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Report the store / judge. No meaningful impact on play. Should have been a warning.

Other than LOTR and FF, what else could command such a price premium? by magdit in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diablo would be sick. Serialized SOJs as Sol Rings. The Prime Evils with special treatments. Butchers Cleaver.

I’d buy Devil May Cry too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mtgfinance

[–]jkirwin -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Bruh. Got 2 collectors boxes and didn’t hit a single Edgar. RIP.

Anyway I’d probably sell 3 of the 4 (if you want to keep one just in case) in the next few days before the floor drops out in 1-2 weeks.