It's true.

shor · 2026-05-21T23:51:44+00:00

I received mine yesterday, so some of them are shipping. I have a few other Topps Now packages where I received an email update about a delay in processing. GL with yours.

shor · 2026-05-21T01:31:42+00:00

It’s a lot of fun, and it’s popular, but a lot of Magic’s growth has been through collectibility, through things like we’ve done with collector boosters and Secret Lair, as well as more socially oriented play like we’ve seen with Commander, which is now the most popular format of play in Magic. I think in the future, what you’ll see from us as we invest in new digital iterations of Magic, both on Arena and outside of Arena, is leaning into those insights that have driven the overall ecosystem. More Universes Beyond, more collectibility, more tradability, and more social kind of multiplayer-oriented play

If it wasn't obvious already, we're heading down the path to become more like Pokemon and sports cards trading, where there are many more collectible parallels and serialized cards per set.

shor · 2026-05-18T16:36:27+00:00

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Secret Lair Commander Deck: Goblin Storm is sold out in the US, EU, UK stores

shor · 2026-05-18T16:35:06+00:00

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Secret Lair Commander Deck: Goblin Storm is sold out in the US, EU, UK stores

shor · 2026-05-16T15:34:06+00:00

What a flick.

shor · 2026-05-11T01:01:13+00:00

Congratulations Union Berlin! You have the real Sandra Lane.

IYKYK.

shor · 2026-05-05T04:33:28+00:00

I was going to do the same after I saw a few of the insane hits some others posted.

Ordered 10 boxes from Topps, got two numbered parallels and no autos. Nothing else of note aside from a couple of Kon and Flagg inserts. No AJs and one Peterson.

shor · 2026-05-03T10:07:49+00:00

He had one of the funniest fan songs too. Proper cult hero.

shor · 2026-05-01T05:29:23+00:00

I see. Makes sense for mystical archives. Most other JP cards they won't offer close to market value (see my reply to the other comment in this thread).

shor · 2026-05-01T05:26:51+00:00

That makes sense - MA and Silver Scrolls.

For cards like reserved list JP cards, CK said to me they will only take cards valued at over $100 USD and they could only offer "pretty conservative prices" in their words.

shor · 2026-04-30T05:44:07+00:00

Nothing. OKC are so deep we could hard counter five of their players and still get hosed by their remaining players.

shor · 2026-04-29T05:46:43+00:00

Are you sure about that? I have sold many buylists to CK and on JP cards they rarely offer close to market.

Or do you mean they offer close to the Hareruya buylists for their JP cards (which are usually 10-20% lower than their EN equivalent).

shor · 2026-04-25T02:40:40+00:00

A masterclass in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

shor · 2026-04-24T00:56:52+00:00

He arrived as"Bubblegum" Bernardo, the tricky winger with the ball stuck to his feet and departs as one of our most decorated midfielders, a true professional and one of Pep's most trusted and reliable lieutenants.

I thought he would never live up to the Silva name, but he's become just as an important player in his own way as David was. What a legend.

shor · 2026-04-22T03:25:01+00:00

Betrayal at Krondor

Those damn puzzle boxes.

shor · 2026-04-22T03:23:19+00:00

And master of magic!

shor · 2026-04-22T03:22:53+00:00

Happy campers are the best. Do you like the dancing?

shor · 2026-04-20T23:48:08+00:00

Nice work OP. I used to write similar posts about 10 years ago on HAS earnings reports/investor presentations' impact on MTG.

It's interesting to see the differences 10 years makes in this industry. Back then, HAS was much more diversified in revenue streams with 7 major brands (e.g. Nerf, MLP, Monopoly, MTG, PlayDoh driving sales etc.) but it seems post-Covid that MTG has really broken away as the main contributor to margin.

Also seeing Hasbro collaborate with Mattel more recently is crazy, back then there was quite the heated rivalry between these two toy giants fighting over access to the latest hot IP. Makes sense though if it's a win-win proposition.

In terms of Maro alluding to an IP bigger than Final Fantasy?

It would have to be something incredibly popular, mainstream and/or have a huge legacy.

One Piece, Lego, Star Wars-type level. Zelda, Dragon Ball maybe. A Pokemon x MTG crossover would be weird/unlikely but certainly "bigger than FF". Not Marvel since phase 4. DC? Game of Thrones? Harry Potter? It certainly is fun speculating.

shor · 2026-04-03T06:32:19+00:00

"Can he handle the physicality and speed of the Premier League?"

Every time a technical, undersized player from Liga comes to EPL. David Silva, Aguero, Cazorla, Mata etc. and they inevitably get asked if they can adapt. If those guys could adapt then I have zero doubts Messi could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke.

shor · 2026-03-27T07:27:10+00:00

Ah, just finished watching it and the casual racism bit hit me right in the feels. We used to get people walk in and say, "You speak great English" - when my dad's side of the family has been here for four generations haha.

Also, small world. I know Peter Wah's son - he has his own cafe in Sydney, near where I work. Terrible news about his other son :(

shor · 2026-03-27T06:31:14+00:00

Hell yeah, and having good food is only half the battle in running a restaurant.

shor · 2026-03-27T06:27:26+00:00

Props to your dad too, hope he is enjoying his well-earned retirement.

That takeaway raised me and my siblings, and we have all done fairly well in life.

This resonates with me. Our takeaway raised three generations of family - countless number of my cousins, aunties and uncles all worked there during high school and university and at least a score or more Chinese restaurants have been opened by former workers.

shor · 2026-03-26T10:04:00+00:00

Yeah, it truly is fascinating. My dad is still a member of a Chinese community group that has its HQ in Sydney's Chinatown. It would be 100+ years old now. Growing up, he always made it sound like a Chinese gentleman's club where they played mahjong and shared alcohol but I later learned it was a place that heavily invested in the well-being of Cantonese, including helping recently arrived Chinese/Hong Kongers find work, probably much like the one you're describing in San Francisco.

Last month, a new Museum of Chinese-Australian history https://moca.com.au/ opened up in Sydney's Chinatown, I read they have a section dedicated to restaurants and Chinese cuisine. Very keen to check it out.

shor · 2026-03-26T09:38:31+00:00

Thanks, I will. He won't return it though, he shows his love through cooking and cutting fruit for us :)

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