Vintage Buyouts
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@benjamin_berry said:
@Smmenen said:
http://kotaku.com/infamous-price-gouger-martin-shkreli-wants-to-collect-r-1783278015
Ugh
This, I want more of this. I want all the deplorable behavior that high prices cause to be brought out were the public can see how bad they make Wizards/Hasbro look.
When people who are not part of the Magic community decide to start putting Real World Money into Magic as a purely investment vehicle... we may be seeing the beginning of the final surge and tipping point that forces something to give.
That thing will not be the Reserve List, though.
It could be better reprints. It could be new policies about buyouts agreed to by WotC and stores. But, it's not gonna be the Reserve List.
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Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 5h5 hours ago
At 7 black lotus as of tonight. Also have 5x Mox. I enjoy this game!Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 7h7 hours ago
I will get my celebrity friends, including @kanyewest and @realDonaldTrump into Magic. Mark my words--the next tournament will be special. -
@Islandswamp I echo your sentiments about the Pro Tour and GPs. To this day I have not played in a single GP main event. Like you, I also have a young child (22 months).
I feel fortunate to have started playing paper vintage a long time ago, and hence obtained multiple sets of power for a lot less than they are now. Every now and then I joke, that if my child ends up having an interest in Magic, as they grow up, there is a set of power waiting for them. A six year old playing sanctioned paper vintage...
Every now and then, I ask myself whether I would (or could) get into paper vintage now starting from scratch. My answer, is unfortunately, no. The primary inhibitor would be cost. I would then lump this into the bag of activities that I would like to do, but feel unable to justify the cost
One of the great things about Magic is its multi-faceted nature. A person's Magic experience can be highly tailored: players, formats, collectors, financiers, etc. People are free to interact with it as desired. There are relationships between the experiences, but it is relatively loose.
When I ask myself, "do I want cards to be expense?" My answer is no. "Do I care that they are expensive?" Again no. I cannot see myself lobbying one Magic experience over another.
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@desolutionist said:
Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 5h5 hours ago
At 7 black lotus as of tonight. Also have 5x Mox. I enjoy this game!Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 7h7 hours ago
I will get my celebrity friends, including @kanyewest and @realDonaldTrump into Magic. Mark my words--the next tournament will be special.I'm really concerned about "the next tournament," guys. Donald Trump is going to take some time off of his campaign trail to play Magic Cards.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE MARKET
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@MaximumCDawg said:
@desolutionist said:
Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 5h5 hours ago
At 7 black lotus as of tonight. Also have 5x Mox. I enjoy this game!Martin Shkreli @MartinShkreli 7h7 hours ago
I will get my celebrity friends, including @kanyewest and @realDonaldTrump into Magic. Mark my words--the next tournament will be special.I'm really concerned about "the next tournament," guys. Donald Trump is going to take some time off of his campaign trail to play Magic Cards.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE MARKET
This guys troll game is strong. Its kind of funny to hear him crowing about his alleged 7 lotuses.
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Someone that spends $2m on wu-tang album can probably afford to drop 40k on a few lotuses.
He mentioned he's looking to spend $500k in the reddit thread.
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I feel like if Shkreli is buying all graded power, this really has zero effect on the market. It's not like those cards were getting played with anyway...
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@MaximumCDawg said:
I'm really concerned about "the next tournament," guys. Donald Trump is going to take some time off of his campaign trail to play Magic Cards.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE MARKET
Nah, everyone knows The Donald is more into Pokémon
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My biggest issue with random buy outs and stuff like this is it adds fuel to the fire for those people who are looking for any excuse to stoke the "end the reserved list" discussion. I swear I saw this guy on my FB feed and a friend was commented on how he hopes this "forces WoTC's hand" in regards to getting rid of the reserved list.
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Some major changes are happening on the site.
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@studderingdave Well, I'm sure there are plenty of people who are hoping for that to happen. Whether it actually will happen is another story.
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@Dstinct Huh. That seems downright decent. Good job, TCG Player!
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Go check out the NY State seized property auction. Might find some Black Lotuses
http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/14/martin-shkreli-art-collection-wu-tang-pharma-exec/ -
Thank goodness for non-Magic finance people selling on eBay. Was able to pick up a Bazaar for $490 and a Library for $400 in the past couple weeks, and they arrived in nice shape. I don't mind taking a chance on deals when the pictures are fuzzy or low-ebay bidders considering Paypal usually rules in your favor when anything shady happens. Just need to be vigilant to find good prices I guess.
