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| Not often, but every once in a while we at TWC need a chance to speak our minds. This is basically the page for such a thing. |
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New vs. Old, Hot vs. Not (2/27/2006) |
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| Every once and awhile I get amazed at the difference in price between one copy of a card and another. Take for instance the hippo. In 9th edition, they are $12.00-$14.00 as of this writing and the uncommon copies are half that. If the card is legal for play in a particular format, all copies with the regular magic card back are also legal. You can play with revised, 4th and anthologies copies of the card as well as 9th. This is in addition to the more expensive unlimited, beta and alpha versions. The same is true of kird ape. All the cards in the core sets exist in other sets (use the search feature) so why not get the cheaper version? |
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Wizards of the Coast Price Increase (12/17/2003) |
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Wizards of the Coast has announced a 15% price increase effective in the middle of January. No more product will be available from them until after that date. The talk amongst dealers and distributors centers around how manufacturing cost has gone up 15% all of a sudden. While this is certainly not the case and the severity of the price increase is a shock, we can't say that the price increase is unexpected. We expect all other sealed product prices to follow the increase. For this reason, it might be the right time to buy if you were planning to do so.
As a footnote, Onslaught, Legions and Scourge seem to be in reasonable supply. Mirrodin may become a problem set as a result. |
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Onslaught as an investment (12/17/2002) |
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| Occasionally, I will use this space to inform my customers of what is hot, and what is not. When Saga came out, there were so many good cards in the set, it was easy to predict that it would do well. It is my opinion that onslaught will perform well also, albeit at a lesser pace than Saga. Those of you who like to buy boxes and hold them should consider Onslaught. Again, we formulate our opinion from our experience and we have been wrong before (we still like fallen empires.) By the way, I do not expect Saga to stop anytime soon. |
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Black vs. White (11/4/2002) |
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| Of late, WOTC always tries out new cards in an expansion before they can be put into one of the base sets (currently 7th edition). They may come out in portal or in one of the regular black-bordered expansions. This means that all cards in 7th originally came out in a black bordered set and is basically true of 4th through 6th. You have a choice of buying the white bordered 7th edition card or the black bordered card from the original expansion. If the price of the black bordered card is close to the white, you should always buy black. There are three reasons for this. Black bordred cards are prettier than white in a deck. Over time, black bordered cards are more collectable and will hold their value better than the white counterparts. Lastly, black bordered cards wear better than white bordered cards and do not show dirt as quickly. It is for these reasons that you may have heard...Once you try black you will never go back. |
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Who's the Boss (10/17/2002) |
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| The purpose of this page is to allow us at the Wizard's Cupboard to ocassionally voice our opinion. While we buy and sell Magic daily, our opinions are just that. They are no more valid than those of our customers. Actually, when you think about it, it is the opinions of our customers, taken collectively, that we pay attention to, and you should also. |
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