MTG 30th Oct 2022 Prediction update, How did I do?!?

My take on how 30A cards would effect the values of CE/IE was very similar to yours. I think this conclusion was logical if one were a part of the OS community. You basically had an entire subset of Magic players waiting for the market to crash on CE/IE cards just so as to swoop in. Thus in tern preventing an actual hard crash. I recall having many a discussion with OS players who were practically salivating at the prospect of a CE/IE price crash. The purchasing habits of OS players has not changed much as far as I can see. They just keep plugging away at filling their collections. Fortunately I never needed to convert my collection to cash, unfortunately during all this I had no cash to spend on cards. I came out with the same hand I went in with. The Magic community at large mostly is unaware of the OS community and of the buying power within our small subset of players/collectors. The vast majority of Magic players don't even know that OS exists, and of the players that have heard of the format, most think it's just some janky diversion for Vintage players at Eternal Weekend events. I got into an argument with some guy trying to tell me that it was Commander players who were driving the price increases of CE/IE cards (pre-pandemic/pandemic), to which I laughed. He didn't think our community was large enough to have any impact on the singles market. While it is true that Commander players are probably the largest drivers of singles sales, CE/IE does not hold much for the Commander community. Outside of dual lands, Copy Artifact, Wheel of Fortune, and Timetwister which RL cards are seeing a ton of Commander play? And with all those excluding Twister, there are plenty of Revised copies available. So while the Commander community may have had an impact upon the price of Timetwister, I highly doubt they affected the rest of the prices. I'll venture that the OS community, on average per capita, possesses more purchasing power than the Commander community. Anyway, good to see you back and sorry to hear about your health issues. Take care.

Welcome back Edwin, nice to see you making a video again. Stay healthy 🙌

Great to see you again and that you’re doing well

Welcome back. Yep I’ve been trying to complete collectors p9 set during this period. Just 2 left.

Welcome back! Missed your videos

Welcome back. I took advantage of the price dip and finished out my collection -- much cheaper than I expected.

Awesome to see you back Ed! Thanks for the video! 🎉🎉🎉

True they did not brake the RL, but It is kind of like marching your entire army up to the walls of an enemy city, and getting offended when everyone says you are about to lay siege. It is true that you have not invaded yet, but your intentions are clear. I have lost all hope in WOTC, and will not spend any more money on D&D, or MTG. Magic 30 just makes me sick. I would sell everything, but I do not want to get crushed in taxes, and I don't really know who to sell to anyway(I guess eBay). The NYSE crushed it in 2023, and I am glad that I did not invest in MTG over the last year. Glad to see a video for you. Keep making them and I'll keep watching.

Good to see you back!

Glad to see you're back and glad your health concerns are better! Absolutely and awesome time to get into Flesh and Blood as a collector or a player. 2024 is going to be an awesome year!

Glad to see you Edwin! We missed your videos 👍

Glad to see you back and stronger than every.

Keep the videos coming. You are pretty much the only person that touches on old school specific magic finance. Not sure people appreciate how closely related the prices of these old cards are tied to this niche community.

Great to see you're back and what a great video to start again! I do believe you're right, that the ICE prices are flattening out, I do not believe they will go up much though, due to the fear that will constantly be present in the back of OS players' heads, that WotC might just do an m30 again. Is it likely, after m30's flop? No, I don't think so. Nevertheless, it's not impossible, and that's what is going to keep the ICE prices from going back up to something even close of what they were pre-m30. Here in Europe I now see ICE P9 pieces going for ~40%, or even lower, of what they used to cost before m30 came out. I do hope I'm wrong, because I love ICE, but this is my take on it. Thanks for your thoughts on this, it's really great to hear your analysis on this matter again!

The return of the OG

Good to see you again. It is a great time to play FaB

Welcome back Edwin, I wish you all the best in 2024... and yes please do more video and I love the way you explaining stuffs. However, I may have a different opinion than most of the people, I believe some of the ABU cards may hit the market within this and maybe next year, IF fed is unable to cut the rate after all... some people may need to sell their collection to liquid cash. I cannot tell will this affect the price but do have one last chance for those who missed out to getting in this rabbit hole. :)

I always enjoy your content Edwin! Glad you’re back and hope to see more videos. Curious about your thoughts on Sorcery Contested Realm? I personally love it and am having a blast opening product, and it’s a fun game to play. I actually have stopped most magic buying and have been picking up more Sorcery. I know Rudy is big into it and have seen Dan open up several boxes on his channel, so curious what your thoughts are on the game. Thanks!

I feel the same way about the markets. I’m in my last year of school for engineering and wish I was done so I’d have solid income to take advantage of this time. Side note you and Dan and Rudy should play commander and post it.

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