i wish this set had tied in more mechanically with the first ravnica set. choose reprints that really reinforce the themes of all the guilds. it kinda feels like a mashup of nothing but goodstuff cards and that's kind of boring.
WotC, how you gonna show gummy worm monsters in this world and not make one gummy worm creature that we can actually play? This set is a failure on that alone.
After Commander Masters, LotR, and Aftermath this set feels great to be back with normal Magic that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, isn't a gimmick set, or a IP set with a gimmick in it. I quite enjoy this set, minus the lack of gummy worms.
remember when secret lairs were a new thing and garnered a little bit of excitement, but a vocal minority of us were concerned about things like reprint equity?
A lot of apologists and WotC employees on the site it would seem.
Let me lay it out for those of you who might be a little too slow or obtuse to catch on.
Who: Don't know their name.
What: The One Ring worth between 1 and 2 million USD
Where: Don't know where the pack was actually acquired.
Why: We can assume to score a million plus $ card
When: No actual date is known only anecdotal evidence.
How: Who knows, bought, stolen, gifted? No information given
My suspicion is one of two....
1. The LGS opened up the packs early. (Which they are in the right to do although in fairness to everyone else out there gives them an unfair advantage). Found the card BEFORE pre-release and sent it to be graded. Meanwhile, players are buying packs left and right thinking they have a shot when they have ZERO chance to pull it. Knowing this looks bad they find a store patron to act as the "finder". Make arrangements to compensate this person for doing so when the store will reap the lion's share of the "bounty".
With this said, all legal but it looks bad. This doesn't even address that WotC knew exactly where they sent the card and whether or not they predetermined where to send it.
2. The finder either bought/stole/was gifted the pack containing the card BEFORE pre-release or release date itself. Maybe purchasing the pack from the retail store they work at before it would be available to the public. Could have been obtained in Canada or United States for that matter we don't know and they aren't sharing any pertinent information, see above.
So there it is. Could be totally innocent but without further information any theory thrown out there is totally plausible at this point. Maybe some can take off their rose colored glasses for a minute and look outside the bubble and see that these things can and do happen on a regular basis when huge amounts of money are involved. I hope I am proven wrong, but I doubt it. But the evidence that is out there right now doesn't disprove my theory at all.
So WHERE was the pack bought?
WHEN was the pack bought?
Those are the 2 most important pieces of information that they have not released. Until they do this stinks of grift.
all of that information was available shortly after the announcement, just because you didn't see it doesn't mean its a grift.
additionally, when you have a good lgs, it hasn't been uncommon to get product just a little bit early. i've bought and opened plenty of product from plenty of different shops the night before a prerelease for instance. generally the understanding is you just don't talk about it.
its a card worth millions and the only one in existence. the guy did it the way any intelligent person would have.
you're not being skeptical, you're trying to make everything fit your crackpot theory
The card wasn't purchased at the Whitby store but the person who made the life-changing pull is the cousin of a frequent customer.
So who knows where the pack was bought. Frankly it could have been stolen we have zero clue. Could have been opened by the store and they found a person to act as the "finder" as well. I find the whole thing fishy. Right now the only people making money off this are the lawyers and representatives of the "finder" the airlines and PSA. We will never be told the actual truth only bits and pieces. I have my guesses as to what really happened but all we will get to know is what lawyers will allow.
Follow up:
After watching the CBC news story a couple of other interesting pieces of information.
The "finder" is in retail and is a cashier and forklift operator. So let me guess, Wal-Mart worker.
The "finder" has not revealed where they bought (stole???) the pack from and when they "bought" that pack. 2 critical pieces of information not revealed. It stinks to high heaven, period.
this is the most ridiculous and insane theory i've read in awhile.
i once said mtg:s was a place where occam's razor is so dull it can't even cut jello. years later i see that still rings true.
I would buy what I could afford. Be it a car or MTG cards or whatever. Sure the scale is the same but at the end of the day it's 25 cents.
And I'm not telling you not to get worked up. I'm just trying to understand why you have this level of vitriol over bulk rares for a trading card game.
To each their own I suppose. You do you man. Good luck!
Yes I will do me and be me. That is all you would have had to say earlier. You do understand 25 cents adds up though correct? Last year I spent around 750 dollars of singles from Card Kingdom. That would now be 1500 dollars. That is a HUGE difference, not 25 cents. Price fixing/gouging is real. Its happening here. Supply is up, demand is down yet prices are going up. Its not supposed to work that way. We agree to disagree and move on.
Not so sure this is a game I value any more.
right! and why isn't minstrosity also a food!
we're there!
on the other hand... i would be paying a premium for a pack and expect more value for the price
this set would've been fantastic at a normal price, but at what packs are going for its awful
not any more!
then i saw the pricing model
the proxy market will continue to boom.
all of that information was available shortly after the announcement, just because you didn't see it doesn't mean its a grift.
additionally, when you have a good lgs, it hasn't been uncommon to get product just a little bit early. i've bought and opened plenty of product from plenty of different shops the night before a prerelease for instance. generally the understanding is you just don't talk about it.
its a card worth millions and the only one in existence. the guy did it the way any intelligent person would have.
you're not being skeptical, you're trying to make everything fit your crackpot theory
this is the most ridiculous and insane theory i've read in awhile.
i once said mtg:s was a place where occam's razor is so dull it can't even cut jello. years later i see that still rings true.
you bought 3,000 bulk rares?