They look absolutely amazing, but good God, they couldn't have picked like... good and playable cards? Teferi? Narset? Karn? Anything? What a disappointment.
To be fair, these collections aren't exactly meant for competitive players - they're meant for collectors.
Collectible bad cards don't hold value. Just go look at many of the past SDCC cards. The ones that see play are astronomical. The ones that don't are $20-30.
until you try to buy or sell something, that something is worth exactly 0$ and most collector would never sell their collectibles. So, what does it matter if these cards are worth money or not on the secondary market? (unless you see them as an "investment" instead of a collectible, of course).
I have spent the last several years buying and selling the sdcc Planeswalker sets. I routinely go with several of my friends at Comic-Con to buy these. I generally make enough money to sustain keeping one set, and making a reasonable profit selling the rest. (the only one I still actually have is a full color-matched signed set of the Terese Nielson ones from last year). This will probably be the least productive set they've ever done; considerably worse then the amonkhet ones 2 years ago.
It's a shame, because the art style and design is absolutely amazing. I wish that would have been done to Teferi, Narset, Karn, and cards that actually see considerable play.
What's your guesstimate on how much a set will sell for on the secondary market?
What's your guesstimate on how much a set will sell for on the secondary market?