Comments on: Mystery Booster Playtest Cards: A Deep Dive https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/mystery-booster-playtest-cards-a-deep-dive/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:47:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: J... https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/mystery-booster-playtest-cards-a-deep-dive/#comment-2022401 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:47:25 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94376#comment-2022401 The difference between these and Beta rares is: you cannot print Beta rares with the same quality ink and cardstock these days. You cannot duplicate them, even the ones not on the reserve list.

These, on the other hand: (1) have an artificially constrained supply. WotC could print millions if they want. If people demand it enough, they might. (2) are kind of ugly. They are meant to be a piece of paper taped onto a card. The aesthetic is not particularly beautiful. (3) Not legal for tournament play and are not supposed to be played with as real cards. I know I wouldn’t be happy if someone tried to play with these in a game of Commander. (4) Because of reasons 2 and 3, the demand is highly uncertain. Some of the demand is because these are the new hot thing on the block. Look at the price of foil and nonfoil rares from Unstable. They have cratered since the initial spoiler season. Once things are not the new hotness, especially if it’s not legal for play, people forget about them, learn to live quite well without them, and demand falls.

In short, these are likely not a good investment. The only thing propping these up right now is recency and scarcity. It’s not playability. Scarcity is artificial and can easily be reversed if WotC prints more. They aren’t pretty like Kaladesh masterpieces. They are not playable like other cards. I can print these on my printer and get the same effect, and they wouldn’t even look worse.

I think it’s a fool’s errand to go chasing these, and bravo to anyone who was able to unload them. Check back in a year. There will be some of these available for $1 or less.

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By: Wes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/mystery-booster-playtest-cards-a-deep-dive/#comment-2022176 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:47:40 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94376#comment-2022176 Mystery boosters sold out at last MagicFest. Supply is limited and demand is high for drafting mystery booster side events.

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By: Edgar Espinoza https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/mystery-booster-playtest-cards-a-deep-dive/#comment-2021313 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:42:15 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94376#comment-2021313 Very savvy article. You opened up new financial aspect to this part of Magic for me. I will make sure to keep an eye on those cards you mentioned specifically. Thank you for the original content.

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By: Expletivedelete . https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/mystery-booster-playtest-cards-a-deep-dive/#comment-2021279 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:03:08 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94376#comment-2021279 I couldn’t help it, I picked up a Slivdrazi Monstrosity this weekend for $85. I don’t really care if it wasn’t the most savvy of investments. Nothing paints a target on your back in EDH like slivers and Eldrazi. I can’t wait to cement my status as public enemy #1 at my LGS when I slam this card down as my commander Bwahahahaha!!!

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