Day Traders: The official buyout and price spike thread
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Posted on Jan. 7, 2016, 9:14 p.m. by Epochalyptik
This will be the official thread for discussing buyouts, price spikes, price drops, and other sudden market changes.
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- This thread is for alerts and minor discussion about buyouts, price spikes, and price drops. Please do not use this thread for speculation.
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the.beanpole says... #2
Rhystic Study has shown a really steady price increase for quite a while according to the mtggoldfish price history. It is pretty underwhelming in single player formats, but scales well with multiplayer groups. I'd chalk it up to Commander/EDH growth as a format, 100%.
February 9, 2017 1:19 p.m.
rooroothepirate says... #3
Rhystic Study is one of those cards that can fit in literally any deck that's blue. You almost have to have a good reason to justify not running it. It's simply that good.
So, old card + relative ubiquity in a popular format = high price
February 9, 2017 3:18 p.m.
Does anyone know of any MTG price related websites/apps?All I am aware of it MTG stocks.
February 9, 2017 3:30 p.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #6
Well fff's!!! Chalice of the Void just jumped up another $30-$40 to be about $75-$80 EACH!! This just happens to occur when I'm actively looking to get a playset of them.... I guess it will join the ranks of goyf as far as non-reserve list cards I'll never be able to justify buying. :(
February 10, 2017 9:17 a.m. Edited.
GeminiSpartanX: hope it sees a reprint in MM3?
Also: why the jump? Is it because chalice on zero is an easy out against Puresteel Paladin decks? I was under the impression they hadn't done anything real yet (like totally decimate a tournament, etc)
February 10, 2017 9:35 a.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #8
saj0219- I think it is a pure speculator buyout since it has all the factors of a card that could hold a higher price. 1. It's a 4-of in every deck that wants to play it. 2. There isn't a high supply, having only 2 printings with the 2nd printing being MM1 plus a small amount due to a masterpiece version of it. 3. It's seen in multiple competitive decks in both Modern and Legacy.
Nothing new has caused this to rise in price since Cheerios has yet to put up any significant numbers. It's the stupid artificial inflation buyout crap that always happens to tournament-level cards to make the game more inaccessible for competitive play.
February 10, 2017 9:41 a.m.
Glad I never hoped to own some Chalices.. Just wanted to see why it spiked. =>.>=
February 10, 2017 1:20 p.m.
Mox Opal is seeing some increases. The scars version appears to be up 7$ putting it at near 60$.
Does anyone know if this is cheerios related?
February 17, 2017 2:02 a.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #11
Ryotenchi- It is 100% cheerios related. The deck is fun, although sometimes inconsistent.
February 17, 2017 10:39 a.m.
Thats saddening. I just picked up the deck on mtgo soon as sram was available. Im still a 4 paychecks short on the aether vials.
February 17, 2017 1:17 p.m.
brokendwarf says... #13
Basilisk Collar is up thanks to Walking Ballista
February 20, 2017 3:22 p.m.
Speculators are buying out Eidolon of the Great Revel because they expect its demand to rise with the upcoming Goblin Guide + fetchlands reprints (Modern Masters 2017).
Prices were 5-6 USD each. Copies are currently going up on eBay for $10-25 each.
February 27, 2017 7:32 p.m. Edited.
GeminiSpartanX says... #15
Seismic Assault has more than doubled in price since yesterday. Likely due to content creators posting about the seismic swan deck that won Idaho states. TCG Link
March 23, 2017 10:17 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #16
- Street Wraith - up to 7
- Leyline of Sanctity - up to 20
- Fulminator Mage - 30ish
- Karn Liberated - 70+
- Colossus of Sardia (antiquities) - 20ish
- Through the Breach - 60
- Merchant Scroll - 5
March 23, 2017 12:17 p.m.
The marketplace price is only $3, the low and median is $7-8. Marketplace was about $1, low was under $1, and median was $1.50.
March 23, 2017 12:47 p.m.
Why would Through the Breach and Colossus of Sardia go up, they seem useless?
March 23, 2017 2:04 p.m.
grumbledore says... #19
Through the Breach is a staple in modern Griselbrand
March 23, 2017 2:07 p.m.
Profet93, Through the Breach is sixty dollars because it turns out that breaching an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is really frickin unfair.
March 23, 2017 2:27 p.m.
Colossus of Sardia that got bought out is only the paper Antiquities version strictly because it is from that set.
Through the Breach with A LOT of potential creatures is just really good, let alone you can cast the card for 2RR if you understand how to correctly.
If the turn 4 rule is upheld in modern, Seismic Assault is likely to be a format considerate card, since it works with a 4 drop and 5 drop creature, so there is redundancy to be had.
March 23, 2017 8:02 p.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #23
Dorotheus- What is the 5 drop creature that Seismic Assault works with?
Phaetion- Yes, it does seem like that card has been bought out on tcgplayer, although I'm not sure why someone would do that since it only sees occasional EDH play.
March 24, 2017 6:16 a.m. Edited.
The Gitrog Monster, but this is really taxing on your mana to do it, as you have to be 4+ colors. although you have to have several lands in hand when you cast it but I do not think the deck is good enough.
March 24, 2017 6:29 a.m. Edited.
March 24, 2017 6:33 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #27
- Grasp of Fate - 15
- Pain's Reward - 5
- Concordant Crossroads (only the Legends printing) - 67
- Power Artifact - 110
March 26, 2017 3:50 p.m.
brokendwarf says... #29
- Fluctuator - 10
- Eldrazi Temple - 13
- Preacher - 18
- Living End - 16
- Plunge into Darkness - 5
- Food Chain - 43
- Life from the Loam - 24
- Splendid Reclamation - 2
- Restore Balance - 11
April 8, 2017 10:51 a.m.
Devoted Druid increased by 540.2% in value to $7.49USD
April 15, 2017 11:08 a.m.
iBleedPunk says... #31
Saw the Devoted Druid price increase coming in response to Vizier of Remedies being spoiled
April 15, 2017 1:36 p.m.
brokendwarf says... #32
- Lotus Bloom - 18
- Relentless Dead - 8
- Crumbling Ashes - 4
- Krark-Clan Ironworks - 13
April 15, 2017 1:49 p.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #33
How long has Maelstrom Pulse been close to $20? For the longest time is was only around $12 since it's rarely more than a 2-of in decks that use it.
April 18, 2017 9:08 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #34
GeminiSpartanX: it looks like it started creeping up in March.
April 18, 2017 11:15 a.m.
Lightpulsar9 says... #35
Protean Hulk was just bought out due to the recent EDH banlist changes.
April 24, 2017 6:35 p.m.
Mwahaha!!! I got mine for the old price before it spiked! Huehuehue...
Anyways, Karn Liberated seems to be hitting $80. I understand it's been creeping back up, but I wasn't expecting 80 so soon.
April 24, 2017 6:40 p.m.
Yea protean hulks up to $18. I picked up two earlier for $4, but well, you know how some of these stores are. "We sold excess because of unexpected traffic on crystal commerse" blah, blah bullshit.
April 24, 2017 9:14 p.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #38
It seems as though the portal printing of Sleight of Hand (the only black boardered printing) is getting bought out on tcgplayer. There are only a handful of copies left.
April 25, 2017 7:05 a.m.
On mtgstocks Protean Hulk is $24.74 USD. Increased by 579.7%. It was $3.69 prior to the unbanning.
April 25, 2017 9:34 a.m.
insertcleverid says... #40
Felidar Guardian emergency ban, 2 days after announcing no standard ban. As annoying as that is, I'm reading there's opportunities with Aetherworks Marvel, Noxious Gearhulk, Always Watching (which already spiked) and various Zambies.
I don't play standard but I'm pretty skeptical that now is Marvel's time to shine when its already failed to live up to the hype multiple times. Also Gearhulk doesn't deal with vehicles, so I'm hoping some underdogs will pop.
April 27, 2017 10:13 a.m.
Dredge4life says... #41
So, Leovold gets banned in EDH, and as a result, his price goes up ten dollars on StarCityGames?
Lazy link: http://sales.starcitygames.com/search.php?substring=Leovold%2C+Emissary+of+Trest&t_all=All&start_date=2010-01-29&end_date=2012-04-22&order_1=finish&limit=25&action=Show%2BDecks&card_qty%5B1%5D=1&auto=Y
April 27, 2017 9:53 p.m.
Llanowar Elves from Duel Decks: Anthology is up 382.8%
$2.80 USD
April 28, 2017 1:44 a.m.
insertcleverid says... #43
Has this ship sailed, you think? Flash up 200% on the back of Protean Hulkmtgstocks
April 28, 2017 10:14 a.m.
amazingdan says... #45
Yeah, Dredge4life, I was wondering about that. Anybody know what gives?
April 28, 2017 7:07 p.m.
I'm not sure but if I had to guess it'd be True-Name Nemesis being better positioned in a format where it doesn't have to worry about Terminus.
The other thing I can think of is Miracles players switching over to Stoneblade variants since something like 90% of their cards overlap.
April 28, 2017 8:34 p.m.
grumbledore says... #47
Surgical Extraction is over $20 now. glad i got my playset already. link
cleverpun0 says... #1
Does anyone know why Rhystic Study went up? It went from the ~4-5 range to ~8-9.
As a commander player, I can take some guesses, but is there any specific catalyst in particular?
February 7, 2017 2:59 a.m.