Investing in a Modern Event Deck
Economics forum
Posted on June 21, 2014, 10:40 p.m. by joshnothnagle
Is it worth grabbing a couple Modern Event Decks at a little under MSRP and holding on to them? I'm asking about keeping the decks sealed, not parting out the deck for the chase cards. Thoughts? Anybody out there seeing marks ups at their LGS?
Epochalyptik says... #3
Eh. A lot of people are pretty disappointed in the Modern event deck. It eschews some of the big-name power cards in favor of more beginner-friendly cards. There's no big chunk of value (apart from Elspeth, Knight-Errant ). It's mostly just $1-3 cards with some additional value in Path to Exile and Inquisition of Kozilek .
It's not a must-buy, but you can spec on it if you want. Remember, though, that beginners won't want to spend tons of money on the sealed product, and all the singles in the decks are just reprints of generally available cards. As a spec, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
June 22, 2014 12:14 a.m.
kungfuturtle says... #4
I do not think they will appreciate much, also this may become an annual product.
June 22, 2014 1:31 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
@kungfuturtle: Whether or not this turns into an annual product is of little consequence; I can almost guarantee any later iterations of a Modern Event Deck will be different from this one and from one another. There's little sense in reprinting the same event deck, given that it consists of reprints anyway.
June 22, 2014 1:34 a.m.
Hjaltrohir says... #6
I would say open the deck and save the cards as singles as the modern event deck is widely regarded as bad and not worth $75 so in the future, as the price goes up, people are going to be less likely to buy them, but only if this is a one-off thing and there will be no other modern event decks.
You said a couple, how many are you thinking of buying?
If the event decks become annual, i would hold on to at least one for a year until the next one and judge what to do with it then depending on what the next one's power level is.
June 22, 2014 2:02 a.m.
joshnothnagle says... #7
awesomeguy37 I was thinking of buying two of them.
Epochalyptik I think you more or less answered my question. I was wondering if the deck would jump up to about double its price over the next year. It doesn't sound like anyone is expecting it to.
June 22, 2014 3:10 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #8
Yeah. A lot of people were hoping for fetches or something, and a lot of people are disappointed by the perceived value of the deck.
I think that analysis is wrong, though. I read an article over on Polish Tamales's Tumblr page that basically put it in exactly the perspective that the community needs to see:
So before some of you guys start the mob mentality of whining, you have to realize that this is an entry level product for people interested in Modern. Players that have no idea where to start, especially if theyve been playing Standard or drafting for a year. If Wizards of the Coast included one or two fetchlands, it would defeat the purpose of having an entry-level product on the shelves. Guess what would happen? Mark-ups.
People don't realize that not only are newer players going to want an available product, but they probably wouldn't fully understand why the majority of the value in the deck is being wasted on one or two lands. And you know what? That's actually a valid point. Sure, fetches and shocks are good, but they aren't the kind of cards a new-to-Modern player really needs right away. You need to balance the deck's mechanics and basic function before you spruce up the mana base with $50+ lands.
June 22, 2014 3:26 a.m.
the3rdH0kage says... #9
Honestly the only reason I picked one up was I got a great deal on it from My LGS. I needed a modern deck anyway but the deal was right so I put storm on hold to finish my standard deck
Servo_Token says... #2
This isn't one of those products that was under extremely limited print runs, so I don't see it being as good a sealed spec as a box of Modern Masters, but yeah, if you want to hold on to some for a year or two, go for it. I'm holding onto one until I can sell it for a profit, but I'm not too highly invested in them.
June 21, 2014 10:49 p.m.