Snapcaster Mage

Economics forum

Posted on Sept. 2, 2013, 3:23 p.m. by MTG_Player

I am holding onto my double-playset of snappies, is this a wise idea? I know he will shoot up to $30 eventually but when? Will he be reprinted? How flooded will the market get with standard players ditching theirs?

Zuckfat says... #2

He will dip a bit since standard only players will likely ditch em. Long term he will be of value since he's good enough to be in multiple eternal formats. I'm gonna pick up my 4th lilly after rotation.

September 2, 2013 3:31 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #3

Wise?
Yes.

When?
Relatively quickly.

Reprinted?
Highly, HIGHLY unlikely. The dev team acknowledged that Snapcaster Mage was a mistake. It's a very powerful card, even without Mana Leak and Ponder .

Market flooding?
Unlikely. There's a trend in the secondary market that few people seem to notice. Players are getting smarter about value. Snapcaster Mage and Liliana of the Veil are examples of recent cards that everyone knows will retain value through rotation and increase in value post-rotation. Between the guaranteed value and the rotation vultures (myself included) scooping up every copy, the market will not flood.

September 2, 2013 3:33 p.m.

alpinefroggy says... #4

expect them to go up a ton. They're so playable in all eternal formats and modern and always in 4s. Definatly hold on to at least one set.

September 2, 2013 3:44 p.m.

MR H3AT says... #5

So right now would be a good time to buy them?

September 2, 2013 4:12 p.m.

alpinefroggy says... #6

If your looking to I'd say yes definiatly if you have the money. Post rotation they will skyrocket and they aren't coming down unless reprinted but as epoc stated above, that is very unlikely.

September 2, 2013 4:17 p.m.

MR H3AT says... #7

Gotcha. Thanks

September 2, 2013 4:21 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #8

I wouldn't say they'd skyrocket. They're already out of print. The price will climb steadily, but probably not too steeply.

A price spike would have to come from speculators artificially inflating Snapcaster Mage 's value through poaching.

September 2, 2013 4:22 p.m.

BlackStarZer0 says... #9

So I'm assuming this applies to the foil version as well. Ive managed to pull one recently, should I hold on to it or sell it now?

September 20, 2013 6:27 p.m.

If you don't want it, I'll trade for it. I need a foil for EDH.

September 20, 2013 6:30 p.m.

BlackStarZer0 says... #11

after looking through the binder, i've only found a few cards i'm looking for specifically. Ill keep looking. also, im pretty new to the site, should I communicate with you through this thread or your profile?

September 20, 2013 7:03 p.m.

HarbingerJK says... #12

this post just made me panic-order 2 snappies lol

September 20, 2013 7:10 p.m.

@BlackStarZer0: Use my profile.

September 20, 2013 7:14 p.m.

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