Stability of Lion's Eye Diamond
Economics forum
Posted on March 18, 2016, 3:45 p.m. by BloodoftheBloodMoon
As some may know, Lion's Eye Diamond recently spiked in price due to a) being on the reserved list, and possibly 2) storm's increase in play. I am currently in possession of one, and am currently looking into buying into modern blue moon. Should I hold onto the LED, sell it online, or trade it in for like Scalding Tarn or Snapcaster Mage?
Unforgivn_II says... #3
LED is reserved as well. It won't be reprinted in paper, so keep that in mind. The only thing that could cause it to lose value over time is a repeal of the reserved list, or Magic becoming unsupported entirely
March 18, 2016 5:35 p.m.
BloodoftheBloodMoon says... #4
I was thinking snap would be the better choice, cause I don't technically need the tarns to make the deck playable, as I already have 8 blue fetches. My concern is will snap be printed in eternal masters. If it is, will the price stay the same or will it drop.
March 18, 2016 5:36 p.m.
SpringingTiger says... #5
Snapcaster is (IMO) very unlikely to be reprinted in EMA. However, I think that Snapcaster is very likely to be reprinted in MM 2017, so bear that in mind when making your decision. I also think that Scalding Tarn is likely to be reprinted next year, although it would likely be in a Standard set, which means 1) many more copies will be printed; and 2) it will have new art.
March 18, 2016 7:08 p.m.
BloodoftheBloodMoon says... #6
I think I'm gonna hold onto it for a bit, and maybe trade it online or to another player rather than to the lgs i frequent. their sell price is 180$CAD, and buy price is 100$CAD +25% for store credit. It's imo kind of a ripoff, so trading to a player would be a lot better.
DrFunk27 says... #2
Every key Legacy card will continue to rise. It's the nature of it. With EMA, I think they could grow even further. If you can get 2-3 Snaps out of it, it might be worth it.
March 18, 2016 4:39 p.m.