Will Chord of Calling rise like Thoughtseize did with a reprint?
Economics forum
Posted on July 13, 2014, 8 a.m. by Dubel
I don't really speculate, the only speculation I've ever done was with cards like shocks (which everyone has done) and Archangel of Thune. Basically easy to look at cards. I didn't play when Chord was first printed, and I don't know if there a deck for it in standard. But do you think that the Ravnica: City of Guilds Chord of Callings will jump up at all?
Servo_Token says... #3
Chord's high price came from being in an old set and being a 4-of in the most popular deck in Modern. Those two things together will make any card a $30 card.
Now that there is much more supply, anyone who wants to get a chord can. I don't think that they'll stray away from the $10 range for its life in standard, unless it becomes a huge hit and is a 4 of in multiple archetypes like Thoughtseize is.
July 13, 2014 8:54 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #4
Also, the Speculation in this forum name refers to speculating on what card / lore / themes etc will be in coming sets. For the type of speculation that you're talking, you should be posting in Economics.
July 13, 2014 9 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #5
Thoughtseize dropped like a lead covered rock, I don't know what you're talking about. It used to be a $70 card, now the Lorwyn version is marked at half that. Chord of Calling has already dropped something like 25% everywhere except SCG (of course).
July 13, 2014 9:29 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #6
Yeah Thoughtseize is way down from where it was,and once it rotates it will plummet further. It will eventually climb, but for short term (1-2 years) they are hardly a worthwhile investment.
July 13, 2014 10:49 a.m.
Alright, I was just thinking about picking a few up. Right now they're 16. I was wondering if they'll see 25-30 in the near future (within the next year).
July 13, 2014 11:35 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #8
Pick em up if you need em for standard or modern, but not as a spec option.
July 13, 2014 11:42 a.m.
sonicizslow says... #9
I believe due to supply and demand logic, that reprinting a card would have to cause a slight fall in price no matter what. Also, Epochalyptik would you care to move this to Economics? good catch ThatBlueMage haha
July 13, 2014 11:49 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #10
Moved.
No offense, but the speculation you're talking about is just inaccurate or wrong. Thoughtseize fell to half its value and kept dropping. Shocks aren't really a spec because they have established value and stability. Also, original printings rarely, if ever, increase in value with a reprint. They normally decline in value as reprints become available. The severity of the decline varies from card to card, but the trend is the same.
July 13, 2014 2:23 p.m.
Schuesseled says... #11
The only exception (i know of) to this was modern masters reprint of tarmogoyf. Which increased in price as there was a corresponding increase in demand and increase in supply was limited.
July 13, 2014 2:52 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #12
The supply:demand ratio was especially skewed in that instance. It's pretty unfortunate when you think about it; the exception to the rule was the one exception many players could not afford.
July 13, 2014 3:28 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #13
Thoughtseize will rise again unless it gets reprinted. I could see the Theros version climbing easily to 30$ within a year or two post-rotation & the lorwyn back up to at least 45.
July 13, 2014 3:40 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #14
I have my doubts. That would require they roughly double in value, and I just don't see it. They're popular, but they're also prevalent now, and many more people have access to them.
July 13, 2014 4:18 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #15
Wizards needs to keep up its push both of new players and of Modern. That's pretty much the only thing that will cause a price increase in things like Thoughtseize .
More new players means more experienced players means more modern players means more people wanting to play with modern cards that they don't have.
This is over quite a long stretch of time, however.
smackjack says... #2
Its been falling since the spoiler. I sure hope it will go back up again
July 13, 2014 8:27 a.m.