Will Commander 2013 stay at MSRP?
Economics forum
Posted on Oct. 21, 2013, 4:27 p.m. by Jay
I'm looking to buy a Commander 2013 deck, and a week or two ago considered pre-ordering one at 28 bucks. Well, they're a bit more than that now.
My question is will most stores in real life still sell them at the $30 MSRP, or will it be more like $40 like online? I get that it varies by store, but I general (like big chains like Target).
Thanks for any insight!
-Jay
Just realized I said "I general" instead of "in"
Excuse the typo.
October 21, 2013 4:41 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
Their value will continue to climb, especially once they go out of print. It wot be a drastic rise because most are low-powered lists. The Grixis deck will be the most valuable.
October 21, 2013 4:54 p.m.
From the perspective not of an investor, but rather a player, am I better off waiting for the release and buying it from a store or ordering it online?
October 21, 2013 4:56 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
Whichever will be cheaper. Most stores will be selling the boxes for $30-40.
October 21, 2013 5:07 p.m.
I'd buy it now because they definitely aren't going down in price.
October 21, 2013 5:07 p.m.
I guess I'll ask my LGS of they'll be MSRP, and if not I'll find a Target or something lol.
October 21, 2013 5:11 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #9
I might buy a Grixis deck just to sell later. Baleful Strix and Sol Ring alone pay for it.
October 21, 2013 5:38 p.m.
SharuumNyan says... #10
Shop around. My LGS has a deal where if you preorder all five they're only $25 per deck.
They'll be $30 at Target and WalMart, but they might sell quickly.
October 21, 2013 5:39 p.m.
The Grixis deck has risen already, where I live to around $80.
October 22, 2013 6:15 a.m.
@ChiefBell, did it rise at your LGS or at target/walmart?
October 22, 2013 4:54 p.m.
Neither. I'm in the UK and I purchase from Magicmadhouse.co.uk . I'll check my LGS soon but most of the websites in the UK are following the trend and massively inflating prices.
October 22, 2013 5:08 p.m.
SharuumNyan says... #14
The price won't rise at Target or Walmart. Those places will always sell them at MSRP.
The only time I saw Magic for higher than MSRP at WalMart was a couple of years ago when a local WalMart was selling packs of Onslaught for $7.99. And they sell for way more than that online.
(I bought every pack they had and didn't get a single fetch!)
October 22, 2013 5:10 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #15
80 is way too much. While the Strix and Sol Ring pay for the deck, the only other money card is Thraximundar , and he's only played in EDH (meaning youll have to search hard to find someone who needs him.)
October 22, 2013 5:23 p.m.
Tradeylouish says... #16
SCG is taking preorders for Commander 2013 Sol Ring s at just $5. Baleful Strix is still fairly high at $15 though.
October 23, 2013 3:41 a.m.
Actually, Unforgivn_II, True-Name Nemesis is the highest price card in the set at 40$
There are a few valuable cards that you can sell on ebay if nothing else
November 1, 2013 3:54 a.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #18
Oof. I was only going off of reprinted cards at the time. But I can see the merit in that being worth 40, its a great sword-carrier...
November 1, 2013 4:03 a.m.
mind seize has been selling for $60 on ebay last i checked
SharuumNyan says... #2
Big chains like Target will always sell them at MSRP. The price is going to vary the most online and at local game stores.
October 21, 2013 4:40 p.m.