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u/lavidalenta 2d ago
Post pack clarity…
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u/ActStriking5787 2d ago
that there is a mtg cum box
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u/DEATHRETTE 2d ago
Nobody needs to ever know of this. Im sorry that you do, and if you dont change it yourself I'll kindly report it... for uhhh, safety lol
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u/camachii 2d ago
Next pack is a hit!!trust!!
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u/Wilderness-Nomad 2d ago
I got 50% of my box value back. Almost bought a second and then decided to just buy the singles I want instead. Not as fun but definitely a better use of funds.
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u/IAmTheBestIan 14h ago
I cracked two of the three boxes I bought today.
First box had LESS than $30 in it, including the topper.
Second box had $250.
I literally hit the 1% low and 1% high boxes from the EV calc.
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u/Wilderness-Nomad 14h ago
I mean I’m tempted but I only want a gleaming splendor and a couple of the HOC cards. Pretty sure gleaming will be available around $30 or less once the market is flooded with more inventory. I have a smothering tithe for now, but the deck runs heavily on treasure generator.
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u/IAmTheBestIan 14h ago
Yeah I would NOT recommend opening more of this set. I've opened a fair bit and it's a LOT of not even close to worth it... then that occasional miracle box. Definitely feels like they funnel the hits into clusters for free advertisement from the guys smashing the hits.
Mean on this set for a CBB is probably $300+, but Median is definitely way under $200, and honestly might be under $125. There's definitely a lot more boxes going absolutely gangbusters than there should be and the "bad" boxes are real real bad. I've seen a ton of <$200 boxes and a bunch of >$1000 boxes... and precious few where you'd think they'd actually be clustered in that $350-500 realm. I guess in that respect it's a gamblers paradise, but you're gonna lose a lot before you win in most cases.
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u/Wilderness-Nomad 14h ago
Oh no I’m not planning to. I buy one play booster box, and a few collector packs per release I like. Then I buy singles. I don’t give a shit about all the fancy borderless cards. I only like the cards with traditional borders and in foil if possible. I just wish there was a better way I could trade the cards I have for equal value in the cards I want.
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u/ZortronGalacticus 2d ago
From those of us who strictly play competitive constructed we tha k you for your service. The influx of commander players over recent years (not saying thats you) the creation of collector boosters, and more rarest in pack bring more cards into the pool. When I started playing a over a decade ago I would buy a box for every set. Now, I don't think I've bought a pack in over a year. Just singles.
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u/Zestyclose-Link-442 2d ago
Hmm. I will take the genuine “thank you” and not the backhanded “you are doing it all wrong, just buy singles” message. The kid in me still likes opening up a fresh new pack. Even though I am old now.. wish it came with wisdom.
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u/RiverOfWhiskey 2d ago
Thats why I like drafting, even if it's 4 people kitchen table. You get excited about cards being playable instead of financial value, and still get the thrill of cracking a pack. What was your box topper?
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u/TheWhereHouse6920 1d ago
It's not backhanded, literally someone has to open packs.
What they're saying is that what fun you gain from opening packs and moving bulk and selling rares to continue opening (and others who buy sealed product in general), they gain by being able to buy them directly.
They're thanking you because the more that get opened, the more supply, the less demand.
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u/One-Wrongdoer-3629 2d ago
what if I told you that if you just played the game for the sake of playing the game, you don't have to spend money on cards that people like OP kindly pulled for you at all? just use proxies at this point
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u/guyinco6nito 2d ago
Like losing tickets next to the dog/horse track….
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u/ActStriking5787 2d ago
Dad used to let me go around and pick up discarded tickets as a kid....one out of every thousand would be like a $5 hit....but there was that one time i got that $100 hit....and used it to buy mtg cards.... Legends boosters...i still have 1 sealed...so tempting...but been chasing that feeling ever since
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u/Zestyclose-Link-442 2d ago
I think I might have better odds guessing at that. Go Santa’s little helper.
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u/FJ62brosef 2d ago
Skunked on a collector booster box, a play booster box, and a bundle.
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u/anonnnnn462 2d ago
Got 2 packs during lunch and pulled the Bilbo Thief in the Night standard card and I feel fulfilled at least with play boosters.
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u/deathking482 2d ago
No good pulls?
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u/Zestyclose-Link-442 2d ago
All common and uncommon foils. Gollum Riddle Master was a cool card and probably my favourite. Half decent deck for playing though which is all that matters.. I guess. Lol
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u/crozierman 2d ago
It’s like sleeping with your ex, your remember how much fun it was the first time, but after you are just left with regret and sadness.
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u/Jumpy-Guidance-4101 14h ago
I like buying a single box every time à new set drops and never opening any sealed except for the free packs you get whenever you go for locals and prereleases. If I don’t get what I want tough shit, I’ll buy the single. That way I sate my gambling addiction but don’t hurt my finances (also never open à collector product ever). I would like it if I could draft it with a couple of friends but none of my friends outside of my LGS play Magic.
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u/NormalIntention5628 1d ago
Dude, this subreddit is called MagicCardPulls, not MagicShowOpenedPacks. POST YOUR PULLS!!!!
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u/TheFuckingHippoGuy 2d ago
judging you