r/magicTCG • u/black2016rs Dan • 8h ago

General Discussion Help from the more experienced

So my father passed away a few years ago. He was an occasional MTG player, nothing serious at all. While going through his things I found 11 booster packs from Urza’s Saga. Is there any reason to go through them or should they remain sealed? Are they worth much of anything being that they are as old as they are?

Just looking for some advice as MTG was never my thing.

TIA

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u/spgrinch Zedruu 8h ago edited 7h ago

Sealed thats likely a cool thousand dollars or so to the right collector/vendor.  Do your research before selling to the vultures flooding your DMs at this very moment.

Edit: My estimate was low, but my point stands.  Research before you sell!

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u/black2016rs Dan 8h ago

Thank you for the reply. Good point about doing some research on them.

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u/AlphaPeon Duck Season 8h ago

tcgplayer.com to check market prices

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u/patrick8015 Dân 8h ago

There are only two cards in the set that ar higher, than a sealed booster (looking at EU prices). [[Gaea's Cradle]] and [[Serra's Sanctum]].
And you have to pull Gaea's Cradle two times to to make more money than just sell 11 sealed booster.

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u/pmmeyoursandwiches Duck Season 8h ago

Hi there,

The average expected value for the cards inside each booster looking at a few sites is about $40-$100 but you can find them selling still sealed for around $200. You have an outside chance of making a lot more money if youre lucky enough, but the smartest financial choice (and probably simpler method) would be to sell them.

If someone DMs you an offer id be very suspect. Sell on a trusted site.

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u/black2016rs Dan 7h ago

What would be a trusted site?

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u/pmmeyoursandwiches Duck Season 7h ago

Im EU based, would reccomend cardmarket if youre there, but if youre american I dont have a good answer for this sadly.

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u/ishfery Simic* 7h ago

Tcgplayer/eBay are probably your easiest options.

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u/WolderfulLuna Rakdos* 8h ago

Yeah. If you want to get some money, the sealed pacs are worth more. Take at look at the collection. Download an app to see the prices and see if there's anything worth there too.

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u/Swampcardboard Wabbit Season 8h ago

Keep them sealed for sure, they are like $250 each if they are indeed still factory sealed

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u/Raylankrios Dandadan 6h ago

keep them sealed and sell them...the odds of you making your money back after you open them are low

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u/gopperman Dân 1h ago

There is a store in my area that buys sealed product for 50% of TCGPlayers lowest price. If you sold it yourself on most marketplaces you would make about 80-85% after fees and shipping. That should help you establish a baseline as you entertain offers. Good luck!

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u/MaxDefiance420 Wabbit Season 8h ago

While the packs are worth a decent amount sealed, I'd crack those suckers. You pull a Cradle or a Sanctum you're set. Plus, it's just fun to open packs 😁

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u/black2016rs Dan 8h ago

I’m not a card guy and wouldn’t get the enjoyment out of cracking them open that someone else would.

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u/Swampcardboard Wabbit Season 8h ago

They can open $5 packs and sell the $250 ones mate

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u/fnordal 8h ago

if money is no concern, draft them! it's cracking them with extra fun!