~ Important Market Information ~
Added 2023-03-29 00:02:41 +0000 UTCAs of today, i am confident enough to report, i believe Wizards/Hasbro has reduced the print run sizes of Collector boxes starting in 2023.
Dominaria Remastered - Launched in Jan 2023, there were some small shipments around 1-2 weeks after release, but nothing like the levels of 2021-2022 "wave 2". The price is flat and only 2 distributors have "decent" supply left.
Phyrexia Collectors - Launched in Feb of 2023, many patrons and stores were very nervous to purchase this item due to the fear of a price collapse or amazon "dump". I confirmed today, that distribution can NOT order and there is no wave 2. It is marked as fully out of print and fully out of stock for any further distribution to LGS's inside Wizards corporate order system. I thought for sure we would see a large wave 2 similiar to other standard sets. As of right now, 2 distributors are sold out. 1 Distributor is limiting stores to 3 boxes. Supply is very low and this is a NEW PRODUCT.
I will be publishing a video on this topic in a couple days. I wanted to give patrons a heads up. I feel this is kinda of a big deal, and in my opinion, this makes Dom Remast + Phyrex Collector extremly underpriced at current market levels. I believe these items are going to have steady growth over the next 2-4 years.
In addition, most stores dumped all inventory and very few people are "hoarding" and "investing" in sealed product anymore.
My thesis remains positive, 2023 era product is going to be very successful.
We are currently in an environment with very little competition and no positivity. I believe we have record LOW amounts of people collecting sealed products. This is a dream market for long term collectors/investors and lovers of sealed cardboard.
Sorry, i have no plans on running any additional sales for Dominaria Remastered or Phyrexia Collector Boxes.
I feel this information is important enough to be published to the patrons in advance since many long term Rudy Patrons have stopped purchasing collector boxes at release based on Hasbros behavior.
~ BIG EVENTS within 30 days~
- FaB - Outsiders + Pink visor Wave 2
- FaB - Blitz BRICK CASES (Tales of Aria + Outsiders)
- Metazoo - Native + Exlcusive "ROCK HARD RUDY"
- Metazoo - 30th Anniv $999 Black Boxes with 100% off
- Magic - March of Machine - Collector
- Magic - March of Machine - Set
- Magic - March of Machine - Commander
- Weiss - Girl Party 5th Anniv Boxes
~ Big Events later this year ~
- Magic - Commander Masters
- Magic - Lord of the Rings
- Magic - Arabian Nights Re-imagined Playmat (Sue Ellen Brown Exclusive)
- Sorcery - Beta + Exclusive Items Kit
- Lorcana - Launch Base Set
- One Piece - Expansion Set (September 2023)
Thanks for the continued support as we journey through 2023 together!
Comments
So I’m pretty sure the original pre sale end date for beta sorcery was 4/1, note the site now says 5/1, with expected delivery Sept-Oct timeframe. So plenty of time to save some cash for sorcery.
Patrick R
2023-04-01 03:38:31 +0000 UTCBecause of you and my lack of shame Rudy I'm ordering Weiss stuff now
Matt Watt (Bromastiff)
2023-03-30 18:06:36 +0000 UTCIs there a date the MetaZoo Native bundles will be available? :)
2023-03-30 12:16:43 +0000 UTCMetazoo - 30th Anniv $999 Black Boxes with 100% off looks like a good deal!!
Elijah Vanaver
2023-03-30 03:58:12 +0000 UTCI remain very cautious with all Bandai products, management has a poor hisotry of long term success.
Rudy The Magic Guy
2023-03-29 18:31:51 +0000 UTCSorry i have no idea what the pricing or quantity will be on an item months away.
Rudy The Magic Guy
2023-03-29 18:30:32 +0000 UTCHoping to get some LotR collector boosters here. Or should I attempt a preorder with papa bezos for $440?
2023-03-29 14:09:58 +0000 UTCThis is counter-intuitive to what is going on there with one-of-one Ring card. Why would they put in a super chase card to get more boxes sold AND print less boxes? Seems fishy to me... Gonna stick to my draft boxes. Then, when all this goes to shit I can play my favourite form of MtG ad infinitum while watching the mutations from the nuclear radiation.
Adam Henke
2023-03-29 11:25:35 +0000 UTC1) possible dates for sorcery release? 2) could live e-commerce (whatnot) be affecting pricing faster than expected.
Patrick R
2023-03-29 08:05:16 +0000 UTCShit, hope my girlfriend doesnt find out about Rock Hard Rudy. Otherwise, I'm toast.
2023-03-29 06:22:40 +0000 UTCLorcana!!!
2023-03-29 05:51:47 +0000 UTCRudy got that lorcana 👀
eric jernigan
2023-03-29 05:14:52 +0000 UTCHey Rudy, what are your thoughts of the new Bandai Release Battle Story Saga? The art is gorgeous.
2023-03-29 04:44:52 +0000 UTCRudy do you think that there will be any evidence to back up draft and set box reduction in print runs? That is mostly what I invest in
Matthew Klos
2023-03-29 02:12:32 +0000 UTCeeeey some good news in this magic world!
Luis Felipe Oliveira Paschoal
2023-03-29 01:58:39 +0000 UTC