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Heads up everyone - Core 2020

A couple of patrons have been buying 1 case(6 boxes) of Core 2020 everyday on ebay/tcgplayer and slowly buying out these sealed boxes, and wanted to spread the information to the rest of the patrons.


I was not aware, but apparently the Expected value of this out of print core set has spiked to $120.00+ per box and the sealed boxes are still around $95-$100 per box.


I filmed a video on this topic today, and it will go live in a couple days, this has a high chance of causing a price swing.


I dont believe  most people realize Core 2020 is outperforming all new products right now.


Core 2019 which is older....is already at $130+ with a LOWER EV


Keep in mind M20 is also a set BEFORE the flashy era of collector boxes. The only product for M20 is the booster box. There are no variants.


Summary

- Out of print for 1 year

- Inverted EV sitting at TCG Market - $115.00 a box / TCG MID - $120.00

- Lower print run compared to standard draft boxes.

- Higher level of negativity / "Core sets Suck"

- 2020 Corona Crash product...NO STORES SIT ON INVENTORY FROM THIS ERA

- Value derived mostly from Rares....NOT mythics

- Pre-Flashy era...therefore Foils carry higher multiplier


Solid $200.00 box in 12-18 months


I know many patrons have cases of this from me when they were $79.99 but i wouldnt lock in profits this early.  💎🙌

Comments

Khans of tarkir next to blow is my guess 🚀 get em !

Especially the collector boxes, they had a lower print rate as well

Aaron

called it when you were doing the box openings. I knew they'd move more quickly than previous core sets. I also believe that once the supply runs out Core21 will follow a similar path though not as quickly.

Krepsy k

*looks at the 6+ cases of M20 he got from Rudy and smiles.* M20 is a great set and will be missed! Pika!!!!!

Jakestaz

Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYfmRTyl56w

Llanowar Shelves

Rudy drops the video and now ebay is priced at $200, with actual sales at $175+!!!!!

Greg Jones

So glad I snagged at 140 after shipping and fees last night lol.

I managed to get 2 for around 100. Also picked up a Gatecrash, good news is they all shipped today, they didn't get "canceled" like some people's. There's a handful of sets right now that have a slightly inverted value.

Literally watching these be consumed @ <150 on Ebay in realtime right now lol.

Cant even get mad really. I had 2 orders cancelled by the sellers cause the boxes were “damaged” hahaha I just laugh it off. We all just grinding.

Jonathan Morris

I found a reputable seller on ebay with >10 in his store. I bought 6 with free priority shipping for $115 a piece and went back to post the link to here and the price already jumped to $135. Is this a feature in ebay now to adjust the price as things are purchased?

Greg Jones

While everyone was scrambling over core 2020 I casually picked up 5 boxes of 2019 for 105 a pop shipped 😅

Aaron

Just bought a case at $80 a box a year ago from Rudy. You all need to stop reading these before me. Draft boxes to the moon.

Christopher

i live in europe and mtg is sooo cheap..... core 2020 card sum about 70 euros, core 2020 sealed 87 euros a box (shipping and tax included) ... cardmarket prices. in general only english sealed is going to the moon... the "Rudy Effect" will strike again? let's see :D next rivalsixalanconspiracytherosbeyondcommlegends? ?

Since everything looks to be dried up, what about the Bundle Boxes?

Greg Setola

Just bought myself 4 boxes @ 169 (giggity) CAD. I've held two since August and glad finally this (potentially) is moving up in value.

Isaac Ma

up to $149 as of 3/14/21

Robbie Dillon

Are they draft boxes at target or the bundles? I find it hard to believe as well that a target would carry booster boxes

They were 103 on Amazon all day Friday. NOT ANY MORE!

Stephen Pierson

Just bought a box on eBay for $140. 😬

and that is how we move the market

Llanowar Shelves

The fact that your tarjet carries booster boxes blows my mind. None of mines do lolz

Gold

Should I buy all the Core 2020 draft boxes at my local Target?

My LGS has a whole shelf of these at 104+ tax. I suppose I can take a position from there.. This is the way.

“The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that Core Set 2020 boxes exist at under $140.”

Douglas Ortiz

Exactly. It's also a lot easier to sell sealed product than trying to sell single. Trying to describe condition of a single is so difficult, especially high end cards that could be counterfeited and then trying to deal with an angry customer.

Philip Chiu

i guess sealed product is easily bought vs singles

Llanowar Shelves

So this is the new buyout strat

Llanowar Shelves

I am sitting at 20 boxes. That is a good position for me and at the $80 Rudy price point, I am looking at free tendies ATM.

BrewCrew75

Where did you find 4 cases? I have 3 1/2 cases so I am good with my position but I am curious who has that much inventory?

BrewCrew75

On side note on another hidden 2020 gem, Commander 2020 set of 5 decks last month was still selling for $119 a set. Just last month, I saw it as low on Amazon (direct) for $114 a set of 5. Like "are you kidding me!?!?!". I ended up buying 3 sets of 5 which was the max you could purchase on Amazon. I know Rudy is a very bullish on this set and so am I. I've been adding this Commander 2020 sealed collection for the past year in 2020 since it was so low. No one wanted them. If you can pick them up for $119 still do it :-) I mean it's a 5 deck set. Crazy

Philip Chiu

Not to mention a $10 uncommon in Veil! And Rudy didn’t snitch anyone.... I know reading has been an issue for some patrons, but he clearly mentioned in the message that they asked him to inform the rest of us... just sayin

Will B

not anymore :-(. It's all sold out from Amazon. Just checked.

Philip Chiu

I noticed the higher prices too on ebay over the last month or so. While I did buy a few boxes from Rudy for the great 79.99 price, I didn't buy a lot. As everyone here knows that Core sets don't do well and I didn't want to have my $$$ tied up on a slow aging product. Well my boxes will be sitting in my closet for the next couple of years now LOL

Philip Chiu

ahhhh drop the dime on other people slowly buying a product under the radar but wait until u buy up most all the from the vaults before u drop us that info.... lol pump n dump sneaky snitch

Aaron Mckee

I'm sitting on 4 boxes from when it was released & looks like it'll stay that way. Sold out everywhere including Amazon or priced too high to consider.

2020 was such a great year! How could it not sell? 😂 #NostalgicIn10years

Alot of the value is in the uncommon slot Vail of summer is up to 11bucks

Idk I am always super skeptical of core sets. I have a lot of core 2015 and even today it's hard to sell.

Tyler Wilson

Wow that jumped quick! :).

Shawn Heyderhoff

ok, first, thank you Rudy for offering at 79.99. I was one of the patrons buying this. Also, thanks for running the core 2020 prerelease kit case special. One more thing, Amazon still has a lot of M20 for $119 a box

Llanowar Shelves

Core sets are great

Tcgplayer is higher than ebay on most boxes. You can also go exempt on taxes with ebay in most cases.

Looks like a lot of core 2020 sold today. On ebay lowest I'm seeing with shipping in USA is 135.25/box. The patreon army moves quick.

Core sets suck

Bryan Dombi

Fine... just bought four more cases @ 482.50. Such a Timmy.

Prices are now $160+ per box on eBay after this post

I noticed something was up with this set for a while, ended up passing though.

TehTechnoGuy

I had 6 from Rudy about a year ago. Bought 6 more. I always liked this set with the Cavaliers and other rares. It was fun to draft and play sealed. I'll happily sit on these for another couple years.

Thanks for the information.

Lol instant sell out everywhere...

Damn! I tried 3 times to place an order on TCG player, and had to start over because in the time it took to complete checkout they were gone

I never did much around the 2020 era. I mostly specced into 2019 My mistake

Marcos Rivera (Jedi168)

Finally got a few, but higher price point than I freakin wanted! 2 months ago, these boxes sold all day for 95 shipped....

Robert J Pluskwik

Outside of the lands, this core set has always been solid. Power level strong, a couple of banned cards in different formats. I think it's the best one out of '19 and '21 personally.

Nicos

Yeah. They gone now haha! Glad I got mine from Rudy already. Shameless.

Joshua Small

Had 2 in my cart, went to check out- gone. Put 2 others in, checkout- gone. You guys are animals!! Lol

Robert J Pluskwik

I had to buy 1 from like 4 different people as many returned “gone” hahaha. sellers - “huh?”

Jonathan Morris

Always had a feeling about this set. Prices were higher than expected for single imo.

I was looking at some of my M20 prices last night. I was the guy that opened all some of the boxes I got as a patron. At least I got a few field of the dead.

Chris Wheaton

eBay sold items for this product just went crazy after this post

It gets the people going!!!

Jonathan Morris

Ty very much for letting us know Rudy!

Jonathan Morris

M20 is ok, some will say its better than M21 and that's true because of it's power level. It also has some good commander staples and was a fun draft set. Of course Field ended up becoming banned but little did we know that this power level was just the beginning of FIRE and what was coming with Throne.

Thanks Rudy

Thanks for the heads my man 👍

Foil veil of summer. I did mass box openings and ended up with close to a dozen. Great set as well.

joshua lefrancois

I have 6 boxes all because of Rudy.

Joe Shafer

Thanks for the heads up!!. Might check it out. 🙌💎🚀🚀🚀🌑

That was not a bad set to draft either! It has some pricey uncommons too that I don’t imagine being reprinted soon. I’d they do get reprinted, it’s because a twitter mob will outcry “Vampire of the dire moon shouldn’t be $3! Rabble rabble rabble.” My LGS noticed more folk are buying what’s left of their M20 instead of M21 or Kaldheim.

Stephen Konefal

Damn rudy, between this and ftv people are gonna stop telling you things 😜

I got several from many of your promotions and your case pricing.

Coldest1


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