He and many others said nobody wanted the product so stores underordered and now it's sold out. Which seems to be true, all twelve LGS in my city ordered just a couple cases because they had few to no preorders and now all that's left is marked up beginner box or whatever it's called.
Collectors aren’t going to be reprinted. From Reddit: ‘Incorrect, collector boxes are a one time print. The play boxes, and jumpstart will all be printed for years. Direct quote from Magic community manager: “Collector Boosters and Bundles, however, are typically a single-print run and I would not expect the same extended availability there.”’ He continues, stating that while Play Boosters should be generally available throughout the set’s tenure in Standard, “Bundles are unlikely to be reprinted, however, and Collector Boosters will not be.”
I’m new to Magic. I’ve collected a couple hundred cards over the years but I’ve never played bc I never really had anyone to play with. I just enjoyed collecting them and looking at the cool art even though I never really knew how to play. Lately, I’ve been playing Arena which has helped me learn how to play and I found out some of my co-workers play. I just built my first 60 card deck even though most of my cards of illegal at this point my friends just play casual anyways. Anyways I think foundations has put a lot of eyes on mtg both new and returning players. I’m very excited.
Should I go heavy on innistrad collector boxes or just grab a few? Feel like the serialized markov will make it worth while. Also interesting about your personal life, I think I have an idea just with the news/media coverage. It’s effecting a lot of people.
Collector Booster allocations are insanely low, so if you can pick them up I think it is a good buy just due to the fact that allocations are lower than normal.
If they reprint foundations collector boxes I will buy them again. If they don’t reprint them these will be some of the most expensive collectors products going into 2025. Only beaten out by the universes beyond collector boxes from final fantasy and marvel. The demand on these was so underestimated. I feel lucky having as many boxes as I have.
Hope everything is ok for you. I do agree with your take on TCGplayer, but I don't think it's because they are inherently bad as companies like Card Kingdom can break out and offer a better alternative to those who want their service. The bigger issue is that when products become so massively popular they can be easily monopolized as the people selling them don't really need a marketing budget to push those products and the only level of competition is price competition, which is nothing more than a race to the bottom. Unfortunately, the production companies are a victim of their own success and the rest of us are a victim of search engines.
He said distribution level. It means that the LGS can't buy any more than what they have in store. Whats on shelves is on shelves. But yeah, grain of salt to the average person.
Look at games that died. If cards aren't worth anything people don't have any incentive to play tourneys and the game looks dead even if it's very active casually. So new players give up. If LGS can't keep singles in stock people can't build decks and don't play tourneys making the game look dead even if there's high demand. So new players give up. Without new players coming in the game dies for real.
I mean I went from Pokemon in 1999 to Yugioh in 2002 to Magic in late 2012. Also playing around a bit but mostly collecting Digimon 2020 cards. Does that mean we're gonna get WWIII and Russia/Ukraine updates too?
For your seasonal affective disorder, have you tried light therapy? Basically its a sunlight substitute lamp you use first thing in the morning. Its helped my daughter with hers.
Yes, I have one that I used to use. It helps a little but I have just learned to ride it out. I try to stay active, daily walks with the dogs, force myself to do chores etc.
A set that wotc say will be available for 5 years is sold out in 4 days. Insert doubt icon. Wotc knows exactly what they are doing which is milking the secondary market and distributors. Why? Because they can and investbros are m0r0ns. As for Pokemon the people like Rudy who think Pokemon is reducing printing to raise prices are idiots who think only investbros and collectors are buying pokemon when the target audience is 6 to 12 year olds and that demographic is not going to pay $15 for a pack.
Our playgroup ppl still takes up like half our shops tablespace on commander night just playing 60 card casual. At first it was just spiteful, now i feel most of us are happy to just be off the commander plantation😂
@@gillian_seed835860 card casual usually means a best-of-one 1v1 game with regular deck building restrictions and no set format. It is also called "kitchen table magic"
You should be saving for what is about to hit the economy next year. I don t think people realize what is about to happen and how bad things are going to get.
@@nibernator First of all, the external circumstances that allow this phenomenon: why do these people have customers or why is there a market at all? Are the products so artificially in short supply that customers have to buy something on the secondary market? How low does the entry bar have to be to be a reseller and how high are the margins in order to waste your free time (if you're not employed elsewhere full-time). Then the motivations of these people, apart from the small additional income, and why they should perhaps focus on other assets. Then the moral components, why exploit something that others have fun with. Stocks/ETFs wouldn't hurt anyone. Ultimately, this friendly posturing on RUclips, for example. I assume that many of these people are not traditional collectors. When it comes to the resale of seald products, in my opinion they are independent entrepreneurs, in unkind words scalpers. At best, hobby investors or small investors. I understand the secondary market for individual cards, including MTG, where the price depends on the playability of the card but not with relatively current seald products, as is a phenomenon with Pokemon...
I think the timing of the spoilers played a role in the turn around for foundations sales and interest. I think it was like 1 week out when they had revealed the entire set, really no leaks. The hype train didn’t build pressure to move forward until too late for the pre-release, and this is one angle that needs to be considered when dissecting what really happened.
Dont speculate on mtg at all. Its fantasy sports level payoffs for part-time job dedication. Buy mutual funds, or speculate on actual products on the stock market. Im not saying this for mtg's benefit. Im saying for the benefit of anyone reasing this: stop wasting your time and money on what is basically sports betting but with worse payouts.
We’ve already got like 30 million illegal immigrants in this silly country, surely you can bring your Ukrainian girlfriend over without too many issues
@@djciregethigher they keep making the number higher and higher because since they are just bsing anyway why not go big. It's not meant to be factual but signalling to their group.
Well its not available in my country in south east Asia so yeah Foundations is sold out here, maybe they should send those boxes here I'd happily buy them 😋
But you said no one would want this product!
He and many others said nobody wanted the product so stores underordered and now it's sold out.
Which seems to be true, all twelve LGS in my city ordered just a couple cases because they had few to no preorders and now all that's left is marked up beginner box or whatever it's called.
All the youtubers say the new sets will fail while they buy it up lowkey
Collectors aren’t going to be reprinted.
From Reddit:
‘Incorrect, collector boxes are a one time print. The play boxes, and jumpstart will all be printed for years.
Direct quote from Magic community manager:
“Collector Boosters and Bundles, however, are typically a single-print run and I would not expect the same extended availability there.”’
He continues, stating that while Play Boosters should be generally available throughout the set’s tenure in Standard, “Bundles are unlikely to be reprinted, however, and Collector Boosters will not be.”
The only consistency with WotC is they are inconsistent.
That’s fair
Anyone else remember when Fat Packs came with a little booklet?
I miss it tbh. Etsy people could probably make a pretty penny making them for these new sets
I’m new to Magic. I’ve collected a couple hundred cards over the years but I’ve never played bc I never really had anyone to play with. I just enjoyed collecting them and looking at the cool art even though I never really knew how to play.
Lately, I’ve been playing Arena which has helped me learn how to play and I found out some of my co-workers play. I just built my first 60 card deck even though most of my cards of illegal at this point my friends just play casual anyways.
Anyways I think foundations has put a lot of eyes on mtg both new and returning players. I’m very excited.
I thought you had an entire video about this being the least pre ordered product? Maybe Im misremembering..anyone care to chime in?
That's correct
Yes, it was my least preordered set of all time.
Should I go heavy on innistrad collector boxes or just grab a few? Feel like the serialized markov will make it worth while.
Also interesting about your personal life, I think I have an idea just with the news/media coverage. It’s effecting a lot of people.
Collector Booster allocations are insanely low, so if you can pick them up I think it is a good buy just due to the fact that allocations are lower than normal.
I’m sorry for the stress you have to carry about things going on in Ukraine. I understand that feeling myself. I hope and pray it will be okay.
I’ve been really enjoying the recent videos and the consistent cadence.
Stay healthy but we enjoy listening to you ramble 👍🏾
Im stoked for Spiderman and the Minecraft Movie. I can share it with my son, tainted or not.
If they reprint foundations collector boxes I will buy them again.
If they don’t reprint them these will be some of the most expensive collectors products going into 2025. Only beaten out by the universes beyond collector boxes from final fantasy and marvel.
The demand on these was so underestimated. I feel lucky having as many boxes as I have.
Hope everything is ok for you.
I do agree with your take on TCGplayer, but I don't think it's because they are inherently bad as companies like Card Kingdom can break out and offer a better alternative to those who want their service. The bigger issue is that when products become so massively popular they can be easily monopolized as the people selling them don't really need a marketing budget to push those products and the only level of competition is price competition, which is nothing more than a race to the bottom. Unfortunately, the production companies are a victim of their own success and the rest of us are a victim of search engines.
5 years only took a month 😂
Just checked my LGS's online store here, and everything is in stock. Maybe nobody is buying Foundations in the UK?
He said distribution level. It means that the LGS can't buy any more than what they have in store. Whats on shelves is on shelves. But yeah, grain of salt to the average person.
I wonder where the tipping point is for getting new players and printing too much?
Look at games that died.
If cards aren't worth anything people don't have any incentive to play tourneys and the game looks dead even if it's very active casually. So new players give up.
If LGS can't keep singles in stock people can't build decks and don't play tourneys making the game look dead even if there's high demand. So new players give up.
Without new players coming in the game dies for real.
The tipping point was Commander Masters. Thankfully WotC changed directions just in time.
@@GoneRogueGames I am thinking they are going to be playing catch up over the next few years to the expanding new players.
I mean I went from Pokemon in 1999 to Yugioh in 2002 to Magic in late 2012. Also playing around a bit but mostly collecting Digimon 2020 cards.
Does that mean we're gonna get WWIII and Russia/Ukraine updates too?
Just be yourself bro. Your videos are on point.
I’m here to watch whatever you make my guy ❤:)
Isn't Foundations a print to demand set that is suppose to be available for the next 5 years? If so then the stores just need to order more
For your seasonal affective disorder, have you tried light therapy? Basically its a sunlight substitute lamp you use first thing in the morning. Its helped my daughter with hers.
Yes, I have one that I used to use. It helps a little but I have just learned to ride it out. I try to stay active, daily walks with the dogs, force myself to do chores etc.
Watching whatever you share from north of the wall! Thanks for the videos
12:47 I love rock hounding up here - even a little gold dredging!
Im right there with you on the seasonal depression hibernation sounds so nice right now
have you heard of Ward tcg? they are rereleasing GenI and have been all over the news in Minnesota!
Nice rock collection Kevin!
A set that wotc say will be available for 5 years is sold out in 4 days. Insert doubt icon. Wotc knows exactly what they are doing which is milking the secondary market and distributors. Why? Because they can and investbros are m0r0ns. As for Pokemon the people like Rudy who think Pokemon is reducing printing to raise prices are idiots who think only investbros and collectors are buying pokemon when the target audience is 6 to 12 year olds and that demographic is not going to pay $15 for a pack.
Love the channel 😊 hope, everything works out for you in the next year
If this lasts for five years, they will print more
I love the consistency!
Our playgroup ppl still takes up like half our shops tablespace on commander night just playing 60 card casual. At first it was just spiteful, now i feel most of us are happy to just be off the commander plantation😂
Oh, so you and your group are assholes?
Sixty card casual is the best.
New player here, so is “60 card casual” a 60 card version of commander or is it just “60 card standard”?
@@gillian_seed8358 Legacy without the shitty cards nobody likes but everyone has to play if they want to win. i.e. Ring, Grief, Bowmaster, etc.
@@gillian_seed835860 card casual usually means a best-of-one 1v1 game with regular deck building restrictions and no set format. It is also called "kitchen table magic"
personal hibernation sounds good
I just want to wake up when it is March
Boom!
You should be saving for what is about to hit the economy next year. I don t think people realize what is about to happen and how bad things are going to get.
What do you mean?
I really don't understand TCG resellers...
What don’t you understand?
Supply and demand
@@nibernator First of all, the external circumstances that allow this phenomenon: why do these people have customers or why is there a market at all? Are the products so artificially in short supply that customers have to buy something on the secondary market? How low does the entry bar have to be to be a reseller and how high are the margins in order to waste your free time (if you're not employed elsewhere full-time). Then the motivations of these people, apart from the small additional income, and why they should perhaps focus on other assets. Then the moral components, why exploit something that others have fun with. Stocks/ETFs wouldn't hurt anyone. Ultimately, this friendly posturing on RUclips, for example. I assume that many of these people are not traditional collectors. When it comes to the resale of seald products, in my opinion they are independent entrepreneurs, in unkind words scalpers. At best, hobby investors or small investors. I understand the secondary market for individual cards, including MTG, where the price depends on the playability of the card but not with relatively current seald products, as is a phenomenon with Pokemon...
I think the timing of the spoilers played a role in the turn around for foundations sales and interest.
I think it was like 1 week out when they had revealed the entire set, really no leaks.
The hype train didn’t build pressure to move forward until too late for the pre-release, and this is one angle that needs to be considered when dissecting what really happened.
Bingo
All day long on Amazon
Everyone here: Buy Bitcoin
No. Not now. Not ever.
I hope they print a bunch more Foundations collector boxes.
thx I skip this set
Dont speculate on mtg at all. Its fantasy sports level payoffs for part-time job dedication.
Buy mutual funds, or speculate on actual products on the stock market.
Im not saying this for mtg's benefit. Im saying for the benefit of anyone reasing this: stop wasting your time and money on what is basically sports betting but with worse payouts.
We’ve already got like 30 million illegal immigrants in this silly country, surely you can bring your Ukrainian girlfriend over without too many issues
US population is 300 million… you telling 1 in 10 people you meet is illegal? 😂🇺🇸🔥
@@djciregethigher they keep making the number higher and higher because since they are just bsing anyway why not go big. It's not meant to be factual but signalling to their group.
I bet didymuss hates hearing about politics or identity.
But he loves bitching about it.
@@djciregethigherthe official number is 11.7-12 million (according to google). He definitely exaggerated, but it is still a lot.
@@Blarrp99 if official inflation versus real inflation is any guide, we should multiply 12 million by 2.5 for a more accurate number.
Maybe you should focus on deck building and stop whining about the products that are making you money.
huh?
Bruh just stop this shit is not sold out they literally cant move it off the shelves of my LGS lol
"your anecdote as a worker is wrong cause for my anecdote, I went to my LGS and it's there!!"
Well its not available in my country in south east Asia so yeah Foundations is sold out here, maybe they should send those boxes here I'd happily buy them 😋
The success of an lgs relies on good customer service and a positive environment. You and your lgs might be toxic.
Yae my lgs sold all the foundation cards in a week so can’t even buy a pack atm glad I got a few boxes of boosters
Please rewatch. It is sold out at DISTRIBUTION level. I am not talking about your LGS.