Hello everybody and thank you for tuning into this week’s edition of Money Ramp!
January 26th marked the beginning Gatecrash’s pre-release, which began as early as 12 am Saturday (Jan 26th), and went as long as 11 pm Sunday (Jan 27th). Many card prices remained the same before and after the pre-release; some even depreciated and are still trending down (Aurelia’s Fury). However, for power-traders like myself, there was a light at the end of the tunnel during the weekend’s course of price alteration: it was Boros Reckoner!
Listed below are the prices of Boros Reckoner, across multiple retailers, on January 26th:
| Star City Games | $4.99 |
| ABU Games | $3.99 |
| TCGplayer (low) | $4.24 |
| CCGHouse | $3.98 |
| Hotsauce Games | $4.25 |
| Strike Zone Online | $3.99 |
| Channel Fireball | $3.99 |
Now, I attended pre-release, but did not play – instead, I bought my sealed guild-box, dropped, and ran the retail booth for my LGS. However, I had the opportunity to walk around our event and observe a few game-states. During the time I spent watching others play, a few cards immediately stuck out to me as cute “win more” cards, such as Biomass Mutation; whereas others stood alone as “win well” cards, such as Aurelia, the Warleader and Boros Reckoner. Since the release of Gatecrash, it’s of no surprise to me that both of these cards have scaled in price, with Boros Reckoner simply soaring!
Listed below are the prices of Boros Reckoner, across multiple retailers, between Jan 28th & Feb 2nd:
| Star City Games | $9.99 | Jan 30th |
| ABUgames | $9.99 | Feb 1st |
| TCG Player (low) | $9.99 | Jan 30th |
| CCGhouse | $9.98 | Feb 1st |
| Hotsauce | $11.99 | Jan 31st |
| Strike Zone Online | $9.55 | Feb 2nd |
| Channel Fireball | $9.99 | Jan 30th |
And here is the graph as of 2/8/2013:
As you can logically assume, the experiences players had with Boros Reckoner during pre-release weekend greatly influenced his demand, and thus his price; on the 26th of January, Boros Reckoner’s average price was $4.20; his average price on January 31st was $10.20 – an increase of 243%!
In closing, I presume it’s safe to assert that Boros Reckoner will be a brickhouse in standard-constructed; the demand is there, the price is there, and the power is there – but I feel that he’s found a solid home in the market in the $12-$13 range.
In my previous article, I said that I would be discussing some bad investment practices that our Protrader feature can save you from making; but I’m out of time for this week, so that will be the focus of my third installment. Stay tuned!
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Until next time,
Zack R Alvarado
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