Fri, 11 Jul 2025
By: Cliff Daigle Let me tell you a quick story about my June 1995 experience, as a sophomore/junior who’d been playing for a few months. My local store (Last Grenadier in Burbank, forever next to the mall, RIP) had a box that they put five-cent uncommons into, and when Ice Age came out, I didn’t know it was … Continue reading How Final Fantasy Is Changing The Future
Fri, 04 Jul 2025
By: Cliff Daigle Edge of Eternities is going to release in about a month, and the previews start Monday. We’ve already found out about spaceships, and shocklands, and at least one Eldrazi. There’s teasers and leaks and all sorts of things, but before we get to some Edge of Eternities packs, something else is coming up fast. That’s … Continue reading Is The Sonic the Hedgehog Drop Worth Your Money?
Fri, 27 Jun 2025
By: Cliff Daigle The main set of Final Fantasy is out and being bought and sold fast. I’m not trying to keep up with much from that, nor am I interested in thinking about Standard until after the bans come on the 30th. The Pro Tour Top 8 being 4 Izzet Cutter and 4 Mono-Red, with Cutter being … Continue reading The Future Value of Final Fantasy Commander Cards
Fri, 20 Jun 2025
By: Cliff Daigle Two things have happened at the same time in Magic finance: First, the Final Fantasy Secret Lair drops have started arriving, and the phenomenon I labeled ‘Dump Week’ is happening. While those prices are going down, the premium cards from the main set are rocketing upwards and the Collector Boosters are matching the escape velocity. … Continue reading Dump Week In Final Fantasy Is Here!
Sun, 15 Jun 2025
By: Cliff Daigle Final Fantasy is out this weekend, and that’s the start of a wild time in Magic finance. We’ve never seen prices like this for the premium products, on top of the markup Wizards was already frontloading in. Given the influence of outside collectors, I don’t feel great about recommending cards right now. If you want … Continue reading What is Dump Week, and How Can It Make Us Money?