It's important to point out that the "average" price from the graphs above did not match up with the TCGplayer median price. However, if you remove Mox Jet, which has an extremely high TCGplayer Market price of $3199.95, then the average difference jumps up to around 29%. Thus, buying Power at these prices is a poor investment strategy.Ĭomparing the TCGplayer Market price and the TCGplayer median price, we see around a 15-percent difference. If Power isn't selling at these new prices, it seems reasonable to assume the prices are overinflated. Though most of the eBay sales are significantly lower than the TCGplayer average price, except for graded Power, which we can safely attribute to the collectors' market. Searches for Power on eBay sold listings do show some pieces are selling sporadically, which is interesting given the fact that TCGplayer has a fee cap of $50 while eBay does not. It is important to note that TCGplayer is just one marketplace. That means that nobody is buying Power at these new, higher prices. While I understand that Power isn't likely something that changes hands all the time, many of these graphs show the TCGplayer Market price flatlined for months on end. This implies that most sellers are asking more than what people are willing to pay.Īlso, quite noticeably, the TCGplayer Market price graphs are extremely flat. The most important is that when it comes to Power, the TCGplayer Market price-which is based off of previous sales-is typically much lower than the current selling prices. There are some important things to take away from these graphs. (Click to expand.) (Click to expand.) (Click to expand.) (Click to expand.) (Click to expand.) Here is where we run into a bit of a problem. Of course, we also would need to prove that Power is actually selling. This tends to be the case-HP/MP copies go for around 35-50% less than graded or NM versions. If that is the case, then we would expect the NM or graded copies to command a huge premium over non-NM/graded copies. Now the beauty of Magic: The Gathering is that it is both a card game and collectible, so much of this demand could be attributed to collectors. The most expensive non-premium Magic cards in existence are legal in barely any formats.
However, that should immediately throw up a bit of a red flag. They are banned in all sanctioned formats except Vintage, though they are played in the Old School/93-94 format, and Timetwister is legal in Commander.
All pieces are on the Reserved List, so we don't have to be concerned about Wizards of the Coast reprinting them. As more players get older and have more expendable income, it makes sense that they would be willing to purchase the most iconic cards from the game's history, and thus the prices continue to rise. The general consensus among most people in the Magic community is that Power is the safest investment you can make. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power.
One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat.
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