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Rarity of "Magic" trading cards
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So, my best friend's older brother just gave me a huge box of "Magic: The Gathering" cards because he is going to college.
I went through all of them (which took about three hours), and found about a dozen holographic cards. All of the holographic cards are holographic on the borders, except for one in which the entire card is holographic.
Are they worth anything?
P.S. I can give names if necessary.
I went through all of them (which took about three hours), and found about a dozen holographic cards. All of the holographic cards are holographic on the borders, except for one in which the entire card is holographic.
Are they worth anything?
P.S. I can give names if necessary.
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Try there to see if you can find the cards you have. What's the copyright date on the cards - should give you a good start on rarity/age of the cards.
Gives you a rough idea of how much the card is going for.
If you plan to sell them, I suggest EBAY, especially if you don't want to go to Magic tournaments.
I gave away all my Magic Cards when I went to college, a move that I really regret now that I look back on it. I'd be happy to take the bulk of them off your hands once you pick out what ones you want to sell, if you just want to unload the whole box.
A better bet for checking if any are worth anything is by looking at the expansion symbol, which is below the art and above the text. If it's gold, it's rare, and possibly worth something. They started this the same time they included foils, so unless your cards are fairly old this is the best way to go about it.
But then again there are some uncommons that are worth more than rares, so the rarity of a card really doesn't do much for the value of it. It depends how in-demand it is for tournament play. The power 9 is so expensive because they are invaluable cards in any deck in vintage format.
For example:
Mana Clash is a rare card, but its ability sucks in any practical deck format, so it is worth $1.
Savannah Lion is also a rare card, and it is a staple in many white decks, so it goes from anywhere between $4-7 each.
Both cards have been out for roughly the same amount of sets.
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It really depends. A lot of people I play with love having them because it is a way of "pimping out your deck". If you have stuff like foil goblin welder or something that's easily worth 100, and people will pay. In short, if its playable and foil, someone wants it.
Many earlier sets only released certain cards as a promotion. Now, pretty much every card is released has a foil counterpart. Depending on the value (or demand) of the card, the foil card will be worth MUCH more than the non-foil.
A deck with all foil unhinged land?
Thanks for those links, I actually stumbled on my box of Magic cards recently so this'll be helpful. I doubt I'll part with them.
I have the entire 4th Edition Revised. All of it in mint condition, plus two boxes of commons.
I have never played any of the cards, because... (Get a load of this)... I never learned how to play.
I though of it as an investment back in 1995-ish and have been watching it collect duct on my bookshelf for about 11 years now in it's binder.
One catch.... Every single card I own is in Japanese. I was living in Japan at the time and must of spent ~$600 to $800 on cards (I don't remember how much, I bought them by the box).
Anyone know how much something like that would cost?
It might be worthwhile just learning to play with them, although getting into the habit of buying new ones can get expensive.
There are a few cards here and there that are worth double-digits from other sets. Bugs me sometimes too, because I started playing around the middle of Revised (hmm... or was it unlimited... can't recall now) which was a bit too late to pick up any of the alpha/beta cards. Hell, they were worth money even when I started playing.
Beta lands look cooler, but yes, I've seen those even at my local FNM
For Example: Unhinged Foil Island, or the Guru Lands. In standard, I've seen mana bases that are more expensive then the body of the deck (150+ USD).
Obviously, Star City Games is overpriced, but it is a rough idea of the amount people will pay for lands to make their deck fancier.
I just looked up some Cursed Scrolls (from Tempest) and they are 13.50 a piece.
Nifty for something that's just sitting in a box at home somewhere. I wonder how much my Beta cards would be worth.
Oh collectable memories.