Weekly Winners (26)
Due to time constraints a shorter version of the Weekly Winners this week. Due to popular demand I will be bringing back the loser(s) of the week (but that will be from next week onward). So, once again, I present you the cards that will be the talk of the town tonight.
Want to join or follow the discussion? Check out this article's Reddit Thread.
#1 Dramatic Entrance +389.9% ($4.49)
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- Some interesting results were posted, containing a deck using
Dramatic Entrance . (Which were rumored to be fake) - In the beginning of june
Dramatic Entrance was picking up steam in European and US stores due to -what seemed- normal demand. - Magic Card Market was bought out
- This strange post on Reddit appeared. At the time the card was still $0.60. These posts usually follow a spike, and not precede them. Also, the chronology of the post is off. It says it started with a buyout. But the post was made on the day of the spike. Not before.
- Nothing really happens
- On June 22 the card actually spikes
This is all very strange. There are almost always people reacting to the Weekly Winners saying a certain card is still very cheap on Magic Card Market (European site). I have never seen the opposite happen before. The card was bought out on MCM first, but is now back to EUR 1,96. That Reddit post is also strange, and could be a way to get the bandwagon running. But I have no way to check or validate that speculation.
Prior to the June 22 spike I have heared no chatter on
My advice is to not buy the card at its current price. I will probably dwindle in price and there is no real competitive deck to support its spike. Being a
#2 Wanderwine Hub +273.7% ($13.49)
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This deck won GP Copenhagen. And when a deck wins a GP, it will get a lot of attention. Aside from the winning deck Merfolk with a white splash is instantly hot. And what do you need to splash a color? Right. A land that makes to types of mana. A card like
#3 Tendo Ice Bridge +110.4% ($12.73)
I have no idea if this trend will continue, but it worries me. I mean,
When people buy out a card you need to have a real demand to back it up. You can't just buy out a card nobody wants and expect to make a profit. You can buy all copies of Aventurer's Guildhous and see the price of the card go up. But who is going to buy the card? Nobody. So the price will fall until supply meets demand.
But the sad thing is that there is a real demand for
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