Category: Finance
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How strong were Outlaws of Thunder Junction pre-sales?
Magic: the Gathering’s latest expansion, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, has had the community abuzz. A set with a huge step-up in power, two bonus sheets, an already-beloved limited format, and an expansion that’s had some serious hits and misses from the creative side, OTJ occupies an interesting place in the world of Magic. But how…
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Data Suggest the Fallout Shortage May Be Real
The data we’ve crunched here at Cardboard by the Numbers indicates that Fallout is likely going to be an exception to this trend, and a massive one at that. If our assumptions are right, Fallout Collector Booster Boxes have been under-printed relative to demand and consequently will be extremely scarce.
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What Hasbro’s 2023 Annual Report Means for Magic: the Gathering
In brief, fantasy gaming vertical Wizards of the Coast was the saving grace of Hasbro in 2023, representing the only business unit with a positive fiscal year.
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Serialized is Special Again? The Math Behind MKM’s Impossible Pull Rates
Serialized cards have changed the game in terms of finance, collectability, and “bling”: and as evidenced with the newest expansion, Murders at Karlov Manor, that trend is only going to continue.
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The Biggest Winners from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Decks
Today, we’ll walk through the biggest impacts that the recent Commander precons for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan have had on individual cards, and hopefully we can use this to better understand what kinds of cards you should pick up early if you’re looking to upgrade a precon paired with future expansions.