Anyone here feel bad for MTG vintage collectors?

[zorloth]

@andrewvt36

@zorloth

That’s a fair assessment. NM/M ABU cards/sealed product, as well as original art, are, IMO, the only truly safe MTG investments at this point. I still think original Magic art is pretty underrated – it’s quite literally one-of-a-kind, but also recognizable by millions. And since so little new Magic art is traditional, there are really almost no more pieces of physical original art being produced. It’s still a bit surprising to me that you can find pieces of original art for $1k. Really disappointing that original Pokemon art isn’t a thing .

Also, FYI, the Alpha print run was 1100 of each rare. But fewer than 900 of each rare are probably in circulation.

Your point is well taken! There's now a well-known store owner in the community who will buy ANY M:TG painting for $850, sight unseen. So that's the new floor.

I’d probably do the same haha. $850 is criminally low for an original MTG painting (fully traditional, non-repaint) that appeared on an actual card (i.e., not an MTGO-exclusive art, or a token or something). Unless it’s a super unattractive/undesirable piece, it’s almost certainly $1000+ at this point. But even that still feels low to me given the prices of Pokemon cards right now lol.

[pfm]

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