WOTC Announced Price Change
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Nightstalkers
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Price increases make people stop buying.
turgy22
Nothing Special
Price increases are due to inflation. The costs of running the company and producing cards are going to increase over time, so the price of the products needs to increase or else they'd go out of business. It's just like everything else in the world.
This will hardly even effect me. I usually spend about $50 online every time a new set is released. Now, I'll probably spend about $60. Admission to the prereleases will probably rise about $5 per event. And prices for booster boxes will probably go up about $5. So, on average, I'll end up spending about $100 extra a year on Magic cards. That's a much smaller difference than the increases in pay I've gotten over the past 4 years, when the prices last increased.
Tag Guard.
This will hardly even effect me. I usually spend about $50 online every time a new set is released. Now, I'll probably spend about $60. Admission to the prereleases will probably rise about $5 per event. And prices for booster boxes will probably go up about $5. So, on average, I'll end up spending about $100 extra a year on Magic cards. That's a much smaller difference than the increases in pay I've gotten over the past 4 years, when the prices last increased.
Tag Guard.
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dwarven_anarchist
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Eh. I usually buy my packs from a store that sells for below MSRP already, so I'm not too worried. I suppose the price increase is relatively minor, it is only $.30 a pack, but I still don't like it.
Oversoul
The Tentacled One
Back when I still bought boosters, they were no more than $2.50. I think they were actually cheaper and I cut back when they went up to $2.50, so I'll say they were $2.50 in 1999. And they're $3.99 after more than five years. If I'm not mistaken, they've been in that range for a while too...turgy22 said:
If I'd had to guess (before reading the link), I'd actually have thought the price was already above $4 for probably the exact same reasons they're increasing it now.
It's certainly less inflation than another commodity that comes to mind (hint: it's gasoline).
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train
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global economic pressures...
"Now we can all be full of WOTC's bologna..."
It's already not often I get to play - but still buy plenty...
"Better adjust the budget honey..."
"Now we can all be full of WOTC's bologna..."
It's already not often I get to play - but still buy plenty...
"Better adjust the budget honey..."
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orgg
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Everything is going up due to the cost of fuel.
Tuna Fish or Salmon in a single-serving pack was about ninty cents a can. Now its a buck fourty.
Magic followed suit. The sad thing is, unlike Tuna, the price won't go down if fuel costs are reduced.
Tuna Fish or Salmon in a single-serving pack was about ninty cents a can. Now its a buck fourty.
Magic followed suit. The sad thing is, unlike Tuna, the price won't go down if fuel costs are reduced.
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HOUTS
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Actually price changes ARE NOT due to inflation. Inflation is a slow gradual increase over years. In fact, WOTC has changed their costs twice prior to this, and this outside the norms for any supposed 'inflation' costs. Those remarks are typcially ignorance on part of people. Take ANY major manufacturer or company, and you'll notice their price changes are once every 10 years. And, their hike is VERY casual. This is from 1.79 (1.99) up twice its original costs.turgy22 said:
You are wrong, as usual. If you want specific examples, let me know.
The company is charging more because they know the buyer will pay it, and they are making up for their LOSS.
Yes, WOTC is making up for their LOSS.
You can try any logical thought process you want to justify paying x dollars for a pack, but you are completely dumb if you think it doesn't affect the typical high school player (to college) who has X dollars. Please...
Basic math: Buy 2 packs for the price of one: 3.99
Sigh*
Liberal spin. I love it.
HOUTS
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orgg
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Heh. I just realized this'll probably make the local dealer raise his prices for OLDER stuff, but not the newer stuff (so he outsells Wal-Mart). That's kinda entertaining.
Killer Joe
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Trade, trade, trade! For your stuff!!! 
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Nightstalkers
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Or buy singles like a few of us do.Killer Joe said:Trade, trade, trade! For your stuff!!!
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Lythand
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orgg said:
Another thing about Magic...unlike tuna..will not stink after it sits around a few days without refrigeration. Just wanted to point that out.
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Nightstalkers
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Although, if you leave it in the fridge for a few weeks with an open bottle of rotten milk... they do seem to stink.Lythand said:
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orgg
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Because that's what Nightstalkers drink.
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Lythand
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Spiderman said:But why would you have an open bottle of rotton milk?
Tag Guard
Aawwww come on...Everyone knows that milk will turn to cottage cheese. Havent you seen that commercial?
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Nightstalkers
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Roomie was doing some sort of experiment with the rotten milk and some sort of disease... Whatever he put into the milk got into everything else in the fridge and that wasn't a great week....