See my original video, Are Challenger Decks really Standard Masters? A Magic: The Gathering VLOG here: https://youtu.be/B6KhAkTYkxU
Don’t forget to check out The MTG Reprint Problem: https://youtu.be/Ej34H1pabOU and A Guide To U/B Modern Faeries https://youtu.be/bxJoDewazyk
Jace vs. Urza – https://youtu.be/dIC-PCMNqLE
Lore Analysis, Garruk vs. Liliana: https://youtu.be/o6X0Vpytp2w
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In my previous video, which was meant as a vlog slash rant on how much I think the upcoming CHallenger decks are a great and desperately needed product, I ended by taking a swipe at MTG Finance, and I think that even though this was a vlog video and not researched and scripted lesson, my closing comments were both unfair and uninformed. In fact, those comments are now my second biggest mistake/regret in my entire channel’s history.
The truth is that MTG Finance is not a catch all bogeyman, more or less responsible for high card prices, and I am sincerely sorry that I characterized it as such. My comments were asinine and unfounded, and I’m sorry that they concluded a video that I had gone into wanting to make 100% positive, a big cheer for these Challenger decks.
I want to try and correct myself by talking a bit more about what MTG Finance is, something that isn’t too easy to do because MTG Finance is a large and diverse community. Yes, when we talk of MTG Finance we talk about people who do things that can make me upset, things like buying out all copies of a card, being trade sharks or taking advantage of others through trade, of course treating the Magic the gathering game like a stock market and trying to manipulate that market.
But MTG Finance also includes people who just want to track and understand the value of their cards, people who want to try and buy cards that are a good value, and be sure to sell cards before they lose value. When you decide to hold onto a card because you think that card will be worth more in a year or even two, you are participating in MTG Finance. And there’s nothing wrong with that.