• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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      18 hours ago

      I consider myself lucky.

      When my friends were first trying to persuade me to get into MtG I went to a LGS to get a starter pack.

      A guy came in with a sports bag full of ‘his green swaps’ to see what price he could get for them.

      That was the point where I realised I’d dip my toe in the water but this wasn’t going to be a serious hobby for me.

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      23 hours ago

      Unfortunately yes. I used to play many years ago, loved (and still love) the game format. But after the release of modern masters at the price they did, I knew things would never get better. Wizards and Hasbro are in on the card evaluation market. They could, at ANY time, squash it. They decided to foster it