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Topic: The price potential of Melira and Birthing Pod?
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mtglover
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posted June 19, 2013 02:43 PM
      
Both cards are staples of modern and yet their values are so low, why is this and do you expect them to increase? If so, by how much?
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daner
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posted June 19, 2013 04:10 PM
Bc they are both apart of/in one specific deck. Nothing else plays them, no other format plays them. Yes, they are key components in arguably the best deck in modern....but they are in ONE deck. Not like goyfs, bobs, cliques, fetches, snaps or lotv which are staples in multiple decks in multiple formats.
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jbark
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posted June 19, 2013 06:22 PM
 
Same thing goes for the storm stuff. The commons and uncommon are far more expensive than the rares due to being played in legacy and vintage. Kiki jiki is the only exception due to being popular in the casual world and less available.
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JayC
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posted June 19, 2013 06:29 PM
I bought like 18 pods without considering the same thing, thinking the same way as you. They aren't moving much dude...
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stu55
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posted June 19, 2013 06:31 PM
Pretty sure Pod makes a move this coming season
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stab107
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posted June 19, 2013 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by mtglover:
Both cards are staples of modern and yet their values are so low, why is this and do you expect them to increase? If so, by how much?
What makes you say that?
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Zeckk
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posted June 19, 2013 09:20 PM
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Originally posted by stu55:
Pretty sure Pod makes a move this coming season
Agreed. Pod decks are already capable of simply using value creatures to win, and I can definitely see the pod simply becoming an engine for "good stuff" shells, which should increase its demand.
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Demilio
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posted June 19, 2013 09:41 PM
I've been sitting on a stack of Melira since the card was printed. Sad to say it has not worked out.
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daner
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posted June 20, 2013 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by Zeckk:
Agreed. Pod decks are already capable of simply using value creatures to win, and I can definitely see the pod simply becoming an engine for "good stuff" shells, which should increase its demand.
Disagree to an extent. The creatues may be always changing but pod decks are pod decks. Mix and max all you want...but you won't ever need more pods. The creatures pod plays will fluctuate in price a hell of a lot more than pod itself. You can make the case that as pod gets older it will steadily increase in value but that's every card ever in mtg that's playable. If you bought at 3-5 expecting $20 your gonna have a bad time, although $6-7...possibly up to $10, isn't out of the question and probably expected. That's just a card aging tho....which is expected. If you think your going to triple or quadruple your investment....think again.
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Zeckk
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posted June 20, 2013 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by daner:
Disagree to an extent. The creatues may be always changing but pod decks are pod decks. Mix and max all you want...but you won't ever need more pods. The creatures pod plays will fluctuate in price a hell of a lot more than pod itself.You can make the case that as pod gets older it will steadily increase in value but that's every card ever in mtg that's playable. If you bought at 3-5 expecting $20 your gonna have a bad time, although $6-7...possibly up to $10, isn't out of the question and probably expected. That's just a card aging tho....which is expected. If you think your going to triple or quadruple your investment....think again.
At no point did I say it was going to triple in value. All I'm pointing out is the fact that POD decks in modern are top tier, and not only are there 2 divergent combos to be used, the POD itself makes use of an extremely broad mechanic (EtB/LtB creature effects) that has already proven to be quite viable in modern.
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JayC
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posted June 20, 2013 03:49 PM
A friend pointed out that this card was just $6 in the height of it's standard days... it's not going to be a $10 card, ever. Too narrow. Bad investment.
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choco man
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posted June 20, 2013 05:47 PM
Birthing Pod is an important card in the deck, but its price "potential" gets limited by1. Not printed pre-Zendikar (ie Chord of Calling)
2. Not mythic (Linvala)
3. Not a format staple, but a archetype staple (Deathrite Shaman)
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stu55
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posted June 20, 2013 09:29 PM
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Originally posted by JayC:
A friend pointed out that this card was just $6 in the height of it's standard days... it's not going to be a $10 card, ever. Too narrow. Bad investment.
I think you are wrong. It is a 3rd set rare, great in casual formats and a staple in Modern. I think $10 is very easy for this card to reach
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Zeckk
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posted June 20, 2013 09:35 PM
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Originally posted by stu55:
I think you are wrong. It is a 3rd set rare, great in casual formats and a staple in Modern. I think $10 is very easy for this card to reach
Also, his friend is wrong about its peak. It was $15 on SCG for months in standard, and playsets sold for $40 easy on eBay at its peak. The thing to focus on is the fact that pod is a tutor engine in a format that lacks a lot of tutors.
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daner
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posted June 20, 2013 11:25 PM
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Originally posted by Zeckk:
At no point did I say it was going to triple in value. All I'm pointing out is the fact that POD decks in modern are top tier, and not only are there 2 divergent combos to be used, the POD itself makes use of an extremely broad mechanic (EtB/LtB creature effects) that has already proven to be quite viable in modern.
Wasn't picking on your or quoting you on the second half of my argument...merely pointing out this cards celling is probably $10 in the next modern season. Unless you plan on buying hundreds/thousands you'll only make a few bucks. Don't expect to buy a hundred @ $5 -6 and get $20-25 in return per card.... Yea...last set rare, but not mythic. Also this set was opened a ton bc it was fun to play and had other gems unlike Dragons Maze.
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