Magic: The Gathering

[Weltall]

If you can actually make it there (I go once a year, and heading back out May 11th), with the exchange rate, you get an absolute steal on cards. They sale them for normal prices, and then you get about 23% off anything you buy if you bring USD.

[zoobernut]

Is there any decent online source for JP cards? Or do you get raped on customs costs?

[Weltall]

TCGplayer seller's market and just filter by non-english:

http://imgur.com/W8qc2AR

Saito's shop and website is also good, but you can't ship boxes internationally:

http://www.hareruyamtg.com/en/

Ebay is good, too.

[Viserdes]

From what i understand, most US card stores can order like 1 box of each foreign language booster box, what some people do near me is pre-order these boxes. So while you would think foreign language boxes only come from abroad you can guarantee most game stores are allotted at least one of each language per set release. This is what i know of it, i may be wrong about the amounts but i know local stores do get these boxes.

As far as online stores go, channelfireball usually has discounts on foreign language cards/products during their big sales. They had a lot of cheap sealed product during their winter sale where i snagged a JP box of Darksteel for 250, also they were selling JP/Chinese boxes of theros boxes for 60$ among other things. And they also had of course the comically bad Dragon's Maze booster boxes for 40$.

[Moridam]

yeah, i suspected something like that as my LGS always seems to have packs of core sets and shitty expansions in korean or chinese. they mark them up considerably over the english product though, so it's not really worthwhile.

[Tomiko]

TCGplayer seller's market and just filter by non-english:

http://imgur.com/W8qc2AR

Saito's shop and website is also good, but you can't ship boxes internationally:

http://www.hareruyamtg.com/en/

Ebay is good, too.

Saito is the main place I go to. Some other ones I use(d):

http://tokyomtg.com/

https://www.enndalgames.com/

Bad thing about Hareruya and Enndal are that you have to use EMS, so it's not worth it to make small orders. Tokyo has normal shipping options for small orders.

[Xerlic]

I'm so glad I like to use English non-foil cards lol.

[Weltall]

Well, this card is good:

http://i.imgur.com/hKqIwfp.png

[zoobernut]

Well, this card is good:

http://i.imgur.com/hKqIwfp.png

So much value for an uncommon. It would be awesome if it was rare and had flash...

[Xerlic]

Opened an expedition Bloodstained Mire in a draft pack at FNM then took my prize packs as Fate Reforged to hunt Ugins and cracked a Polluted Delta.

[Weltall]

Isn't Polluted Delta from Khans?

[Viserdes]

you can open khans fetches in the land slot of Fate Reforged packs (i actually got delta + Tasigur yesterday myself). Also, this happened as a factory mistake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHme5z2uGQc

Your chance at opening them are 1 to 2 per box of FRF normally.

[Tomiko]

Mana Drain is the newest Judge Promo:

https://twitter.com/ahtweet/status/684848080345149440

[Moridam]

if anyone's got any revised duals they're looking to unload, let me know! in the market for pretty much anything atm, but especially seas/trops and probably 1-2 volcanics.

[Xerlic]

Spoilers for OGW are out. Inquisition of Kozilek prices skyrocketed once it was revealed that it wasn't in the set.

Someone asked Maro on his blog why IoK wasn't in MMA2 and he gave this gem of an answer:

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post...lek-reprint-in

I've owned my playset of IoK's since ROE came out, and I think this was such bullshit on WOTC's part. I feel bad for whoever has to drop $100 on a playset of an uncommon.

[Weltall]

Thank Christ I have a ton of foreign ones...

[Weltall]

Holy shit @ Foil IoK prices...$800 for a set!? LOL....

You could literally trade a foil set for some moxes...

Wizards has really done a horrendous job with this game the last 5-7 years.

[Moridam]

wow lol. i bought a playset of IoK on a whim for like $20 a year ago, can't believe they're actually worth more than thoughtseize now. don't use them for anything so i reckon i'll probably see if i can trade them out along with other flavors of the month like the eldrazi lands that recently spiked.

currently awaiting shipment on my first round of duals. 2 seas, 2 trops, a bayou and a badlands incoming. the high end MTG group on facebook is a godsend for getting deals on pricey cards, i just wish i'd known about it when i was assembling my playset of FoW.

[Krandor]

RIP Splinter Twin and Summer Bloom

[Ghost_Wheel22]

Reinforces my belief that Modern is a No Fun Allowed format.