It is the most valuable trading card game card of all time.
Magic The Gathering is a popular collectible card game. Tennessee Witney / Alamy Stock Photo
Magic the Gathering-card game’s most valuable card of all time, The One Ring (Mahtisormus) has been found. Only one copy of this special edition has been printed, which was designed by a Finnish artist Brother Nyström.
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Iltalehti reached the busy Nyström, but he refused an interview.
The condition of the card is estimated to be “mint 9”. This means that there may have been some difficulties in opening the card package, which has slightly damaged the card. Used in card condition classification PSA standardwhose highest rating is “mint 10”.
The card was pre-offered to the person who found it with a million dollar offer. The offer was made by an American trading card company called Dave & Adam’s. Early bidding made the card the most valuable trading card game card of all time.
With the discovery of the card, more than double this amount was offered, and the highest bid is currently a whopping 2.18 million US dollars (2 million euros). The latest offer has been made by the Spanish gaming store Gremio de Dregones. The offer also includes a trip to Valencia, where the game store is located.
Affects resale
The card in question could only be found in special 15-card packages (Collector Booster) aimed at collectors. After the card was found, the prices of the package boxes (Booster Box) containing 12 Collector boosters of that series fell from around 500 euros to even 350 euros.
Card packs can be bought individually, but the most enthusiastic collectors usually buy whole boxes. The Finnish game store Poromagia is one of Europe’s largest retailers of box sets for collectors. Hundreds of boxes have already been sold through them.
– The prices have come back to approximately 400 euros. As a market price, this is still relatively high, CEO of Poromagia Aarne Halen states.
Poromagia has managed to sell most of the boxes, but some are still left in stock. According to Halen The ring of power the discovery will probably affect those who have worn the boxes the most.
Not the only coveted card
Despite of Ring of Power were the most wanted cards in the set, there are still cards wanted by players in the packs. Also used in a card set Lord of the Rings – theme attracts players.
– Yes, there are still cards that appeal to players.
For example, the same set can be found in card packs aimed at the Commander game format Sol Ring – special editions of the card. The value of this card is According to the mtggoldfish website even just under 700 euros.
Finding a ring of power in a single pack of cards has been extremely rare. According to Halen, in relation to the weight of the cards, finding that card is even less likely than winning the lottery.
Throw-in product
Some of the game’s fans have criticized the game’s publisher, Wizards of the Coast, for including worlds outside of the game. However, these are used as a throw-in product for the game.
– As a phenomenon, this has been very successful in terms of marketing. Many streamers who don’t know the game have also become excited about the game through this set.
Halen also says that package boxes aimed at collectors make up more than half of Wizards of the Coast’s revenue. Last year, 3.3 million such boxes were sold, which was 600 million US dollars out of a turnover of one billion.
The 30-year-old Magic the Gathering game has an estimated 40 million players. The game can be played either with traditional cards or virtually. Tournaments and events are also organized for the game.