Over the last six months, my numbers look roughly as follows: $103,789.23 in gross spending (include cards, packs, shipping, fees, etc.) $112,172.46 in revenue across all platforms ~$21,000 in raw card/pack inventory (based on current market value) ~400 cards at third-party grading services with a declared value of approximately $50,000 (based on current market value and their anticipated grades) What blows my mind about this entire process is that there are sellers that dwarf these numbers in terms of sales and sophistication of operation
A rare Dragonite National Championships card can fetch up to $1,260
Making the deck super powerful and consistent
Its Magic: The Gathering mechanics let it bombard creatures or even Planeswalkers when it enters the battlefield or attacks
I didn't want to make something broken and the revised version still felt pretty exciting to me, so we made the change
Having a more simplistic way to bring in people, I see this as Wizards trying to revitalise Standard