The Professor

Every TCG investor eventually learns the same uncomfortable lesson: the company printing your cards has the power to make your investment worth significantly less, at any time, with a single business decision. Not through malice, not through some grand conspiracy, but through the most mundane corporate logic imaginable, they printed more product to meet demand, […]

At some point last week, a small group of speculators bought Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings Special Edition Collector’s Boxes for somewhere between $7,000 and $9,000 USD each, then immediately sent emails to YouTuber Penguinz0 offering to flip those same boxes to him for $12,000 USD. Within 24 hours, he had publicly announced

In the evolving landscape of online marketplaces (more seem to pop up each day), news that directly impacts the cost of doing business is always significant. Often a side thought for the everyday buyer/collector. Recently, eBay made a strategic move that has been passing its way through the grapevine, especially in the Trading Card Game

Picture this. It is a Tuesday morning, and a specific Pokémon card is sitting at $45 on TCGPlayer. A prominent YouTuber uploads a video at noon (use your imagination, there’s plenty that come to mind). By 3pm, that same card is listed at $90, and the cheap copies are already gone. By the time the