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With the heat from "LOR" dissipated, and WOE taking center stage, we go back this week to look at our picks for our most overhyped card, underhyped card, and that Goldilox one right in the middle.We pull apart our reasoning, the price points, where we think we went right or wrong, and just generally hang our heads.…

With full spoilers and a prerelease behind us, this week we look at and discuss Wilds of Eldraine. What cards do we think are prices well? Which are priced poorly?Is there enough "juice" on the Enchanting Tales sheet to keep people opening this set for a while?על ידי info@podcastone.com

Continuing the discussion about the Hasbro Q2 2023 earning call, we revisit the bulleted points from the previous episode and break them down based on economic indicators, expectations set by Hasbro, and mix in our own brand of, "old man yells at cloud".https://gamerant.com/pokemon-company-multibillion-dollar-increase-in-revenue/https://www.hipster…

It's time for the Hasbro Q2 2023 earning call valuation! In the first episode of this two parter, we break down some of the more interesting and finer points before reacting to them in the follow up epside.https://gamerant.com/pokemon-company-multibillion-dollar-increase-in-revenue/https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2023/08/magic-revenue-down-15-in…

The last GenCon related episode for the year. We promise.We discuss GenCon through the years, from it's humble beginnings in 1969 through to 2023. How Magic impacted GenCon, their relationship through the years, and their eventual separation.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_Conעל ידי info@podcastone.com

Last week we covered what the lead in to, "The Greatest Four Days in Gaming", (GenCon) is like and this week we get into the nitty gritty.What's it like on the floor, is there time to enjoy the show itself, what is there to do before, during and after? ...When do you find time to eat and sleep?All of it. From the highest highs to falling off a curb…

Branded, "The Greatest Four Days in Gaming", GenCon is one ot the most popular and important conventions for everything table top gaming. And while a large number of people are able to attend GenCon as "genpop" not many people get to opportunity to work GenCon in any capacity.This week we begin our journey through what it means to attend GenCon as …

Last week we covered what The National is and a bit of the importance of it to the Sports card industry. This week we recap what happened at The National 2023 from both the vendor perspective and the attendee side of things.How does The National stack up against Origins and GenCon, how has it changed and expanded over the last few years and what ha…

A few weeks back in episode 244, we covered Origins, a convention that many in the TCG community seem to overlook or underrate as an experience. This week, we're running back that foundational idea with a preshow episode for The National (Sports Collectors Convention).Notably most people haven't attended let alone heard about this show and as it's …

Taking a break from finance topics this week, we're going over some of the finer details about Vintage Rotisserie Draft, ahead of the next St. Lotus event.If you don't know what VRD is, please give this a listen and if you're like to know more, join the community, and do some drafting online, head on over to https://stlotus.org/ for all that inform…

Origins 2023 is in the books and now that we're back we thought, "what does the average gamer know about Origins?"So we sourced questions to help build a representative idea of what the event is and what it means to the gaming communities it serves.Did you even know it's in Columbus Ohio?!על ידי info@podcastone.com

With immaculate timing, after recording our previous episode it was announced that the one of one The One Ring was found and graded. So... what happens next?We came up with a few important questions to discuss from player, LGS, and vendor perspectives about the current and future state of this set and IP based chase cards in the future.…

Previously we have discussed the possibility for seemingly unbridled growth of Unlimited. From power to duals to even the lowly Fork, there was seemingly no end in sight for where Unlimited would.Well, a few years later, we're older and wiser and can see that where Unlimited is headed, is downward trending. Though, on the opposite side of things, B…

With The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth prerelease weekend squarely in the rear-view and Release Party Weekend coming up, we continue our discussion about this set and what we saw this past weekend.We break down what we saw at an LGS level and what the current slate of products, including the Doctor Who Universes Beyond, means. The cost i…

In "standard" fashion, we take a look at Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth, breakdown the set, and make a few predictions based on what we've seen in regards to "hype".Now, this does follow our standard practice for a new set but relying on price here is a bit of a red herring so we're trying something new: relying on the internet and what k…

The "Junk Wax" era of sports cards is one of many defining moments of the hobby's history and is quite infamous for those that were in any part of the ecosystem during this time.With the advent of Whatnot and the sheer population of box brakers, as well as the entry into that space of a card manufactor, we decided to cast a critical eye at WotC in …

The "Junk Wax" era of sprots cards is one of many defining moments of the hobby's history and is quite infamous for those that were in any part of the ecosystem during this time.With the advent of Whatnot and the sheer population of box brakers, as well as the entry into that space of a card manufactor, we decided to cast a critical eye at WotC in …

At MagicCon Minneapolis, WotC announced that they were going to look into reinvigorating player interest in the Standard format. How? Well by extending rotation out from two years, to three years! Among other things.Now between that event and this episode, we've received a few more details. Details like their handling of ban and restriction announc…

March of the Machine: Aftermath. A micro set. An Epilogue set. A small print booster set with wild CB slot collation.What exactly do all of those words mean, how do they apply to this product in particular and into the future, and, importantly, what even is this set all about?We break down all this shiny new gem and discuss what it means for you as…

Now that we have vended our first MagicCon of this new era, we break down this new vending experience for WotCs new, premier, Professional Level Organized Play event.What was this like compared to GPs, Magic Fests, PTs, and Mythic Championships of the past, was this a better or worse experience overall for vendors, staff, and players alike?Did you …

This week we go behind the scenes and discuss what it's like to make the Podcast.This might seem self serving, but we'd like to give every one an idea of what the lifecycle for each episode is like as well as the timings, discussion, and even spec process is.A bit of filler in these dry times while we wait for MagiCon: Minneapolis and March of the …

With the heat from "ONE" dissipated, and MoM taking center stage, we go back this week to look at our picks for our most overhyped card, underhyped card, and that Goldilox one right in the middle.We pull apart our reasoning, the price points, where we think we went right or wrong, and just generally hang our heads.…

With full spoilers and a prerelease behind us, this week we look at and discuss March of the Machine. What cards do we think are prices well? Which are priced poorly?How do serialized cards impact the price of regular rares and their long term out? Tune in and find out!על ידי info@podcastone.com

With the opening of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves behind us and a few weeks of box office numbers to breakdown and a new set in front of us, it's time to discuss the latest of Hasbro's IPs to enter the realm of cinema.Looking at the source material, we discuss how this serves the products, patrons and fans, new and returning, and discuss …

Hasbro's stock. What a ride. After the 2023 Q1 investors call, we moved almost immediately into the marketing cycle for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves which completely turned things around and looked to help address the issues mentioned in that fated earnings call.Coming out of release weekend, though, we look back on HAS and some of thing…

Boomeranging back to eBay this past year was Gene Cook; formerly the Director of Global Search, now the VP of Global Collectables. Why is this notable and worth an episode? Well, leading up to his announced return eBay made a very impactful series of announcements, culminating in their acquisition of TCGPlayer and Chedy's departure from the organiz…

As a vendor, getting back out there to events is finally something to look forward to as the TCG ecosystem begins to flourish again. The only issue is that, while there are events to vend at, they are rather sparse. How do we fill the gap?Well, in this episode, we go over what it's like vending sports card shows, what it takes to start, and what yo…

Diving into the past, we are looking at the various era of Standard, Modern, Extended, and Legacy that we each individually enjoyed and what marked impact they had on the finances of the game. Not all eras of a format are created equally but they all have their own unique impact.We reminisce about game play, discuss backpacking, break down the myst…

Part two in our series! In this episode we discuss some import, and some crucial, elements of running a successful LGS, not just from a financial standpoint but also from a community standpoint because without a community, why have an LGS at all?With our combined experiences working at, starting up, and designing LGSs we break down five elements, e…

In the first part of a two part series, we discuss some of the most important needs, be they items, skills, people, etc. for those looking to be successful backpackers and those looking to run their booths in a smooth and efficient fashion.Using our combined decades of experience, working for a myriad of entities in the space, we break down our top…

With the first PT post-Covid in the books, we are taking a look at how our day to day involvement with Magic has changed from an era prior to the OP announcement that brought us Regionals, Worlds, and the return of the Pro-tour and after.And you might think, why now? Why wait so long after the announcement? And the short answer to that is, simply, …

In another shameless attempt to create levity, we're looking ahead to 2023 and making predictions about Magic, WotC, and HAS across all aspects.What's the over / under on sets in the year? Number of times on board meetings HAS C-level assure everything they're competent? All the way down to Magic bulk.Join us as we head into 2023 with a gleam in ou…

In this weeks episode we look back at our BRO picks from episode 211 and discuss where we went right in our evaluations of cards and where we went wrong.Did we jump the rails completely, skidding to a headfirst stop or sail into the station smoothly. Come find out!על ידי info@podcastone.com

With The Brothers' War in the rearview and Phyrxia: All Will be One on the horizon, it's time for our set review.We each read through the full set and Commander spoiler to find cards we believe are overhyped, underhyped, or hyped just the right about and break down what we do and do not like about the cards as well as give a financial projection.Re…

With over a year of new entrants into the TCG/CCG event space and having vending multiples, we decide to sit down and collect our thoughts about each. Looking to set expectation, we break down the vendor experience in a easy to understand and digest way.We cover everything from booth selection to interesting contract wording, even when you can ente…

Whether you were able to play at a pre-elease event held at a WPN premium store or your local non-WPNs event, even just walked in these past few days, you've had the opportunity to engage with Dominaria Remasterd as a product.We touch on what this set means to the LGS and how they are handling such a short lived lifespan for a set that whose only p…

Last week we looked to the past, this week we look... to the future!With the quarterly analysis done, MaRo's lastest Tumblr blurb, and a number of key take aways from Hasbro, we compiled a list of things we are looking forward to in 2023. As a vendor, what are we looking for? As an LGS, what do we need?We also cover our hopes and dreams for 2023 an…

2022 felt like one hell of year when looking back at everything that's happened with Magic, WotC, and Hasbro so we decided to bring you the highlights wrapped up for the end of the holidays.Did you, for instance, remember that the Alta Fox discussions happened in 2022? How about the number of sets released or how consumer sentiment impacts the holi…

WotC announces that players are frustrated they can't immediately play their paper cards from their pre-release events in constructed events like they can on Arena, so now paper cards are legal in constructed starting on pre-release weekend.Okay, but, why? Who asked for this? Why are the LGS and vendors who have an LGS or do events meant to suffer …

As 2022 draws to a close we have yet another reprint set to scour as an LGS and vendor to determine how we are going to handle allocation.We discuss the contents and preorders, among other things, as we break down our view of the set on the way to each delivering a valuation of how we are going to be handling this set in the short term.Did you know…

If the Magic vertical were to topple and leave us with a hole in our product catalog, we need to patch this asap before we bleed out. So, as an LGS and a vendor, how do we identify perspective, successful games to plug into our ecosystem?This week we discuss how we measure success at each level, what we look for in a new product, to bring into the …

As Thanksgiving in the United States has passed, along with Cyber Monday and the "Holiday Season" in front of us, we continue our evergreen conversation about sales at the LGS and Vendor levels.While it makes sense that a "sale is a sale", the core remaining the same, the strategy for each sale can be unique unto itself and it's this idea that we d…

It's almost 2023 and we're back with our yearly tradition of discussing what we would do if we ran Hasbro.Comparatively, 2022 was a rather interesting year with the Alta Fox discussions, some rather obtuse earnings calls, and a product release schedule bordering on lunacy but we held in there and used all of this to distill down our changes for the…

It's another day so there's another Standard Magic set to digest. This week it's time for breakout of some of the most under priced, over priced, and correctly priced cards in BRO.Join us as we discuss playability, affordability, projected sales, and have a vivid discussion about some aptly named lands.…

With the Hasrbo investor call in the books, time to read and digest Hasbros notes, relearning what the "Brand Blueprint" is and seeing the fallout of the 30th Anniversary event in Vegas, we pulled out some of the more interesting snippets we could find to help breakdown what happened on that call.Armed with links from everywhere, including insight …

This week we were graced with the creator of MtGMate.com.au, Nick, who talked shop about... well, everything. We discussed intersecting interests, the driver behind how MtGMate came to be, and a bit of vision for the future of the industry.We did our best to keep the jargon to a minimum but it's hard when you get two developers together to just gee…

As we wind down our fourth year on the podcast and come screaming into the last Standard set of the year and holiday season rush, we decided to do our retrospective a little early.In this, the second of our two part series, we look back at cards we chose as specs for the podcast. Cards that we studied, put time into understanding the reasoning for …

As we wind down our fourth year on the podcast and come screaming into the last Standard set of the year and holiday season rush, we decided to do our retrospective a little early.In the first of our two part series, we look back at cards we spec'd on personally this year. Cards that we mentioned just in passing in Discord, maybe bought into at the…

Here we are. A time which we never thought we'd see: serialized Magic cards in non-specialty products.With The Brothers War looming and most of the important details laid out, we break down what has been announced about the retro frame artifacts, the schematic art treatment, and their serialized brethren.What does this mean for the LGS, for vendors…

With the the release of the product slate for the rest of 2022 and first half of 2023 it's time we dive in and take a look at what eat set represents and discuss what we believe will be the outcome.Will Standard fall apart? How many artifacts need to be banned? Are there dinosaurs INSIDE Ixalan? And what about the Balrog?Join us as we finish this j…