Well, just to recap the experience, here it goes.
I came to the website to out of curiosity to see how much my deck would've cost. I had no real intention of purchasing the deck. within the SECONDS of the link popping up, the numbers skyrocketed faster than I can register. When I clicked the "Buy it Now" button, I was stuck with a price of $320. Now, here's what I found interesting. After a minute or two, the price slowly decreased, probably because many people were uninterested.
That's how he gets you. He makes it seem like he's he only way to get one, that people are so quick to buy the deck, they often get it for much higher than if they were to wait. Within the next five minutes after the release, the price lowered, and eventually stabilized between $220 and $240. Many people, I can tell, were hesitant to purchase the deck if a lower price was to show up. Currently, the price rose after people found out that $230 was probably going to be the average price. Now, the price is at a high of $335, and, according to the tier chart, there are only about half a brick left. Furthermore, the lowest price I've visually seen the deck go for is $200.
All in all, I really enjoyed this release probably more than any other. The reasoning behind that is that it was just enjoyable to see the prices to bounce from $200 to $300 and fall back down again. I'm unsure how Lee makes this purchasing system possible, but he should share the secret with all other magic companies. This would make us and them much happier.
P.S. - As I am typing this post, the deck is now sold out. Congratulations to those who were able to score a deck!
P.P.S. - How much do JN's go for nowadays? I haven' t seen any on eBay for a while.
I am not sure but maybe the low price tiers did not really exist in the first place. lol
What makes you think that? I'm sure Lee always keeps his word.