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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2012, 05:17:02 AM »
 

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I don't really "regret" any of my purchases, since as others have mentioned, most of the regrets seem to come from not being able sell a deck as well as the person was expecting and I don't buy decks with the intention to sell them. A few decks that I ended up not really caring for after buying them are Phoenix Apocalypse deck, Deck One and Archangels by T11, and Tragic Royalty. Nothing I made a huge investment in but I don't really like them all that much (Apocalypse deck more because it cost me more than a normal custom deck so I thought I would like it more). In general I'm pretty satisfied with my purchases though.
 

Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2012, 04:25:38 PM »
 

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i regret buying so many of certain decks when i first started collecting. i only by a few of the decks that i REALLY like now. the only decks i get bricks of are standard decks so i can destroy them and not worry about it.
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #27 on: November 01, 2012, 10:19:32 PM »
 

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One of my regrets is buying more than I should on a certain limited release deck so I can resell it for a decent profit to fund my addiction ahem I meant hobby  ;)

 

Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #28 on: November 01, 2012, 11:54:20 PM »
 

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One of my regrets is buying more than I should on a certain limited release deck so I can resell it for a decent profit to fund my addiction ahem I meant hobby  ;)
Greed, as funny as it seems, has a way of getting you back.
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2012, 01:17:07 AM »
 

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Greed? Not really. Since I buy in bulk with discounts I do resell them to at least break even. Greed is a strong word! lol

The greedy ones are the resellers who buy and sell solely for profits and puts a lot of mark up on their prices! they know who they are!  ;)
 

Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #30 on: November 02, 2012, 04:30:08 PM »
 

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Greed? Not really. Since I buy in bulk with discounts I do resell them to at least break even. Greed is a strong word! lol

The greedy ones are the resellers who buy and sell solely for profits and puts a lot of mark up on their prices! they know who they are!  ;)

Is it their fault that idiots will pay $100 for a deck that sold for $5 the week before? If recent trends are any indication, prices only drop anyway. A decade from now I bet anything that the LTD decks will cost $10 or less, if not be completely worthless. I've hypothesized this before, but I firmly believe that company decks will not retain their value, because as more companies arise, there is less desire to own every release from just one of them. A few years ago it was pretty easy owning every limited company deck. E had three and T11 had two or three. David Blaine and D&D had a couple and that was pretty much it.

Now people are looking at the countless new releases and treating them the same as they did years ago.

It just doesn't work.

When every release now is as limited as the Gold Arcanes, and every company doing the <1000 deck "special" editions, it's becoming very apparent that the bubble is close to bursting.

The best lesson I learned in collecting decks is that you should sit down and figure out -exactly- what you want your collection to consist of. Make a list of every deck you want, and in what quantity. Then buy only those. Add to that list the new releases that you really want, that you know you'll want to show off to people, etc.

So next month when there are 15 new KS projects, 20 new big company decks, and 500 small company decks coming out, it'd be pretty easy to ignore them, and focus on what is special to you.

Always remember that it should be special to you, and not someone else.

Also, if you want to save money, buy from people on the forums, on FB, etc. Scour eBay for good deals. Never buy from resellers that clearly mark up their prices.

In fact, ignoring big buck wholesalers completely saved me hundreds. I only bother with them when they have special deals or come in contact with uber rare decks (Ace King, Fullboatdealer and Pokerstud52 often have sales/rarities).

On the flipside when I started out, I lost hundreds by buying from wholesalers because  it was simply put, easier. I'd buy an Absolut Vodka deck for $40 from them, when some guy on UC would be selling them for $20 a pop. Eagerness and impatience gets us nowhere.
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2012, 07:20:49 PM »
 

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A decade from now I bet anything that the LTD decks will cost $10 or less, if not be completely worthless. I've hypothesized this before, but I firmly believe that company decks will not retain their value, because as more companies arise, there is less desire to own every release from just one of them. A few years ago it was pretty easy owning every limited company deck. E had three and T11 had two or three. David Blaine and D&D had a couple and that was pretty much it.
If that's the case, than why are JN's still over $100.

The greedy ones are the resellers who buy and sell solely for profits and puts a lot of mark up on their prices! they know who they are!  ;)
Aren't they one of you?
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2012, 07:33:04 PM »
 

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JN's are special* hence it is still priced more than $100

KPopFever605, I would happily admit that I am NOT a greedy reseller coz I dont solely sell to gain massive profits. Read my previous post and make sure you read between the lines will yah? good.  ;)
 

Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2012, 08:16:56 PM »
 

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A decade from now I bet anything that the LTD decks will cost $10 or less, if not be completely worthless. I've hypothesized this before, but I firmly believe that company decks will not retain their value, because as more companies arise, there is less desire to own every release from just one of them. A few years ago it was pretty easy owning every limited company deck. E had three and T11 had two or three. David Blaine and D&D had a couple and that was pretty much it.
If that's the case, than why are JN's still over $100.



JNs are not company decks. They are vintage. Vintage decks rule, and also a lot more people want them outside the card world. For example there are thousands of people in this city that collect Vegas memorabilia, JNs included.
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #34 on: November 03, 2012, 02:37:09 AM »
 

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I feel as though the market is too saturated with companies looking to make a truly rare deck. It's almost annoying sometimes, and now it's almost unlikely you'll be able to make a substantial profit from the limited release decks you can buy. I think it'll be a long time until we see another Black Ghost 1st Edition or White Centurions in terms of pricing reflected from demand. For now, it'd be safe to say to buy decks for you, not for resale.
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Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #35 on: November 03, 2012, 06:01:17 PM »
 

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I'm not eggman but I'm not too happy about my vortex purchase either.
 

Re: What purchase do you regret making the most?
« Reply #36 on: November 03, 2012, 06:53:19 PM »
 

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I'm not eggman but I'm not too happy about my vortex purchase either.

I second this, the Vortex deck was the first deck I funded via kickstarter and I have already received my decks for most of the other completed kickstarters. Not to mention the lack of communication, I realize that Alex has a lot of messages to respond to but hell every other kickstarter such as Paul Carpenter's Tendril, Lance Miller's projects, Sean Whalen's Galvanic, etc have all had much better communication with their backers than Alex. If he makes another deck, I will most likely just be picking it up from a reseller.