From there you can evaluate if the expected value of that set is higher than the list price. Thankfully, card previews and spoilers start showing up around 2-3 weeks before release. Next, the set must have some desirable cards for it to be worth speculating. Players are thus willing to pay a premium to get cards first and early. First, cards have to be sold early, because when a new set has just been released, card demand is high and the supply (obviously) hasn’t peaked. A few additional cards, mostly from the Alpha set, have been added since their value has risen to compete with most of the cards on this list.You can make money selling off single cards from a booster box, but there are some stipulations that help make that happen.

The prices on this list have been updated to be current at the time of the update. Updated on June 24, 2021, by Jeff Drake: It is rare for the price of the most valuable Magic: The Gathering cards to be static - they seem to steadily go up in price without fail.

RELATED: Magic: The Gathering: Most Expensive Throne of Eldraine Cards So Far The card prices here are for mint/near mint card conditions. Below is a list of the rarest and most valuable Magic the Gathering cards and what they are worth today. of 1993, called the Beta set, even has cards worth thousands of dollars. The second printing of the Alpha set in Sept. If only we knew then what we know now about these early sets Even some of the common cards in the Alpha Set are now worth several thousands of dollars. The cards in this set have become extremely sought-after over the years, with many of them worth thousands of dollars in today’s market. 5, 1993 with what is known as the Alpha set.

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