Stores Manipulating Price of the 40k MTG Collector Sets

By Travis Pasch | October 10th, 2022 | Categories: Magic The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer 40k Rumors

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It looks like some stores are engaged in a scheme of price manipulation on the new Warhammer 40k Magic the Gathering collector decks…

Here’s what is happening currently with the Warhammer 40k Magic Commander Collector Decks as some sellers are trying to catch other stores and customers unawares in a profit scheme.

If you want to see more on the other Warhammer 40k Magic Cards factions’ cards, and even all the new playmats and accessories, click on the links below:

Magic the Gathering 40k Commander Collector Decks Price Manipulation

Reddit seems to be the first to notice the issue and explain what looks to be happening:

Yesterday there were hundreds of units of Warhammer collectors edition decks listed and “sold” on TCG player for $1 each to tank the listed market prices of these products.

Oddly it seems like the Necron Dynasties deck was not targeted at all.

So, why is lowering the price of the cards a bit scummy? Well, if stores set their automatic pricing to “market price” on TCG Player, they will sell too low. Worse, there is automation out there to snap buy-up mistakes as a scummy practice by other sellers.

This means a normal consumer won’t be able to take advantage of any of the lower prices as the other stores just buy everything immediately. Then, those sellers just go back and sell the decks for higher prices, as Wizards didn’t print out enough of some of the decks.

As you can see below, the “market price” is currently insanely lower than the actual price (and even what Wizards were initially selling theirs for on Amazon).

tcg player magic collector sets warhammer 40k

Good luck finding those decks for that price, however…

Honestly, this could be a problem with anything on the TCG Player platform overall because of how the system works. The manipulation of price isn’t super complicated but impacts a lot of stores that use automation to keep their prices “competitive.”

We hope TCG Player looks at the issue because, theoretically, it could happen to any product on the platform. Right now, it seems to be limited to attempted price manipulation of just the Magic the Gathering Warhammer 40k Commander Collector Decks.

Pricing & Where To Get the New Warhammer 40k Magic Commander Cards

Let’s check out the price of the new Warhammer 40k Magic cards and where you can buy them now.

Each deck with have every card in 40k art, with a split of 58 reprints and 42 new cards in each of the four decks, making these attractive to MTG and 40k players who are interested alike!

You can still order these from Amazon right now; however, post-release, the price has started to creep up a little on these decks from the pre-order price above from Wizards.

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About the Author: Travis Pasch

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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.

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Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!