I was just at WalMart today and noticed they have 3 packs in stock again with what I assume is a foil promo card flipped backwards.
The packs look like Scars block and M12, but I can't really tell for sure. Has anyone opened these up yet?
I'm curious what the foil is.
Just curious what the rumor is in the original post. Announcing that your local Wal*Mart is now selling 3-packs of the Scars block doesn't seem like a rumor.
Just curious what the rumor is in the original post. Announcing that your local Wal*Mart is now selling 3-packs of the Scars block doesn't seem like a rumor.
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The 'value bundles' sold at big-box stores are, to my understanding, essentially repacks of product by a third-party distributor, having nothing to do with WotC. Therefore, there won't be anything in them like a "new promo."
That isn't to say that you can sometimes hit paydirt by finding something that's worth a couple of bucks in them, as can be the case when people buy "bundled" Theme Decks.
The 'value bundles' sold at big-box stores are, to my understanding, essentially repacks of product by a third-party distributor, having nothing to do with WotC. Therefore, there won't be anything in them like a "new promo."
That isn't to say that you can sometimes hit paydirt by finding something that's worth a couple of bucks in them, as can be the case when people buy "bundled" Theme Decks.
Thats not true. The "value" packs sold in big box stores have, in the past, contained new promos and/or unique promos that are only available in those value packs.
bought a couple. Got a foil thorn elemental from 7th and a foil Ravnica plains. but it's 10.97 for 3 booster packs. Seems like a pretty good deal to me.
Thats not true. The "value" packs sold in big box stores have, in the past, contained new promos and/or unique promos that are only available in those value packs.
Doesn't mean WOTC just didn't give these distributors a stack of promos and tell them to go nuts. These packs are actually out of print at the main warehouse. If WOTC was providing these products they'd have to repurchase them.
Doesn't mean WOTC just didn't give these distributors a stack of promos and tell them to go nuts.
right. thats exactly what they did, but the point wasn't how the company obtained them, but rather the point was that the packs included legitimate promo cards that weren't obtainable elsewhere.
I've yet to buy one, but a friend of mine bought three. All three of them were M12, Besieged, New Phyrexia, two of them had a foil Ancient Ziggurat from PDS Slivers, and the other (to my surprise) had an Elspeth, Knight-Errant, from DD Elspeth VS Tezzeret.
Pretty sure the wal-marts in my area don't stock these repacks but the news of the retail promo broodmate has me thinking it's worth checking out. Maybe Target has these also? Well I'm in for a treasure hunt, think I'll go shopping today.
Mine was M12, MBS and NPH, with a random foil from the Sliver premium deck. Not bad, got a few decent draws from the few I got (A Glissa, the Traitor and a Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas).
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I bought 5 of these and got all common/uncommon foils from shards of alara block as the promo. I highly doubt that he got the infamous promo foil broodmate dragon, but that would be sick if he did!
I got a sword of war and peace and an elesh norn in seperate packs of the nph and was happy
I wish I knew about the promo broodmate dragon when they were first in circulation. Oh well. I guess I might check my local wal mart to see if they have any of these.
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Currently offering 2 non-foil Kolighan's Command for a Date Stamped foil!
I bought 5 of these and got all common/uncommon foils from shards of alara block as the promo. I highly doubt that he got the infamous promo foil broodmate dragon, but that would be sick if he did!
I don't doubt he got it. The way they assemble these packs is buy breaking open special sets that they couldn't sell (Duel decks, Premium decks, etc) putting a random foil card form the special set with old packs they can't sell anymore, and sell the bundle.
I'm sure at osme oint they got a few of the broodmate dragons back from things that didn't sell and are recycling the promo.
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The packs look like Scars block and M12, but I can't really tell for sure. Has anyone opened these up yet?
I'm curious what the foil is.
The packs were 2012, Mirrodin Besieged and New Phyrexia.
Cause it could be a new promo
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The 'value bundles' sold at big-box stores are, to my understanding, essentially repacks of product by a third-party distributor, having nothing to do with WotC. Therefore, there won't be anything in them like a "new promo."
That isn't to say that you can sometimes hit paydirt by finding something that's worth a couple of bucks in them, as can be the case when people buy "bundled" Theme Decks.
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Thats not true. The "value" packs sold in big box stores have, in the past, contained new promos and/or unique promos that are only available in those value packs.
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/160-rarities-resale-promos-english-cards-index.html
Now, I'm not sure if the resale proms were discontinued, but some of them are very rare and can be high value to the right collector.
Doesn't mean WOTC just didn't give these distributors a stack of promos and tell them to go nuts. These packs are actually out of print at the main warehouse. If WOTC was providing these products they'd have to repurchase them.
right. thats exactly what they did, but the point wasn't how the company obtained them, but rather the point was that the packs included legitimate promo cards that weren't obtainable elsewhere.
The foils I pulled out of them were: Oakgnarl Warrior, a Ravnica Island, and a retail promo Broodmate Dragon.
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trollandtoad sells them for 200$ (if they were in stock) http://www.trollandtoad.com/p286972.html
Retail promo Broodmate Dragon is quite expensive. Nice find. The last one sold on ebay went for 150 bucks (!).
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I went to a Target in upstate NY today and they don't have these.
Still not seeing how this belongs in Rumor Mill though. These threads usually are discussed in Magic General.
I bought 5 of these and got all common/uncommon foils from shards of alara block as the promo. I highly doubt that he got the infamous promo foil broodmate dragon, but that would be sick if he did!
I got a sword of war and peace and an elesh norn in seperate packs of the nph and was happy
Currently offering 2 non-foil Kolighan's Command for a Date Stamped foil!
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I don't doubt he got it. The way they assemble these packs is buy breaking open special sets that they couldn't sell (Duel decks, Premium decks, etc) putting a random foil card form the special set with old packs they can't sell anymore, and sell the bundle.
I'm sure at osme oint they got a few of the broodmate dragons back from things that didn't sell and are recycling the promo.