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~ Cheap Magic Box Price Increase ~
🕑 Added 2025-02-01 17:09:41 +0000 UTCAfter reviewing USPS higher shipping costs, i have made the decision to increase the prices by $2.
USPS is planning on 2 additional price increases in 2025. This tiny increase should cover the USPS shipping increase and the additional USPS price increases coming later this year.
Any order placed after midnight last night will need to pay the additional $2.
Draft Boxes = $93 Shipped
Play Boxes = $118 Shipped
This still places the play boxes significantly below market price nationwide with an average savings of $100-$150 per case per month for a patron.
Starting with AetherDrift Play boxes will be Cheaper moving forward due to less packs per box.
Please be patient, as orders will take a little longer to ship this month as i restructure for higher volume.
From the time you send a paypal payment...it takes 1-3 days to get a tracking email sent. Then another 1-2 days to actually ship the item (5 day lead time right now)
This time will get reduced back to 2 days by the end of the month once im setup for the higher volume.
Comments
Jeremy Hanson
I’m having trouble with pricing based on TCGplayer to compare. It’s starting to look like low volume market manipulation is peaking on TCGplayer up to 50 percent divergence. Pokemoncenter has battle style cases at msrp (900+tax) and TCGplayer has cases at 1450.
Scott Meyer
Honestly anyone that's going to dip over $2 probably shouldn't have been a patron. As you said people leaving allows new blood to enter. I thoroughly believe his strict rules will weed out all of the bad and he will have a strong level-headed patron army that doesn't have knee jerk Timmy reactions over every headline that doesn't matter 3 months from now.
Kelsey McCallum
Glad they hoofed out, let me slide into one of those spots. Glad to join some fellow Timmy's 🫡
Rudy The Magic Guy
its tough to tell right now Scott...since the calendar month just turned over, people are jumping in and others are jumping out to avoid the monthly fee. So i cant tell how many were from timing the calendar vs. the price increase...so far a total of 38 patrons closed there account in the lat 48 hours, but its pretty quick that other people on youtube jump in and grab the slot...the number of open slots always jumps around between 0 and up to 20
Scott Meyer
Looks like he lost 8 people over this as there are 10 $15 spots available. When he said he'd lose people over the Pokemon sale it showed 2 available by the time I checked. I hope Rudy can recover from the blow.
Waturi
Rudy where’s my 2 dollars!!! Better off dead quote. Anyone? Anyone?
Cory Krager
Rudy!!! You should totally do Aetherdrift box openings on Sunday mornings so we can sit around on YouTube eating cereal and acting like it’s the new version of wacky races! We can call it “wacky packs!”
Zachary King
That's a very fair price increase. Thanks Rudy!
Lain Fowle
Rudy's video made keep playing this over and over in my head.
Xhalted Games
Hey Rudy! I am new here. I was wondering if you're considering getting Altered?
David H
Monthly, yeah, but he tends to do a sale right around when the set launches too.
Christopher Berkley
I appreciate the transparency but kicking myself now that I only bought 3 boxes instead of 6 last month
BrewCrew75
Do you remember when boxes were $89 shipped? Pepperidge Farms remembers 😂
Jason Guzman
Thanks Rudy, keep up the good work. Appreciate the transparency as always. :)
john adams
That is fair. Thank you for your transparency.
Thomas Manuel
Time to start your own shipping company . Step sister express or ssx
Josh Caro
This just in: "Cheap MTG for new Patrons see's 21% annualized price increase if trend continues for 2025" -Timmy Reporting Network
Tomas Packan
Reasonable
TCG_Florida
Thanks for letting me know. I will adjust the step sister fund
Crypto elf of Rivendell
I want box of ixalan sir
Kiel Goodenow
Still offering steals, so I'm happy to be here! Putting in my first order soon!
animusdivide.ttv
I'll never financially recover from this.. lol. No problemo taco man. 🌮
Carmine A
Thanks for the heads up Rudy. Have a great weekend.
Joel Bolduc
Just saying, we get distribution pricing. No tax, free shipping. No extra fees. It's a great deal. That's why I will have this patron account FOREVER!!!
Jose Torres
🙂
Rudy The Magic Guy
They charge $117 + 2.5% credit card fee.....
Joel Bolduc
Southern hobby charges $117 for a play box. This is still a great deal.
DarkCloverGames
This is fair
jeffy bigberry
I just wanted to say hi
Bean
$2 doesn't even cover inflation since you started that pricing. Zero concerns about this
Wray gullion
One man with a pallet jack, how he turned the cardworld upside down
Stephen Pierson
This is an unacceptable adjustment we will never recover from (sarcasm) Thanks for the heads up Rudy!
Firecrest
Rudy may need to hire an employee!!!!! Or have another child to help!!
CowboyRibeye
The audacity! Thanks for the transparency Rudy
Jesse Hull
Thank you for always being transparent and keeping us updated!
Adam Willis
Thank you for being transparent with everyone, I genuinely appreciate it!
Platnum
I think his thing is 2-3 months after it fully releases
Adrien Miramontes (Arcane Haven)
Not even a big increase, could def be doing more. Thanks for the consistent communication and Value Rudy
Nathan Tooker
Thanks for the heads up! I think I'll make my first monthly box order.
Nicklaus Corney
You’re a logistics warrior
Chad Criss
When will aetherdrift be sold
Platnum
If people start genuinely getting upset over $2, they probably need to save the $15+ a month they pay for this service. I find the Apple surcharge more ridiculous. Keep it up Rudy!
Eric Gamache
Still the best way to get cheap sealed boxes that aren't tampered with!
Justin Yerace
When "price increase" came up on my phone I was expecting at least $100 per box lol. This is still a steal! Ty for doing this.. I'll be ordering my case in a couple weeks soon as I get paid.
