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~ IMPORTANT MAGIC UPDATES ~
🕑 Added 2025-01-31 01:08:05 +0000 UTCIt will take me another 3 weeks to fully adjust the warehouse and inventory to handle the volume of magic boxes being sold at this time. In my 9 years on patreon i have never experienced demand for magic boxes at this level. I am overhauling the infastructure and build levels of all play boxes to handle this new market cycle.
The problem is/was i normally stock 1,000 of each play box to handle the deman and give enough time for restocking as needed. At this point in time, 1,000+ boxes are selling in a couple days and the demand is NOT slowing down at any point in the month.
It will take me 30 days to get the new system in place and to increase the inventory levels to 2,000-3,000 play boxes at all times for all sets to prevent running out and causing shipping delays.
~ READ ME ~
FEBRUARY is going to be LAST CALL FOR LOST CAVERNS OF IXALAN DRAFT. If you havent purchased cheap magic this month, you can get your order in now and purchase again in Feburary. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. This is the LAST DRAFT BOX EVER MADE.
Duskmourn Play boxes are running 7 days behind on all orders. I expect this to catch up and return to 1-2 day shipping around 2/7/20215 (1 week)
Jumpstart Foundations 1 box limit has been removed and i will monitor demand
I recommend Jumpstart Foundations if you are cracking packs or selling single cards.
AetherDrift Play boxes will be cheaper then the $116 shipped per box.
I am also monitoring the new higher USPS shipping rates that started 9 days ago for shipping costs.
USPS scans on packages is worse than ever, just because you dont see a SCAN on your pacakge does NOT mean it hasnt shipped. Please be patient.
MAGIC SETS IN QUE FOR REPRINT at Carta Mundi
Bloomburrow Play (3 months until complete)
Foundations Play (2 Months until complete)
Foundations Jumpstart (2 months until complete)
DO NOT FOMO INTO THESE BOXES OR PAY THE HIGHER PRICES ONLINE $150+ A BOX
THEY WILL DROP BACK DOWN IN PRICE WHEN THE REPRINT HITS
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A LONG TIME
~ OLDER STUFF ~
Draft - Wilds of Eldraine - FULLY OUT OF PRINT - ZERO PALLETS at Wotc
Draft - Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Approx 10-30 Pallets at Wotc Warehouse
YOU SHOULD FOMO INTO IXALAN DRAFT - THEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE MUCH LONGER
~ Some of the Sale Events within 45 days~
MTG - Lord of the Rings COMMANDER Deck Set
MTG - Bloomburrow COMMANDER Deck Set
MTG - AetherDrift Commander Deck Set
MTG - AetherDrift Collector Boxes - (2 Boxes per order)
MTG - AetherDrift PLAY Boxes
MTG - AetherDrift Finish Line Bundle
MTG - 2020 - Throne of Eldraine Collector Boosters/Blisters Packs
One Piece - OP07 Boxes and CASES
One Piece - OP08 Boxes and CASES
YuGiOh! - ???
FaB - 5yr Anniv celebration - Next Variety Kit - Feburary
Poke - Sword / Shield Era - HIGH ROLLER BUNDLES
Poke - Scarlet / Violet Era - Prismatic Ancillery items (mystery / tins / blooming)
Poke - Scarlet / Violet Era - Booster Box Variety kit (again)
Weiss - Legend of Crimson (Reprint / very small)
Weiss - Blue Archive Boxes
Sorcery - Arthurian Legends Boxes + Slabbed Alpha Singles
Comments
TmZ
This is VERY interesting information if accurate. Thank you
Christopher Berkley
You order for the month goes by the date. If you order on Jan 31, it is your Jan draft/play box order for January. If you order Feb 1, it is your order for February and you have to wait until March for you next order
Jeffrey Kinzer
i just might, i hardly by anything, im just a member, cuz i love his content...
DanielFish2
just put in my first order of magic boxes for my 6 per month !!!! wooot
Dav the WarlordCardGamer
He hasn’t released the pricing for the new 30-pack boxes. He has only mentioned that they’ll be cheaper than the current play boxes at 116
Dav the WarlordCardGamer
Inflation, and trump’s first term are the two biggest answers. I believe USPS has never made a profit, and politicians have been pushing it to stop being a burden on the budget. Someone else might be able to chime in with a more specific answer, but I believe that’s the gist of it.
Jeremy Steinman
Hey Rudy are you doing a FNM special? Just wondering
Patrick Pesa
Yes I'm pretty sure that will work 😃
Patrick Pesa
Well Rudy and all my floppy Taco 🌮 lovers. I finally got on the $15 Patron list (been 1 year) after years of waiting for a spot. I'm afraid I lost my job of 22 years due to no incoming work? I've waiting years to be on the famous $15 Patron Rudy list but I don't think I'll be able to afford it. I'll truly miss all of you and Rudy with the amazing life changing opportunities he has to offer 😢 it's a sad day for me this February 1st 😢 ❤️
Paul Lamb
$91 - Draft - Lost Caverns of Ixalan Box https://www.patreon.com/posts/119112389
Paul Lamb
And the evening specials don’t count towards your monthly allotment.
Paul Lamb
Yep, as long as you make payment in January, you can immediately follow it up in February. This is what he recommended if you haven’t placed a Jan order yet.
jackie chen
Can someone link me to the post on the cost to buy the ixalan set?
Nikki W
Yeah it's nuts with all the reprints what the prices still get up to. But, people will pay what they wanna pay. I like my pretty card board or other pretty things, just like the next person. Just not mad reprints lol
Matthew Schaehrer
Can I still order tomorrow, Jan 31st, and again feb 1st if I haven’t ordered yet this month? And still be involved with the other Friday night specials, etc? Sorry I’m new here. Thanks.
Duane Hart
I know your a busy guy Rudy but I ordered Innistrad Remastered collector boxes. Haven’t received a tracking or email saying it’s been shipped was planning on buying for the month boxes before January is over but I’m new to being a patron and that was my first order I have done with u if I have made a mistake on something was wondering if I could know or if I need to do something differently I did get my order within the time frame also.
CowboyRibeye
Great info Rudy thank you
CowboyRibeye
91 for Ixalan
CowboyRibeye
91 shipped
Kun Dong
Thanks for the info!
Max Eisenhaur
This is incredible.
Ivy Night Phoenix
He Sells them for $91 Shipped, better get em, there won't be Draft/Play boxes ever that cheap again for the rest of time more than likely
Zachary
Any word on the surging sparks reprint that was rumored to be coming in February?
Rafael Pina
I might just invest in one for this sale 😂
Austin H
Thanks that’s what I thought! Great post!
William Yuen
Okay I haven't checked in a few weeks. I thought they recently had a price adjustment about a month ago that lowered it. I normally ship through pirate ship and was plesantly surprised when I saw the boxes I typically ship had gone down in price from $11.70 to just under $10. I typically have to ship 8 zones since I'm on the opposite cost as you Rudy.
Rudy The Magic Guy
Shipping prices for larger .4 and .5 cubic have not gone down in price, and have gone up a LOT when its a cross country 3+ zone distance
William Yuen
are the USPS shipping prices only higher with larger boxes? I ship 15x11x6 boxes and those have actually gone down in price.
Inept Card Collector
Veteran with a terrible memory here. How does the policy work again for buying slightly early? I need to set alarms and calendar reminders for literally everything I do. Thanks 🤝
Inept Card Collector
Got a stopwatch that has milliseconds on it?
Joe Boggs
How much for ixalan?
Nicklaus Corney
You’re a machine Rudy!
David Milner
With the higher shipping prices what about FedEx or UPS?
Amanda caudle
Usps is raising prices again??? I swear they JUST did that! Wtf is going on with them???? Their service keeps getting worst so why are they charging more? It is making it impossible to even break even when I see anything anymore without charging doe shipping because of that.
Crypto elf of Rivendell
How much is ixalan and what about aetherdrift
Lain Fowle
Thanks Rudy!
Rafael Pina
Ooo Prismatic Sale Round 2 👀 I wonder how fast it'll sell out this time 🤔
Jeffrey Kinzer
Didn’t see a price for Ixalan draft. Where can I find it ?
Londar Swift
Can't wait for that FaB bundle. I've been pumped and dumped a couple times, can't wait for the next one.
Gregory Price
Uh... Is 2025 turning into a black swan year? Shit feels different all of a sudden
Keith
Fab variety kit sounds fun
Jerry Ogren
Cant wait wanna snag some OP08 and maybe OP07
Rudy The Magic Guy
Correct, Wizards has these items inthe reprint que with Carta Mundi, printer capacity and other new releases take priority and reprints have to wait until a window of time opens to use the printers
Rudy The Magic Guy
Over the next 90 days, i expecet Bloomburrow Play to hit something crazy like $160+tax which is mind blowing. The reprints coming are big
kevin sykes
👀 LOtR commander
Jeremy Mandelstein
Wow I am sad to, but love how collectible it is now!!!
Rudy The Magic Guy
lol...all $15 patrons have the same limit of 6 boxes per month (1 case) max per calendar month
Rudy The Magic Guy
Sorry, you missed it, that was a sunday night sale 2 weeks ago and is sold out and out of print
Mateo
I think he’s saying 3 months until the cards are printed and packaged etc
Rudy The Magic Guy
im trying! - those are just CONFIRMED sales - a lot more are happening but do not have a firm date yet
Alex
How much jumpstart can I buy? No limit at all?
Travis Clark
Wow that sale list... The huge variety of games supported and covered by Alpha Investments is an impressive thing.
Jeremy Mandelstein
Curious about innastrad play boxes i might have missed it? Haven't been very active as of late.
Rudy The Magic Guy
Plenty of time to sleep in the future.
Rudy The Magic Guy
Great memory Austin! Yes that was the last Draft Specialty set , and Ixalan was/is the last Stanard Magic Draft set
Mateo
Saw my shipping label created at 2am. Appreciate you working late nights to get everything shipped out
Rudy The Magic Guy
lol....most likely it will be sold by the CASE (6 per case) i have agreed to pay over asking price with a distributor to get additional cases
Austin H
Wasnt Ravnica Remastered the last draft box ever made? Or did Lost Caverns have a reprint after Ravnica Remastered was released?
Jaren Troxel
Are we looking at a specific limit per order on Finish Line Bundles? 😁
Nikki W
Love the update, and the not riding us into buying shit at higher prices. Much appreciated, as always
Aaron
Great update, thank you!
Josiah nichols
Thank you for the update, excited to see how the new changes optimize the future!
Craig Dreyer
Have yet to buy something. But excited
Alexander Ferrara
Thanks for the update! Loaded up on unifimity in January and getting the last call of ixalan next month.
Julien Idais
Hence the slowdown in videos. Thanks for sharing details !
Benny
Any way you can get a small allocation of Lorcana? If there's no demand that's fine. Just curious.
Haslittle
Thanks for keeping us informed
PaleoJoe
Months until complete? What does that mean?
Aaron
In for Arthurian legends 👌
