Is the MTG market nearing a major crash?

>>49598347
It has already crashed. Legacy is only for people stupid enough to pay thousands for nothing and vintage is impossible for normal people.

No, though the increased rate that they are churning out product may become a contributor when it does.

>>49598347
Reserved list is solid as a rock. All other cards will eventually tank a la Yugioh.

>>49598347
Between the drastic watering down of Standard (all about tapping creatures, no real skill involved), WoTC's failure to bring control decks into Modern (AV and SoTM did absolutely nothing), and the Eternal Format buyouts (Looking at you, OP), yes, the MTG market is positioned for a major crash by the end of 2017.

>>49598564
Yugioh's crash was mainly due to LTGY being one of the worst sets in TCG History in terms of balance. Dragon Ruler format was when the game died. Since then, they've just been power creeping the game more and more until they finally stop making cards altogether because the game becomes literally unplayable

>>49598626
2017? Doubt it. WoTC is smart enough to not print an LTGY-level set.

I'm worried about MTGO and am considering selling out. Got a $4500 offer on my collection. I do think I could stomach a move to cockatrice but it's a big commitment abandoning MTGO likely for good.

What would you do?

>>49598347
Invest in rare pepes

>>49598822
That stock is crashing bro

>>49598347
No.

There has been a recent shift of Standard cards having less value overall (not a bad thing as this makes it easier for new players) but the side effect of this is that anything played in a non-Standard format is worth more in return - even commons and uncommons of playables can be reasonably expensive to buy.

The secondary market for Legacy / Vintage (and to a lesser extent, Modern) has the buyout problem right now but real talk, the playerbase that actually cares about those formats barely exists. It is an extremely vocal minority.

This isn't WotC's first rodeo. The game is 20+ years old for a reason.