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[[File:LEA Black Lotus.jpg|right|thumb|The ''[[Alpha]]'' version of the [[Black Lotus]] is usually considered to be the most valuable non-promotional ''Magic'' card ever printed, aside from [[misprint]]ed cards.<ref>{{WebRef |url=http://most-expensive.net/magic-gathering-card |title=Most Expensive Magic: The Gathering Card |author= |date=March 17, 2008 |work=Most Expensive Journal |publisher= |accessdate=December 6, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211135708/http://most-expensive.net/magic-gathering-card |archivedate=February 11, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>]] There is an active '''secondary market''' in individual ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]]s among [[player]]s and [[LGS|game shops]]. Many physical and online stores sell single cards or [[playset]]s of four of a card. ==Prices== [[Common]] cards rarely sell for more than a few cents and are usually sold in bulk. [[Uncommon]] cards and weak [[rare]] cards typically sell from 10Β’ up to $1. The more expensive cards in [[Standard]] [[tournament]] play are typically priced between $1 to $25, although many commonly played cards in the [[Modern]] and [[Legacy]] formats sell for $50 to $200. [[Foil]] versions of rare and [[mythic rare]] cards are typically priced at about twice as much as the regular versions. Some of the more sought-after rare and mythic rare cards can have foil versions that cost up to three or four times more than the non-foil versions.<ref>{{WebRef|title=Price Change List - Recent Magic The Gathering / MTG Card Price Changes|url=http://mtgpeertrader.com/trade/pricechangelist|website=MTG PeerTrader|accessdate=January 18, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211055853/http://mtgpeertrader.com/trade/pricechangelist|archivedate=February 11, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A few of the oldest cards, due to smaller printings and limited distribution, are highly valued and rare. This is partly due to the [[Reserved List]], a list of cards from the sets ''[[Alpha]]'' to ''[[Urza's Destiny]]'' (1994β1999) that [[Wizards of the Coast]] has promised never to reprint.<ref>{{WebRef| title = Official Reprint Policy | date = 2002 | accessdate = April 18, 2009 | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/products/ReprintPolicy}}</ref> The most expensive card that was in regular print (as opposed to being a promotional or special printing) is [[Black Lotus]]. In 2013, a "Pristine 9.5 grade" Beckett Grading Services graded ''Alpha'' Black Lotus was bought by an anonymous buyer, for a record $27,302.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://kotaku.com/rare-magic-card-sells-for-27-000-1468597823|title=Rare Magic Card Sells For $27,000|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Kotaku|accessdate=May 9, 2015}}</ref> ==History== The secondary market started with comic book stores, and hobby shops displaying and selling cards, with the cards' values determined somewhat arbitrarily by the employees of the store. With the expansion of the internet, prices of cards were determined by the number of tournament deck lists a given card would appear in. If a card was played in a tournament more frequently, the cost of the card would be higher (in addition to the market availability of the card). When eBay, Amazon, and other large online markets started to gain popularity, the ''Magic'' secondary market evolved substantially. Buying and selling ''Magic'' cards online became a source of income for people. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Cards|*]][[Category:Magic: The Gathering]]
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