In Other MTG Finance News Now that Ive corrected myself, I want to shift gears and comment on some of the very recent activity Ive observed in Magic finance, particularly related to Reserved List / Old School cards
This treatment was first used in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
The average price is more volatile and will go up and down more when the most expensive cards increase or decrease in price
At the end of that story, Emrakul was trapped in the moon
After both Lester and Primo lose on purpose in order to give Jakob a better advantage, Bruno watches as Jakob combines with his Duel Runner and then comments to himself, with a slight look of shock or fear, that Jakob isn't holding back like Primo and Lester
This can send the perceived value of these cards through the roof, even though the intrinsic value of cardboard remains the same