The article discusses the controversy surrounding the Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary Edition set, released a year ago at a price of $999. The set contained non-legal reprints of the TCG’s most expensive cards, sparking outrage among fans. Despite the criticism, the fancy proxies are now worth thousands of dollars. The set included four booster packs with reprints of cards from Limited Edition Beta, including the Black Lotus. While the cards are collector’s items, they are not tournament-legal, making them glorified proxies. The promotion of the set by Wizards of the Coast was met with negative feedback, and some influencers who received the set for free faced backlash. However, the cards are still valuable in today’s trading card game market, with some being more expensive than the original cards they are based on. TCGPlayer values the top cards from $200 to $1,500, and they are currently out of stock. eBay sales show high prices for the cards, with some sellers asking for $10,000 for six sealed copies of the set. Despite the controversy, there are buyers willing to pay high prices for the set.
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You may hate Magic 30, but its MTG cards sell for thousands
