Board Thread:LOC General Discussion/@comment-206.172.6.254-20130522183039

I understand the principle of supply and demand - if the supply is large, then the price will fall to reflect the over abundance of a commodity. The opposite is true if supply is limited - prices will sky rocket to reflect the large demand.

An example of large supply, and low price of card: Dark Tempress Geraldine. With the new Barb power 17 coming out, people are drawing Geraldine left, right, and centre. I personally picked up a fresh Geraldine for 50 pp (unheard of price a few months ago). I've seen some go for as low as 40 pp.

The opposite is true for limited supply and high price of card: (Stunning) Golden Age Lucrezia and (Roar) Proserpina, Sunshine Goddess goes for well over 3,000 pp due to very few being drawn from the card pack. In fact, these two cards are second and third most expensive after (Rampage) Puppets of Chaos, which currently holds the title of most expensive at 4,000+ pp.

Economics dictate the price. However are there any other factors that dictate what prices should be? I've received a fresh Pain, High God of Tartas from the past Odyssey event. This card should be worth on the market in the 500 - 600 pp range due to limited availability. Yet I can't even get a sniff or a decent offer at 400 pp, only low ball offers.

So what gives? Is the market now being dominated by low ballers? Or are players unwilling to pay for high value cards anymore, and hence the drop in card value and prices? Or is it perhaps Applibot that is tanking the market with the re-release of URs (eg: the new Zodiac Collection that releases junk UR like Nike, Advachiel, Sophia, Zephyr, etc)?

What are your thoughts on this matter? Discuss. 