So I did a pre-order with my LGS for some Modern Master 2017, and along with that I picked up a couple of cases of KMC perfect fits. I will be going over the pre-order in a different post, so for now this is just what happened yesterday. They had sent me a note saying that my sleeves were in the shop, so of course I decided to check and see if they had anything I was looking for.
I had been checking their site all week because I knew I would have to go up there and pick up my pre-order at some point, so my eyes were all over the Kaladesh Inventions. Unfortunately there were no new Inventions that they picked up so I began to go through all the bulk I am looking for. My intention was not to spend too much cash on collection needed items, but there are intentions and there is reality.
I could not find any Kaladesh Inventions, so I just went straight in. Picked up some 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition, Eventide, Shadowmoor, Dissension, Planar Chaos, Saviors of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, and Champions of Kamigawa. I also picked up standard cards like I said I would not do, and I also grabbed some Conspiracy: Take the Crown cards I needed. One card that I was really something to call home about. And I picked up some speculation.
Here we go starting out with 6th Edition:
Only need 121 6th Edition cards to fill out this set. Nothing really big to get, just a lot of little.
7th Edition:
Another core set and it is more of the same. Serra Angels, Meekstones, Djinn's...bla bla bla. But only need 91 more cards to get this Edition done.
8th Edition:
Coat of Arms, Howling Mine, Shivan Dragons.... Seriously you need to have a playset of all these cards? Yeah stupid, but I am a completionist! Total excuse... 113 left for 8th Edition!
9th Edition:
Champions of Kamigawa:
Cards left 128 for CHK!
Betrayers of Kamigawa:
Saviors of Kamigawa:
Only 51 left!! SOK
Dissension:
Seriously I only need 15 more cards!
Planar Chaos:
12 needed...
Shadowmoor:
9 more...
Eventide:
Ugh I should have never started saying how many I have left in each set. Just over it like 4 sets ago... 9 more here too.
Aether Revolt:
So here we go now. Completed this set with this purchase and I know I said I wasn't going to buy anything until after rotation, but come on. I needed these two mythics, one a planeswalker that was around $5 and a $1.50 mythic, so I just picked them up. I know I know, I am working on it!
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
BAM!!!!! Alternate Foil Kaya! Seriously I never thought I would own one of these, but my LGS had it so I picked it up. Funny story, they were only going to charge me $10 for the card because he priced it just as the non-foil card? But yeah, I caught it and corrected him. I could have saved myself $120, but hey I need to keep them in business. And yes, this was a shameless plug for me as an honest person, but really if I did not buy from the LGS I would just buy online for a lot less. I really try to just buy from local LGS's because I need them to stay in business.
Online is the way of the world, but there is something to just hanging out in a room with people that like the same thing.
Leo!!!!!!! Got my playset!
Speculation Nation...
What the fuck do you need with all those Torrential Gearhulks? But really, I see it as rich as Snapcaster Mage, granted you can only cast Instants but they are for free. That means, if WoTC comes out with a crazy awesome Instant, then this card is top of the list. A whole powerful category of cards now either gets put on check, or there will be something that spikes this cards at some point. Oh yeah, and it is a 6/6 Flash creature...
So yeah, got a pre-order for the MM17, my 2017 perfect fit requirements, and bought a bunch of cards I shouldn't have, but did anyway. But really, as soon as the collection count hits 0 I really don't have much to buy from my LGS outside of the new products. The do no have a lot posted on Portal, Portal Second Age, Portal Three Kingdoms, Starter 1999, Starter 2000 and so on. Those are really the singles needed in my phase 3, while phase 2 is the ABU cards I need for those full sets.
What I am hoping that happens, is my local spending will go to a crawl and I will be picking up sealed product online.
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