MtG Cabal Cast – Details, episodes & analysis

This past weekend, Thursty went to Fanatics Fest in NYC. So while most people were watching Magic Con: Final Fantasy, he was clinging cardboard, cleats, and deals at the "first" ever Fanatics Fest.

What IS this thing? What was it like? Why even go?! We dig in a bit and breakdown one of the most interesting, non-TCG explicit, events of the year.

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From working and vending an LGS to vending large events, there are "do's" and "don'ts" and this week we're breaking down a few of the most relevant we've experienced throughout our tentured and storied careers.

Interested in vending, this give episode a listen for a few quick tips to help you survive.

Aetherdrift, the 103rd Magic the Gathering expansion is on the horizon, which means it's time to reivew our "hype" assessments for Duskmourn. How accurate were we? Were we off base or was it the children who were?

With the heat from "ONE" dissipated, and MoM taking center stage, we go back this week to look at our picks for our most overhyped card, underhyped card, and that Goldilox one right in the middle. We pull apart our reasoning, the price points, where we think we went right or wrong, and just generally hang our heads.

With full spoilers and a prerelease behind us, this week we look at and discuss March of the Machine. What cards do we think are prices well? Which are priced poorly? How do serialized cards impact the price of regular rares and their long term out? Tune in and find out!

With the opening of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves behind us and a few weeks of box office numbers to breakdown and a new set in front of us, it's time to discuss the latest of Hasbro's IPs to enter the realm of cinema. Looking at the source material, we discuss how this serves the products, patrons and fans, new and returning, and discuss the role the OpenGL debacle has in this all. We also carve out time to remind people about the proposed Magic: the Gathering series Netflix was going to produce with eOne and its current fate. https://www.polygon.com/23548342/dungeons-dragons-dnd-paramount-plus-tv-series https://filmdaily.co/gaming/mtg-netflix/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPl5MeXIM8E&ab_channel=Movieclips

Hasbro's stock. What a ride. After the 2023 Q1 investors call, we moved almost immediately into the marketing cycle for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves which completely turned things around and looked to help address the issues mentioned in that fated earnings call. Coming out of release weekend, though, we look back on HAS and some of things that were noted through February, into March, and eventually early April. This week We look at it's over and under performance, box office impact, an interesting put option, and the Reddit thread that started our deep dive. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/11rsoon/hasbro_stock/ https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/has https://www.barchart.com/story/news/15520973/hasbro-stock-has-a-5-5-yield-but-attracts-large-unusual-put-options-activity https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dungeons-dragons-box-office-opening-1235365626/ https://www.polygon.com/23548342/dungeons-dragons-dnd-paramount-plus-tv-series

Boomeranging back to eBay this past year was Gene Cook; formerly the Director of Global Search, now the VP of Global Collectables. Why is this notable and worth an episode? Well, leading up to his announced return eBay made a very impactful series of announcements, culminating in their acquisition of TCGPlayer and Chedy's departure from the organization. Now, what is Gene here to do? What will his role be overseeing TCGPlayer? Possible impacts? Join us as we discuss this and more on this weeks episode. https://www.linkedin.com/in/genecookjr https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6983100222985961472/ https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/news/5-minutes-with-gene-cook-getting-ready-for-sr2/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/10/05/ebays-latest-boomerang-hire-gene-cook-returns-as-vp-of-collectibles/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23160015/ebay-vault-facility-trading-cards-assets-physical-collectibles-nft https://seller.tcgplayer.com/articles/sharing-personal-news/ https://www.themintcollective.com/static/c8a43707ad95d9a1728b3199d81cb79f/MINT_Schedule_Final.pdf

As a vendor, getting back out there to events is finally something to look forward to as the TCG ecosystem begins to flourish again. The only issue is that, while there are events to vend at, they are rather sparse. How do we fill the gap? Well, in this episode, we go over what it's like vending sports card shows, what it takes to start, and what you can expect from them.

Diving into the past, we are looking at the various era of Standard, Modern, Extended, and Legacy that we each individually enjoyed and what marked impact they had on the finances of the game. Not all eras of a format are created equally but they all have their own unique impact. We reminisce about game play, discuss backpacking, break down the mystique of formats and dispel some myths along the way. So pull up your favorite chair, grab a glass of iced tea and join us.