NPC Comic
A comic about two blue cats who play World of Warcraft, and their gamer human. Written and drawn by Mary Varn.
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Where’s the kickstarter? xD
I’m starting to see another use for the creeple pieces.
It’s not so much a black market as it is an underground economy. I know people who make a living just trading M:tG cards (basic business: buy low, sell a little higher, do it a lot), to the point of earning enough to even invest in stocks and the like with the earnings. It’s all small transactions, so it’s under the tax radar.
I suppose a CCG black market would have to deal with more criminal activities, such as theft. But then, it’s defining trait would not be about CCGs as it would be about plain ol’ breaking the law.
He gets fingers for 1 pannel … The some how maneges to lose them in under 2 strips i bet
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The current blackmarket for MotG consists of the following elements:
Forgery – standard activity
Fraud – This one depends on ebay mostly for selling “bundles” of cards worth “market value” when market value is a hugely inflated price guide
Import – arranging to buy cards from foriegn markets and reselling them here where the rarity is different
I just got into Magic this year. I played a few times in college and now I play very casually since like last January.
It’s so much fun.
For a while there I was interested in creating my own card game. I have a solid idea, I think, but not enough time to really sort it out. man, it would be fun though.
Cats… with hands??? The fingers just don’t look right.
@ Khavren: Different rarity in other countries? Back when I (living in Germany) was playing tournaments (stopped more than 10 years ago) the raritiy of Magic cards were the same in every country.
I remember you had to have an english or german version of the card if you played a korean or spanish card in tournament. ^^
Was a fine time but money consuming.
The different country effect is based on marketplace size and competetion for the rare cards. If 100 copies are available, but only 60 people want them, it’s effectively easier to get.
Odd, that might be true if the only wanted one copy of the card. Most Magic player want 4 copies of the card in their deck. So they really aren’t easier to get
All this business about the Magic card market is super interesting.
And you guys, you’re only inspiring me to draw their little kitty fingers more often.