The Legacy favorite Tarmogoyf has been flucuating in price ever since it was printed. The price of the card pretty much stabilized at $35-$40 for almost a year, and then the Extended PTQ changed all of that. Now you'd be lucky to get a Goyf for $60 dollars. I don't have an economics major, but is there a chance that Goyf will stay at $60 in a "plateaued" state or will it plummet back to $40 after the PTQ? I've seen phenomenons in the past where a card didn't go down in price after a certain event. Hopefully Goyfy won't suffer the same fate. I'd like to hear some of your guesses on how this card's value will turn out in the immediate future as well as long term if you wish to share that as well.
Originally Posted by Vacrix
Odds are it won't go back down to its lowest moment, if SCG and WotC's efforts to make Legacy bigger work out the way we hopefully want them to. Somewhere around 40 seems like an obvious place to stabilize. Especially as long as it's Extended legal.
Goyf is used in extended and legacy. The demand is very high right now. We probably won't see goyf drop below $40 until it rotate out of extended. I am thankful I got my set for $100 last Christmas.
Like a lot of cards, price is probably fluctuate based on the season. During Extended season, Tarmogoyf will increase in value. During Standard and Limited season, it will drop.
Unless some major support for Legacy comes out, it probably won't stay high outside of Extended season.
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But the trouble is that even niche cards like Grindstone and Dreadnought see $20 and $30 price tags, so I think a card as ubiquitous as Tarmogoyf has little chance of going down in price, regardless of the season.
Also, prices usually jump quickly, but rarely drop quickly. Even when a card's popularity begins to wane, people are reticent to let them go for less than the plateaued price.
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I'm thankful to get my five english foil for $5 each and three Chinese Foil for $14 each. Ohhh the memories. Now all I've got left are 7 english, nonfoil. Maybe I'll sell three of them while they're up so high.
I suggest you hold on to them for now since that it is still legal for couple more extended season. There is still room for the price to rise.
I really doubt Tarmogoyfs will go down in price, only a ban would give price reduction.
He will still be played in Legacy and some Vintage decks even after they leave extended.
No.
Pretty glad I bought 4 for 91 dollars a year ago.
I don't think its coming back down to that level anytime soon.
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Everybody here knows about "i got my goys for 5 bucks a playset" stories. So just try not to make this thread a complete waste of time.
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As how the price will go, I think it will go down to 40$ after extended and will maintain this price for ever, as it's the best Legacy staples and a good Vintage one also.
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Well, as long as the Dollar keeps dropping in value, I'd say a Tarmogoyf is a pretty good investment
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My guess 40-50 USD
After extended rotation 35-45.
If FoW (a card this is 10 years older than goyf) is still ~$30 and is played VERY heavily in both Vintage and Legacy then I can't think Mr. Goyf will be that much higher once he rotates.
Oh, and if you are worried about paying 60+ Troll and Toad has 3 NM ones for $55.
EDIT: I will add that I took into account that FOW is an uncommon.
I bet even as an Alliances uncommon it has fewer in circulation than Goyf, particularly considering how many languages he's printed in, plus foils.
I just can't ever get my head around how an Extended staple is $60.
Edit: looking at MOTL prices, Goyf is $42 and FoW is at $24. Sadly, Mana Drain has fallen to $80. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
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Then you're gonna love the Standard-legal $55!
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Tabernacle is $125. Oh, unfinished Terrageddon deck; how I loathe you and your money-draining ways.
That factors in Italian ones as well. I can guarantee you an English one goes for more than that.
You guys don't really know much about the secondary market for cards, huh?
To begin with, Tarmogoyf isn't really a $60 card currently, so I don't know where you're getting your information from. Just because an online store like SCG might charge that much for it doesn't mean that is the price of the card. The average or 'street' price is closer to $40-44 dollars right now.
Regarding the original poster's question, Tarmogoyf will likely stay around $40 even after the current Extended PTQ season, and will stay at that price point (give or take a couple of bucks) until it rotates out of Extended for good (October 2013). Once that happens it will likely drop down to $15-20 max (unless the US currency is extremely devalued in the next 4 years, in which case you'll likely have greater problems than finding cheap Tarmogoyfs).
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I know this sounds like a stupid question but I'm too lazy to research it, but does anyone know when Extended season is over? I want to set a date to pick up another playset after getting rid of my current one a month ago.
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