Quote Originally Posted by Nizmox View Post
I don't think you can deny that the value would be higher had it not been reprinted in countless sets.

That said, your comparison is between black bordered and white bordered. As we all know, players love black bordered cards and that is why alpha and beta versions of the card have retained value. For the purposes of reprinting legacy staples; included in staples are dual lands. The vast majority of players own white bordered revised duals or unlimted duals. So if Wizards are to reprint these in black bordered form (promo, dual deck, new set etc...) it will have a much greater impact than your wrath of god comparison.

By the sounds of it, Wizards is looking at reprinting the reserve list in premium products (i.e. black bordered and foil) which in my opinion is the worst approach they can take. It is going to definitely devalue white bordered dual lands if reprinted, but probably not greatly impact original bb duals. It's for this reason I think white bordered with new border reprints is the way forward.
Wrath of God was printed in both Portal I and II (BB), as a a BB textless promo, and as anonymos says, as FBBs. It has millions of black bordered copies in addition to A/B and those originals are still worth a bit. The whole "I don't think you can deny..." statement is based on pure speculation that can never be resolved without a time machine and a different game than the one we have now. All we can do is examine current facts, which are what I said in the post before this one (endless printing, nostalgia, etc.). The reality is that A/B Wraths are still worth quite a bit considering how many print runs they have seen.

Anyway, all I was trying to say is sheer print run numbers don't always translate into basement prices, particularly on highly playable cards, which is what people are worried about.