Magic: The Gathering presented its collection The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth to us a few days ago, a highly anticipated set that launches on June 23 in which the places, characters and events of the masterpiece will come together. from the literature of J.R.R. Tolkien. With a huge amount of cards and characters from the Legendarium, it was soon highlighted that the expansion of the Beyond the Multiverse line will have one of the most valuable cards in history: the One Ring. A serialized letter with a special finish of which only one copy will exist. And yes, it has already reached just over 1 million euros in a bid.
Magic will have the most valuable card in its history: it is a Unique Ring from The Lord of the Rings, it has not gone on sale and its bids already exceed one million euros
Magic will publish The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth in physical format and in Magic Arena on June 23, although different pre-releases will be made the days before. It is a collection that has raised a lot of expectation among veteran players of the most famous card game in the world, as it will incorporate some of the most desired cards in the history of the Wizards title. Among them we find the One Ring card in its serialized version, whose price already reaches 1 million dollars in bidding and that has not been put up for sale. Because?
🚨$1 MILLION BOUNTY 🚨
We are officially announcing our
$1 million bounty on the 1/1 The One Ring Card 💰💰
Bounty expires July 17th 2023…
Good luck 🙌 pic.twitter.com/6OmhxCjdsG
— Dave & Adam's (@dacardworld) June 7, 2023Well, let’s give a little context. Wizards will be releasing several versions of the One Ring in card form as an artifact in this set, but there will be a completely unique printed edition, which will have a foil finish and written in tengwar to represent the Black Tongue of Mordor. We are talking about a card that will have a single copy, there will be no more reprints, and that it will be placed in a random envelope inside The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Collector Booster, one of the most sought-after products of all and whose price individual reaches 38 euros in specialized stores, and whose boxes amount to 500 euros as a recommended retail price. These envelopes are only in English and are also found in some products such as the Gift Bundle, valued at just over 70 euros.
The letter is already breaking records in bidding and it has not yet been released
Many believe that this is a very clever move on the part of the manufacturer, while a few already believe that it is a real bait for collectors, something that has sparked a debate about how this type of product is speculated on. Dave & Adam, a US trading card store, has already launched an official reward, and it is said that large whale holders or collectors have done the same on a private level. It is known that, as with the Black Lotus, there are buyers and sellers who speculate on the price of the cards and their possibility of finding it through normal channels. In other words: The possibility of the card falling to anyone, as if it were a golden ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will be very low. You also have to keep an eye out for counterfeits and copies, which will surely appear and flood the market.
source bandal.com