There is a difference between something that just collects dust and something that gets use... I can understand his reasoning behind it. I've wasted money on collectibles, and I regret that much more than any purchase of something that I use regularly, even if just on a hobby.
I bet every second he was at the Mr. Beast thing he was thinking: "Good God when can I go home to open more Magic packs? I already burned through the ones I brought on the bus! It was why I rented a bus in the first place! Gee I hope nothing goes wrong with the ride home, surely that would suck."
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcbuying cards isn't exactly extreme gambling though. You'd probably want to actually use a lot of what you get, so in that case it's not much different from buying a game you're not sure about. If your goal is to resell then it's not exactly risky, you'll at the very least get most of your money back
"It's okay that the boxes cost so much because the cards you open are worth more than that." "Okay, are you going to sell any of them to get your money back?" "Of course not I want to play with the cards." Every Magic player ever.
The only way for the box to be cheaper than buying individual cards for your deck is if you know for certain that box has all the high value cards, otherwise it is much cheaper to buy them individually cause you won't be gambling
@@Robospy1To add on to that unless you have a billion decks you’re more than likely only trying to get a select few cards. Plus if you bought a collectors edition box and whiffed hard whelp…
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc Research Psychologist B.F Skinner's Skinnerian Box Conditioning. It'll completely change how you see "games" like MTG or video games with "randomized prizes". It's psychological manipulation by design.
@@rafaelpardinifariabastos4545 first pack. sees shiney green card, "Birthing Ritual mithic foil thats got to be a hit, 14 clams" then sets down retro frame foil Grief lol worth twice as much. Correct me if I'm wrong but is Penguinz0 fairly new to magic? That would explain is over excitement on green cards and big creatures.
@@jedimasternoob my lgs almost did the same which is impressive because we're not exactly a big city type area. We only have the one store. Their first order of commander masters all stayed on the shelves for about 4-5 months. Needless to say there wasn't another.
Do you play magic the gathering? because it's a legit argument the cards aren't gonna sit in some glass case never being used these cards are gonna be played you know the point of opening the packs but hey he must be making a bad argument since he's opening the packs right that totally means he's lying and "collecting"
@@Masked_ghsot_riley.officalbrother i was a huge magic fan, didn’t spend thousands of dollars to enjoy playing and collecting them. i don’t necessarily care that much either way, charlie has earned the right to spend his money on stupid shit. just curious how you don’t see the hypocrisy of spending thousands of dollars on magic cards.
@@luckygaming2156just report all their comments and the channels and eventually TH-cam should take them down. Dunno why the hell they allow shit like that to be said on their app but hey this is a hellhole
Beautiful day Charlie, it is wonderful to see more people enjoying the game. I have been honored to teach so many people from the ages of 10-61 magic at a local coffee shop in Seattle through 2018 before I moved east for cancer treatments and have been part of a beautiful community locally. I hope many can enjoy the beautiful moments with friends while playing the gathering and always love and laughter in your life :)
@@ItzJames57 Literally every single comment is. It's fuckin insane. I've never seen them be so consistently an issue on any other channel in existence, can't talk about anything with anyone in the comments cuz you have to hit "show more" just to get past the first wave of bots in replies.
Only 20-30% of those cards are playable and each one would be housed in a variety of strategic decks of around 10-20 and even then, charlie probably won't build a single one At least the fetch lands he can use anywhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@templarknight7 yes but what are the chances he builds a deck using every card he uses? He would need 20. And the statement still stands: the return of investment is terrible and he's opening it for fun lottery sense. He could easily get every card he opens for less price (unless he opens like a serialized card or two if they're even in the set)
@@Xiao-ls6xr For someone who is interested in playing the cards, he never reads anything about what the cards do, just whether they are foil or what print, and how much they are worth. I'm not saying it's good or bad, just that it's funny what he says doesn't line up with what he does in this video. None of it really matters. He's totally rich, and makes money on the stream, probably more than enough to justify the expense. At that point, it's just good old fun, opening packs! I'd do the same!
@@DelayedLaunch I mean yeah thats true but I think he just has specific cards in mind that he already know about or what they do because he plays a specific deck, I don't know all to much about magic but that's how it seems. But yeah same if I was rich I'd open a fuck ton of yu gi oh! Card because they look fuckin awesome.
@@DelayedLaunchhe has to make his money back I play a lot of mtg I do the same thing if it's good in my deck that's great but if I make my money back that's even better since that means I won't need another box until the next set
@mackattack42 it's a bot string. The UTTP account constantly Copy/Pastes that same thing while this @Bfkcjscbsnjc account seems to be on every comment thread with UTTP. It's odd, BFK seems like a real person while also copy/pasting that comment you replied too. Idk what the bot is supposed to gain from this Lmao
@10:20, "Do people not like Shiny cards". As someone who's played the game for decades I can tell you its a mixed bag between warped cards over long periods of use because foils bend over time, or the ability to afford a normal version over the regular foil. Since there are different variations of foils and full arts and alternate art foils you have totally different card pool markets for the card. This also happens with foreign foils for example a foil Sword of fire and Ice in Spanish is a cool find.
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc to be fair he played the card so it's not a gambling for him, unless he bought it specifically to resell it in hope of making more money
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcwhat do you mean gambling, he plays with those cards hes not reselling them, plus hes not promoting shit this is just his hobby that hes sharing with us. He has been collecting different cards off-camera for years now, now hes just getting more into it since he also plays with them
I remember a new player at my old game store in massachusetts years ago. An older guy who lived in my town and lawyered for market basket. Within six months of picking up magic he had playsets of every standard legal card, a top tier modern and legacy deck, and an almost complete set of expedition lands when battle for zendikar was brand new. Less than one year into his magic career he got into a nasty car crash because he had been opening packs while driving. Just be careful Charlie 👍
Charlie send me a box please I love magic so much and I can't afford a box, but I wanted to do a draft with some friends, and it would be an awesome surprise. We wouldn't need some box of super rare boosters if you were to respond. I might ask on one of those giveaway streams, but I can never make it to the lives. Do it for a fellow Charley lul
@Bfkcjscbsnjc he puts the price in the corner in order to give viewers an idea of how rare or desired a card is. It's not gambling because he never intended to sell any of these in the first place. He plans to use these in his commander decks and he's said before he finds it far more fun to pull the cards from packs than just buying the singles.
I mean don't we all know the feeling when there is currently nothing we have passion for, no game, no hobby everything just meh. And then you find this new thing that just sucks you in. Like an MMO or a new hobby and suddenly you have so much passion...
@@gudtimes6363 I was the same when I got into mtg, it was fun. Now I'm always looking to build new commanders and upgrade my decks. Same when I first got into monster hunter years ago, gave me something to do and enjoy.
Except every time Charlie puts out a 30+ minute long video of him opening decks of cards, he earns at least $25,000 USD from revenue. I think he's winning this one.
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc oh you're just copy pasting this everywhere I see. I can't imagine getting this pointlessly upset over a random video you dislike on the cesspool of the internet which is full of significantly worse shit you could waste your time complaining about to no avail
@@The.Nasty.it's not hating, it's just how magic works. There's like 10-20 different strategies for cards in this set and charlie doesn't have specific cards in mind he wants, else hed be buying singles and not packs. Sure he might get plenty of fetch lands and shit, but in the end he'll get 200-400 bucks worth of cards he might actually use for 3-4 grand Don't act like you know magic or TCGs if you aren't aware of the ramifications for buying a box of packs.
Mtg is just so bad i got addicted awhile back and know he is just chasing that high. Also Emrakul, the World Anew he pulled that cost 120 dropped to 100 it looks like.
DO NOT LOOK UP PRICES BEFORE THE SET IS OUT. the prices will all drop drastically in the first week of the set being out and nobody knows pull rates until boxes are opened. I've seen it happen dozens of times where sought after cards on prerelease sell for $100 and then flunk down to $1 a week after. do not price out cards before the set has time to soak.
Yeah the total pull price shown in the video should be taken with a grain of salt, the numbers will surely drop within months as the market gets flooded with everyone else chasing rare pulls and selling off their bulk. These numbers only count if you plan to flip your valuable cards immediately, which Charlie does not seem interested in doing, so the value of his collection opened in this video is very likely to depreciate somewhat over the next six months or so.
For anyone thinking about getting into magic, I’ll say this as a long time player: The game is as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. If you want fun, interactive and powerful decks, they can be made easily with a budget of 50 - 100. But the more you go for format staples, the most powerful versions of certain effects, and the “rarest” or most sought after versions of cards, then you will be paying a pretty penny. With the above in mind, magic is the most fun I’ve ever had with a game based hobby, and I would encourage trying it out if you are interested!
These boxes are like $400 each so he's actually making profit (compared to buying the singles individually - you can't actually sell at 100% of the listed price unless you're a large store so you'd probably around break even if you sold the cards)
@@tordana This is not true. If you take prerelease prices into account then sure maybe you break even if you are lucky, but prerelease prices are usually 20% higher. Collector boosters are only useful for specific pull cases.
Also consider that whatever the P&L is at the time this video was recorded, those numbers are going to look a lot different six months from now. We're basically talking about day trading Magic cards at this point because the prices on new cards are so volatile.
Speaking as a former addict, the only way to break free is to go cold turkey long enough that you fall out of touch of the latest mechanics and meta, such that the thought of getting back in kinda repulses you with the expected slog of getting back up to speed. For me, the pandemic forced that upon me.
i got disillusioned by prices of cards (specifically sports) in a 2 week hiatus. you take a back seat and think about the actual odds and prices of cards and just realize its all bullshit and essentially pump and dump schemes by influencers half the time lol and especially with magic theres really no "investment" because of how aggressively meta decks get pushed out
@@larrydavidcs It's been a while, but I don't recall influencers having a lot of impact on card prices in M:tG. That being said, I think Wizards maintains their card prices by having two formats, Legacy and Vintage, which allow the use of older cards. And since the tournaments have (had?) cash prizes, one could conceivably treat cards as an investment of sorts, in having value aside from just being a collector's piece.
@@larrydavidcsif you're not playing the game then you shouldn't buy product. If you are playing the game then you shouldn't buy product. The only time you should be buying product is at prerelease and drafts when the game is constructed around opening packs.
@@djharris6822 Oh, that thought has definitely crossed my mind. The painful thing about being a collector is not having pieces. As someone who tried to collect all the Planeswalkers, the thought of trying to make up for the missing years is a terrifying thought. "Do I have to buy all singletons? Can I trade to offset some costs? Are my previously money cards still valuable to others?
I stopped playing back when they lifetime banned The Quartering for his comments on a cosplayer. My good decision was confirmed when they later hired the Pinkertons to threaten a guy who obtained product early and leaked a set.
The foil for some cards can be less expensive since foils aren't really competitive playable, and that more collector packs are probably being opened than normal packs.
this is too true unfortunately when i ordered a playset of spirebluff canal a while back the seller accidentally “upgraded” the order to foil and im still pissed, they’ll probably pringle to the point of being unusable by the end of the year.
not jealous or anything but when I watched you play with Wubby your deck made we want to legit vomit dude, like we know youve got money but REALLY? LOL
I collect MTG on a certain degree and only play on arena...this collector modern horizon 3 I feel like it's just too rich for me 500$ had to pass... But I do have the collectors fallout and the fallout secret lair bundle feeling pretty good about that and both still sealed 😎
Honestly I love watching someone new to magic open up cards that I see as amazing cards and not understanding why they are so valuable. Especially with the ragavan. At the same time I hate that you have to pay so much money in order to play the fucking game though :( it wards off so many new players.
I saw the title and thumb now and just couldn’t help but think about Charles doing this video with an internal monologue about how he’s caving to his addiction knowingly 😂
like if you think Charlie should donate all the extra eldrazi cards he won't use to me for my commander deck. ( gotta take my shot or else the answer is no)
@@jacknapiermachek9562 It was about a bot situation in Valve’s game Team Fortress 2, and talking about movement FixTF2. Basically it’s cheating aim-bots, who kill everyone on the servers, and also promoting some f…ed up things, don’t want to get into details. And so Valve, despite still getting a lot of money from this game, does not bother to fix anything
I'm 30. I got into magic about 2 weeks ago when I started playing Magic Arena on my laptop. Since then, I have spent my entire savings on booster packs and commander decks. I'm taking this addiction to the grave. I even went to a Modern Horizons III pre-release event and lost every single round because I barely know how to play. Still had the time of my life and learned a lot. Watching Charlie and Wubby opening packs on TH-cam is another one of my new addictions.
@@Muscleman8562OnCameo. Wow you're actually not a bot your comments were so stupid you blended in so well. I'm so happy you think doing some shit that children do is gonna get big views, and yeah right Charlie doesn't even know you exist and it'd be better if you didn't
‘This isn’t card collecting… I’m playing these cards!’
He’s so gone…
lol I read the comment right as he said the quote lmao
Biggest cope ever
There is a difference between something that just collects dust and something that gets use... I can understand his reasoning behind it. I've wasted money on collectibles, and I regret that much more than any purchase of something that I use regularly, even if just on a hobby.
if he's so gone, then I must be beyond rescuing
He immediately starts price checking every card. He's coping hard
Charlie got into Cardboard Crack
THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT
Agreed, I just entered the Yugioh TCG game and I think I already have 500 dollars in shiny cardboard
@EnderRaptorYT NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK + COPE HARDER + FATHERLESS
What the hell is this comments thread
@@daniellafernando7966 idk bro. some fucked up shit
I bet every second he was at the Mr. Beast thing he was thinking: "Good God when can I go home to open more Magic packs? I already burned through the ones I brought on the bus! It was why I rented a bus in the first place! Gee I hope nothing goes wrong with the ride home, surely that would suck."
@UTTP-Clockworker bot
@@ihaveasscrampsdon’t reply to it in a comment just report it
To be fair he can be anywhere doing anything and that’s what is going on in his head.
Yes, cus I'm sure the average age of Charlie's audience is under 18 lol
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcbuying cards isn't exactly extreme gambling though. You'd probably want to actually use a lot of what you get, so in that case it's not much different from buying a game you're not sure about. If your goal is to resell then it's not exactly risky, you'll at the very least get most of your money back
"Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer whatis this card?" Charlie it is quite possibly the best red creature ever printed
Watching Charlie get deeper into magic is like watching myself when I got into but with a lot more money.
Hell, probably the best one drop ever printed
Objectively speaking, I'd say dockside extorsionist.
Subjectively speaking, Krenko, precious Krenko.
@@RobMedellinragavan is a better card than extortionist. Extortionist is better in a single format.
@@MacrossK what's the format Charlie is playing the most?
Look at that smile when he says “ let’s begin” can just see the excitement on his face, love it
"It's okay that the boxes cost so much because the cards you open are worth more than that."
"Okay, are you going to sell any of them to get your money back?"
"Of course not I want to play with the cards." Every Magic player ever.
I guess the idea is that it's cheaper to buy the box rather than the cards separately? Idk
The only way for the box to be cheaper than buying individual cards for your deck is if you know for certain that box has all the high value cards, otherwise it is much cheaper to buy them individually cause you won't be gambling
@@RyuNoKami yeah for sure
@@Robospy1To add on to that unless you have a billion decks you’re more than likely only trying to get a select few cards. Plus if you bought a collectors edition box and whiffed hard whelp…
@@Someguyy867 Yeah, it reminds me a lot of opening CSGO cases versus just buying the skins that you want.
You see an addiction, I see a man in his prime
He’s never been better!
Yes 🙌
How long until wizards gives Charles his own new card to spoil?
Hatsune Miku got several cards, so it is only a matter of time until Charlie gets at least one.
How long until we get a moistcritikal secret lair
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc bro go do something better, you copy and pasted this in other comment replies
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc Research Psychologist B.F Skinner's Skinnerian Box Conditioning. It'll completely change how you see "games" like MTG or video games with "randomized prizes". It's psychological manipulation by design.
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcgo lift some weights and stop complaining online
Opens grief and leaves it aside like it’s nothing…
where's that
@@rafaelpardinifariabastos4545 first pack. sees shiney green card, "Birthing Ritual mithic foil thats got to be a hit, 14 clams" then sets down retro frame foil Grief lol worth twice as much. Correct me if I'm wrong but is
Penguinz0 fairly new to magic? That would explain is over excitement on green cards and big creatures.
I guess plot twists now💀
@@cyaegha3624 😂
@@cyaegha3624 hahaha Indeed
17:55 You know Charlie is still very new to MTG for him to not recognize Ragavan.
That card is the posterchild of powercreep and insane price.
FRRRR
He plays EDH and doesn't know Kaalia. Maybe I'm a boomer here, but isn't that one of the most egregious cards in that format?
There must be a hotline for this
Sadly, everyone running the hotline is currently collecting the new set of MTG because it's just that hype.
It's probably 1 800 wizards lmao
@@Rannulfus My LGS sold out of kits the first day of prerelease
@@jedimasternoob my lgs almost did the same which is impressive because we're not exactly a big city type area. We only have the one store. Their first order of commander masters all stayed on the shelves for about 4-5 months. Needless to say there wasn't another.
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc It's a card game.
Charlie saying he plays those cards is an argument as useful as traffic lights in GTA.
Do you play magic the gathering? because it's a legit argument the cards aren't gonna sit in some glass case never being used these cards are gonna be played you know the point of opening the packs but hey he must be making a bad argument since he's opening the packs right that totally means he's lying and "collecting"
@@Masked_ghsot_riley.officalbrother i was a huge magic fan, didn’t spend thousands of dollars to enjoy playing and collecting them. i don’t necessarily care that much either way, charlie has earned the right to spend his money on stupid shit. just curious how you don’t see the hypocrisy of spending thousands of dollars on magic cards.
it’s okay Charlie hang in there
These bots are outta hand
@@luckygaming2156like bro😭
@@luckygaming2156just report all their comments and the channels and eventually TH-cam should take them down. Dunno why the hell they allow shit like that to be said on their app but hey this is a hellhole
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc except he’s not really gambling, he actually plays the game magic. Him saying he’s gambling is a joke. You’re kind of a moron
@Bfkcjscbsnjc you assuming his audience is "little kids" is extremely inept of you.
His face when he starts to open the first one 😂 it's knowing that hit is coming
And "I'm playing these cards" sounded like "I can quit at any time"
Beautiful day Charlie, it is wonderful to see more people enjoying the game. I have been honored to teach so many people from the ages of 10-61 magic at a local coffee shop in Seattle through 2018 before I moved east for cancer treatments and have been part of a beautiful community locally. I hope many can enjoy the beautiful moments with friends while playing the gathering and always love and laughter in your life :)
He’s gonna crack all 15 tonight isn’t he?
@UTTP-Clockworker🥱
@UTTP-Clockworkerdelete or I'm reporting
@davidd836 not reading all that yall some weirdos though. don't bother replying I blocked u
@davidd836 what the fuck is wrong with you
@davidd836man you really want attention huh? Don’t get enough attention at home? Mommy and daddy don’t love you enough?
😭😭0:42 the denial is the first step
i feel bad for this comment tbh, full of spam yt channels
XDD
@@ItzJames57yea, so fucking annoying.
@@ItzJames57 Literally every single comment is. It's fuckin insane. I've never seen them be so consistently an issue on any other channel in existence, can't talk about anything with anyone in the comments cuz you have to hit "show more" just to get past the first wave of bots in replies.
@@ItzJames57 its ok thats how it is lol
"I'm playing these cards"🤣
Bruh wtf @UTTP-Clockworker
Only 20-30% of those cards are playable and each one would be housed in a variety of strategic decks of around 10-20 and even then, charlie probably won't build a single one
At least the fetch lands he can use anywhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@wedgearyxsaber considering he plays commander, all those cards are usable
@@templarknight7 yes but what are the chances he builds a deck using every card he uses? He would need 20.
And the statement still stands: the return of investment is terrible and he's opening it for fun lottery sense. He could easily get every card he opens for less price (unless he opens like a serialized card or two if they're even in the set)
@UTTP-Clockworker nah what are you yapping about lil bro
I haven’t been into magic for a couple years now, but I have a full colourless Eldrazi deck of my own, and I am MIGHTY thirsty for the new ones
That's crazy.
I love the smile on Charlie's face as he's about to open the boxes...I love how much he's enjoying the game!
damn, the denial at the start goes crazy
It's not really denial tho he knows it's an addiction but if he actually plays the card it's more like an hobby
@@Xiao-ls6xr For someone who is interested in playing the cards, he never reads anything about what the cards do, just whether they are foil or what print, and how much they are worth.
I'm not saying it's good or bad, just that it's funny what he says doesn't line up with what he does in this video.
None of it really matters. He's totally rich, and makes money on the stream, probably more than enough to justify the expense.
At that point, it's just good old fun, opening packs! I'd do the same!
@@DelayedLaunch I mean yeah thats true but I think he just has specific cards in mind that he already know about or what they do because he plays a specific deck, I don't know all to much about magic but that's how it seems. But yeah same if I was rich I'd open a fuck ton of yu gi oh! Card because they look fuckin awesome.
@@DelayedLaunchhe has to make his money back I play a lot of mtg I do the same thing if it's good in my deck that's great but if I make my money back that's even better since that means I won't need another box until the next set
“feet pics… i do that shit for free” 💀💀💀
It's bots like these that ruin the TH-cam experience for everyone
@UTTP-Clockworker yoo you are straight targeting charlie wtf
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc Brother, what are you smoking?
@mackattack42 it's a bot string. The UTTP account constantly Copy/Pastes that same thing while this @Bfkcjscbsnjc account seems to be on every comment thread with UTTP.
It's odd, BFK seems like a real person while also copy/pasting that comment you replied too. Idk what the bot is supposed to gain from this Lmao
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcgambling is amazing though? You can either lose 100% if your money or win gazillions
Charlies down bad. 0:42 Justify it all you want Carlie, you know you've got a problem and we are here for you
I say that as I'm awaiting my modern horizons III boxes lol.......
who cares lmao for how much he makes this is legit $5 scratch offs to him
He made a big profit so
@10:20, "Do people not like Shiny cards". As someone who's played the game for decades I can tell you its a mixed bag between warped cards over long periods of use because foils bend over time, or the ability to afford a normal version over the regular foil. Since there are different variations of foils and full arts and alternate art foils you have totally different card pool markets for the card. This also happens with foreign foils for example a foil Sword of fire and Ice in Spanish is a cool find.
I'm a never foil person
Totally correct. I would also argue that, in many cases, the quality of the foil cards is somewhat lacking.
Seeing Charlie having fun, geeking out and enjoying his streams is so refreshing to watch.
Seeing Charlie casually holding, and knowing little about such expensive cards, I could never afford is a strange feeling.
How about knowing he's going to make a minimum of $25,000 USD worth of revenue just for opening said expensive cards, for less than an hour.
I wonder how long it'll be before he can guess prices based on what the card can do over how cool the name or art is?
Fact
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc to be fair he played the card so it's not a gambling for him, unless he bought it specifically to resell it in hope of making more money
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcwhat do you mean gambling, he plays with those cards hes not reselling them, plus hes not promoting shit this is just his hobby that hes sharing with us. He has been collecting different cards off-camera for years now, now hes just getting more into it since he also plays with them
I remember a new player at my old game store in massachusetts years ago. An older guy who lived in my town and lawyered for market basket. Within six months of picking up magic he had playsets of every standard legal card, a top tier modern and legacy deck, and an almost complete set of expedition lands when battle for zendikar was brand new. Less than one year into his magic career he got into a nasty car crash because he had been opening packs while driving. Just be careful Charlie 👍
So he was an utter prick. got it.
There is a reason why it’s called cardboard crack
Charlie actually made up that term himself 😂
Charlie send me a box please I love magic so much and I can't afford a box, but I wanted to do a draft with some friends, and it would be an awesome surprise. We wouldn't need some box of super rare boosters if you were to respond. I might ask on one of those giveaway streams, but I can never make it to the lives. Do it for a fellow Charley lul
pack 1 showing the foil mythic and ignoring the grief is how you know charlie is a pure timmy magic gamer
its always the green foils too.
Me too, Charlie. Me too…
You really put alot of effort into writing this bs.. thats sad@UTTP-Clockworker
@@sickinth3headreport him, idk what his goal is but all I can say is mental illness is real.
@Bfkcjscbsnjc he puts the price in the corner in order to give viewers an idea of how rare or desired a card is. It's not gambling because he never intended to sell any of these in the first place. He plans to use these in his commander decks and he's said before he finds it far more fun to pull the cards from packs than just buying the singles.
Its nice to hear him having fun, he's been showing more emotion than he has for a while.
I mean don't we all know the feeling when there is currently nothing we have passion for, no game, no hobby everything just meh. And then you find this new thing that just sucks you in. Like an MMO or a new hobby and suddenly you have so much passion...
@@gudtimes6363 I was the same when I got into mtg, it was fun. Now I'm always looking to build new commanders and upgrade my decks. Same when I first got into monster hunter years ago, gave me something to do and enjoy.
Brother 15 boxes here in Aus is close to $10,000...
Bro why'd u delete the tf2 video one minute after uploading?
I’m following your footsteps…. I too have fallen to addiction
Except every time Charlie puts out a 30+ minute long video of him opening decks of cards, he earns at least $25,000 USD from revenue.
I think he's winning this one.
@@m.c.murdoch6where’d you get that number
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc there’s a starch difference
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc oh you're just copy pasting this everywhere I see. I can't imagine getting this pointlessly upset over a random video you dislike on the cesspool of the internet which is full of significantly worse shit you could waste your time complaining about to no avail
@@Bfkcjscbsnjcyou’re an idiot lol 🤣
People don't like foils because they bend over time and the judge can disqualify you for marked cards
Get real. He doesn't play non-foil cards.
Get even realer, he won't play in a tournament, let alone use most these cards.
it's also because people open a ton of collector boosters at set release and sell all the singles
@@wedgearyxsaberlmao hater
@@The.Nasty.it's not hating, it's just how magic works. There's like 10-20 different strategies for cards in this set and charlie doesn't have specific cards in mind he wants, else hed be buying singles and not packs. Sure he might get plenty of fetch lands and shit, but in the end he'll get 200-400 bucks worth of cards he might actually use for 3-4 grand
Don't act like you know magic or TCGs if you aren't aware of the ramifications for buying a box of packs.
Remember guys, its not a loss when you hit big in the next pack.
Mtg is just so bad i got addicted awhile back and know he is just chasing that high. Also Emrakul, the World Anew he pulled that cost 120 dropped to 100 it looks like.
Why you delete new vid
DO NOT LOOK UP PRICES BEFORE THE SET IS OUT.
the prices will all drop drastically in the first week of the set being out and nobody knows pull rates until boxes are opened. I've seen it happen dozens of times where sought after cards on prerelease sell for $100 and then flunk down to $1 a week after. do not price out cards before the set has time to soak.
He's already stated he is not going to sell them, probably just using this for content.
Yeah the total pull price shown in the video should be taken with a grain of salt, the numbers will surely drop within months as the market gets flooded with everyone else chasing rare pulls and selling off their bulk. These numbers only count if you plan to flip your valuable cards immediately, which Charlie does not seem interested in doing, so the value of his collection opened in this video is very likely to depreciate somewhat over the next six months or so.
I mean I doubt Emrakul and Ulamog are dropping under 10$
@@laurentrobitaille2204 if they get banned in commander they'll be 50c by the day after
how do they drop before theres a set market value? they arent dropping ,they start lower
“I can stop anytime bro.” almost every addict ever who lies to himself.
Charlie you are not collecting you are gambling in a nerdy way
Bro I was watching the FixTF2 video and you took it down, why?
Valve got to him
Penguinz0 I choose you Packgod won’t leave my comment section
“It isn’t card collecting I’m playing these cards” ok sure it’s definitely not a addiction
For anyone thinking about getting into magic, I’ll say this as a long time player:
The game is as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. If you want fun, interactive and powerful decks, they can be made easily with a budget of 50 - 100. But the more you go for format staples, the most powerful versions of certain effects, and the “rarest” or most sought after versions of cards, then you will be paying a pretty penny.
With the above in mind, magic is the most fun I’ve ever had with a game based hobby, and I would encourage trying it out if you are interested!
You should put a total spent under the total pull to see the loss
Thought the same. Just showing the pull is kind of pointless.
did he say $400 per box in the beginning?
These boxes are like $400 each so he's actually making profit (compared to buying the singles individually - you can't actually sell at 100% of the listed price unless you're a large store so you'd probably around break even if you sold the cards)
@@tordana This is not true. If you take prerelease prices into account then sure maybe you break even if you are lucky, but prerelease prices are usually 20% higher. Collector boosters are only useful for specific pull cases.
Also consider that whatever the P&L is at the time this video was recorded, those numbers are going to look a lot different six months from now. We're basically talking about day trading Magic cards at this point because the prices on new cards are so volatile.
"It's not collecting...I'm playing them"
He's been lost.
i am addicted to watching these videos. It is more fun to watch someone open packs than opening them
The ragavan moment was great having gotten into modern a couple years ago myself. "What does he do?" Wins game.
"Chasin' the Ulamog" is Charlies equivalent of chasing the dragon. Best of luck on your pulls man.
Charlie the kinda guy to lose his battle against addiction
bro I was watching that tf2 video tho
Excuse me sir, I was watching that TF2 vid
"You should not accept addiction, you must fight it"
- someone
"your mind is like a weapon, keep it sharp"
Not mine quote ☝️
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Watching Charlie fell into addiction is also my addiction.
@@chayadol lol
I knew the moment I saw the title it would be cards.
Speaking as a former addict, the only way to break free is to go cold turkey long enough that you fall out of touch of the latest mechanics and meta, such that the thought of getting back in kinda repulses you with the expected slog of getting back up to speed. For me, the pandemic forced that upon me.
i got disillusioned by prices of cards (specifically sports) in a 2 week hiatus. you take a back seat and think about the actual odds and prices of cards and just realize its all bullshit and essentially pump and dump schemes by influencers half the time lol and especially with magic theres really no "investment" because of how aggressively meta decks get pushed out
@@larrydavidcs It's been a while, but I don't recall influencers having a lot of impact on card prices in M:tG. That being said, I think Wizards maintains their card prices by having two formats, Legacy and Vintage, which allow the use of older cards. And since the tournaments have (had?) cash prizes, one could conceivably treat cards as an investment of sorts, in having value aside from just being a collector's piece.
@@larrydavidcsif you're not playing the game then you shouldn't buy product.
If you are playing the game then you shouldn't buy product.
The only time you should be buying product is at prerelease and drafts when the game is constructed around opening packs.
That's exactly how I am but man do these vids make me want to restart my collection
@@djharris6822 Oh, that thought has definitely crossed my mind. The painful thing about being a collector is not having pieces. As someone who tried to collect all the Planeswalkers, the thought of trying to make up for the missing years is a terrifying thought. "Do I have to buy all singletons? Can I trade to offset some costs? Are my previously money cards still valuable to others?
3:40 this is how a crackhead sounds when his batch was only "slightly laced" 😂😂
As I've heard one person put it, "we all end up worshipping something."
title scared ts out of me 💀
same
@@Bfkcjscbsnjc Your parents should have pulled out and stopped using broken condoms to prevent the unfortunate accident that is your life.
I'm Losing the Battle Against Addiction
Skill issue 💯
@ReturnOfFredFigglehorn no one is gonna fall for this it wont work
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Real ones know he deleted the tf2 video
Lore?
I was about to click on the new upload but it got deleted lol
The title had me worried for Charlie a moment there
Man was gonna come in snorting
My income versus what i get out of boxes ended my addiction.
I stopped playing back when they lifetime banned The Quartering for his comments on a cosplayer. My good decision was confirmed when they later hired the Pinkertons to threaten a guy who obtained product early and leaked a set.
@@DnBGolf the quartering is a sexist, transphobic piece of garbage, no reason to watch him.
He's a grifter.
The foil for some cards can be less expensive since foils aren't really competitive playable, and that more collector packs are probably being opened than normal packs.
this is too true unfortunately
when i ordered a playset of spirebluff canal a while back the seller accidentally “upgraded” the order to foil and im still pissed, they’ll probably pringle to the point of being unusable by the end of the year.
The 5 seconds of Charlie not knowing what he was holding with the retro border ragavan was wild 💀
I have no idea how people remember the cards, might just be my brain killing ADHD but still.
Why did you delete the TF2 video?
Did u mean the one that got re-uploaded
Cards literally effect people of all wealth ranges. Its incredible.
why did bro delete the vid
Maybe he’s posted something on twitter
not jealous or anything but when I watched you play with Wubby your deck made we want to legit vomit dude, like we know youve got money but REALLY? LOL
Why did he delete the tf2 vid
no clue
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its still up for me, probably age restricted or something
why u deleted the fixtf2 vid wth
I was in the middle of watching like bruh😂
he showed his penis so the video is gone
He said don’t worry about it
I love these man, great content as always
I collect MTG on a certain degree and only play on arena...this collector modern horizon 3 I feel like it's just too rich for me 500$ had to pass... But I do have the collectors fallout and the fallout secret lair bundle feeling pretty good about that and both still sealed 😎
Honestly I love watching someone new to magic open up cards that I see as amazing cards and not understanding why they are so valuable. Especially with the ragavan. At the same time I hate that you have to pay so much money in order to play the fucking game though :( it wards off so many new players.
It’s okay Charlie, happens to the best of us
"Yeah, no im not smoking the crack im just dealing it"
he can quit anytime he want, don't worry guys
Its not card collecting its deck searching😂
Holy hell, this game used to be expensive. Now its just stupid. $35+ for a single pack of cards of the newest set. wtf?
I saw the title and thumb now and just couldn’t help but think about Charles doing this video with an internal monologue about how he’s caving to his addiction knowingly 😂
So perplexed by these type of vids on one hand it’s so cool to watch these pulls on the other hand im jealous i cant play magic everyday with friends
The fact that mtg is so expensive is because of people like Charlie.
the reasons foils are worth less is that if the curl if noticeable can get you in trouble with judges
Magic has claimed yet another victim
Such a shame to see a young promising man throw his life away to addiction.
Oh well...
*cracks another pack*
like if you think Charlie should donate all the extra eldrazi cards he won't use to me for my commander deck. ( gotta take my shot or else the answer is no)
Ah yes legal gambling, the classic
where did the fixtf2 video go
I think valve got him…
Yeah, I watched the whole video, and then realized it’s gone now
@@zelyonka6070 what was it about i missed it
@@jacknapiermachek9562 It was about a bot situation in Valve’s game Team Fortress 2, and talking about movement FixTF2. Basically it’s cheating aim-bots, who kill everyone on the servers, and also promoting some f…ed up things, don’t want to get into details. And so Valve, despite still getting a lot of money from this game, does not bother to fix anything
@@zelyonka6070 I just got done with it, it's back out again about 1hr ago
Hey bro sometimes it’s best to step away and go fishing or go for walk. I’m saying we love you as a person but don’t let it keep you.
Charlie’s mind could not comprehend the pauper format. Just because a card isn’t expensive doesn’t mean that it’s dogshit
Please give us more, I love this
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Why delete the fixtf2 vid?
This needs to be a second channel bro I'd be all over a mtg channel playing opening all of it that would be insane
dude i jsut started playing magic again, and i look on yt and charlie is opening boxes wtf
the reason people dont like foils is because of curling issues
We lovingly call them pringles.
Not just a quality problem its also quantity. Foils are overprinted and no longer special. So its easy to get an entire tube of pringles lol
I'm 30. I got into magic about 2 weeks ago when I started playing Magic Arena on my laptop. Since then, I have spent my entire savings on booster packs and commander decks. I'm taking this addiction to the grave. I even went to a Modern Horizons III pre-release event and lost every single round because I barely know how to play. Still had the time of my life and learned a lot. Watching Charlie and Wubby opening packs on TH-cam is another one of my new addictions.
Take the good cards and make a deck. At least your gambling addiction gets you some very gorgeous cards. Next step stunt/flex on your local game store
Doesn't sound healthy my man. You should probably proxy cards while you're still getting a feel for your play style
Sounds awful.
man goes captain insano style on cards
@@Muscleman8562OnCameo.Hopefully you don't survive
@@Muscleman8562OnCameo. Wow you're actually not a bot your comments were so stupid you blended in so well. I'm so happy you think doing some shit that children do is gonna get big views, and yeah right Charlie doesn't even know you exist and it'd be better if you didn't