I enjoy them as well but find it odd when he talks about box openings as if that is THE GAME... it is a part for sure... but not what should be most important.
Maybe they should make all cards easy and cheap to get in new sets but change the color schemes or foil or how it looks like alternate art to make rares or maybe i miss the point
Dude, I'm a financial analyst and I haven't seen a more useful channel. I felt stagnated in my career and stopped learning for a long time due to hating my career path. Rudy hasn't only helped me start learning analytics again. But gives me a perspective that keeps what I do fresh. Not only that but I have a more hands on approach to my favorite hobby that correlates with my career. For the first time in my life I own power nine and love my job. This dude was a godsend.
The problems with card market analytics is that its just like the weather, you can be right and every one praises you. Then you flop harder then timmys taco like Rudy has done on a few products and all you got to do is make a video like dam who woulda thought insert random good or bad thing that happand with the market and you can keep on trucking. Thats also why I love the game so much variance any thing can really happen you just got to use what you know to the best of your ability
@@labrynthgames5986 it really is not like that though if you play the game. as with all things ofc "insider info" will help but thats still inherently something you can guess. even weather is easy. cmon. lets not make this a whole cryptic, impossible thing. its definitely more complex than randumbs will assume but once you start digging your trench, youre good to go. cant lose much. but holy hell it is a lot of work :D
I think your audience would love to see some episodes where you sit down with and interview some of those old timer LGS owners and employees from the 90's who are still around
Rudy, thank you for your videos. Been silently watching for a while now. Early congrats on 300k subs, and wishing you and your family and store an amazing and Happy New Year!
Well, Magic and Trading Cards put us all together. It is interesting, even more if someone who is the experise like Rudy talk about his lifestorys. Great dude, great content, no 2minute NordVPN intro.
"Listen and pay more attention...Some of the biggest things I've learned in this world are actually not from talking or asking questions... It's actually from just doing nothing and listening and watching everybody" - RUDY closing remarks of 2020.
I have a stack of foils from Commanders Collector boxes that can't even stand on its own due to how curled the cards are. Absolutely abysmal quality control.
Yeah I'm inclined to agree. If WotC isn't going to take the game seriously why should I? My made in USA legends cards all curled, even the non-foils. Worst quality MTG I've ever seen.
On top of that, try putting them in decks, 1. You can see that curl a mile away and 2. It pushes other cards in the deck to curl so forget about putting a few in a deck without spending time trying to smooth them out. Damaged a few already trying to get them to unfold and I say damaged but honestly still better state damaged than curled.
"You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you cannot please all of the people all of the time." Poet John Lydgate-made famous by Abraham Lincoln.
Strange theory but maybe wizards is more focused on the collectors market rather than the player base because they know for now people can’t play irl at locals or big events.
What I'm saying, he's so tight lipped about yugioh, because it wasn't taken seriously for a long time. It still isn't, yet the market is exploding. The game has basically gone only up in the pandemic. Where can the bubble pop go down to? It is such a low buy in for this game, even now... because true rarity is a thing in yugioh, despite reprinting. If you want to get a 1st ed LOB box, you are not even close to guaranteed Dark Magician or Blue-Eyes (you're probably going to get an exodia limb, and a "dud" in a box, New product has a rarity that has a 1/500 packs rate of pull. Konami is terrible a lot of the time, but oh man... people are going to be sore about it before long because the buy in is still low for a game that does legitimately make cards "hard to get". People have been crying for years about short printing, but that may be what makes the game buku bucks within 5 years.
2017 Rudy- "stay the course" 2018 Rudy- "stay the course" 2019 Rudy- "stay the course" 2020 Rudy- "stay the course" 2020 comments - "But this time is different!"
The problem is that there's not many people in Magic for Magic. They're in it for money. When that happens, people will leech onto you and try to make money on your generosity rather than being a collector who wants to open the set and pay MSRP for the product. Pokemon is moving towards that as well. If everyone involved is in it for the money and no passion, it's going to die. Doesn't matter what it is.
Can confirm, pokemon culture is garrrbage right now. I came back to it from my childhood and its shocking to see the mindset now. Tons of jobless people with nothing better to do than lowball offers, scam and generally waste time trying to squeeze every last penny. Gone are the days where someone would buy a handful of cards, keep what they want and resell/trade what they don't want.
2020 and 2021 brought many people into Pokémon that just want to make money. The thing is that many big "Pokétubers" rose during this time. And they hyped even the most common $2 card like it was the most valuable card ever. Most of them can't even make a video that doesn't have at least 3 $ signs in the title and/or the thumbnail. But I am sure they will mostly vanish when the hype slows down. And the fandom doesn't need them and won't miss them. Pokémon was doing well before the Logan Paul hype and will do well afterwards.
I'm watching your video after working at a restaurant during covid...ten minutes to midnight new years eve.....i'm poor because I've made poor choices. ..(I love and collect magic , have since 94.) Economically speaking...that said thank you I love your direct honesty. It's cathartic. You have a platform to speak even in these times of peoples addiction to outrage. Keep it up Watch to see how many people really get it. You will get to collect the information find out how many reasonable people watching are left based on reaction to your posts. You probably already know this and more but thank you all the same. Just in case you do have those moments of isolation feeling unappreciated and glared at there are people who really enjoy the insight. ....even if I do envy your collection lol! I do miss the old cards. Have a great new year man!
Thank you Rudy. You truly are a great source of info and advice. I literally come here to just to get grounded and remind myself to avoid the vapid trend hopping.
I collect Modern Foils, you can imagine how much value my collection has lost, mainly I just do it for myself and never intended to sell it, so it's fine but also very disheartening when I was trying to put together something special and now it just... isn't. Just hoping that 20 years from now things are different.
Ive spoken to many wise men...... this is how wise men talk. Thankyou Rudy, Happy new year brother! To 2021! Side note ive watched you for years and you closed your patrion at the beggining of the pandemic. Id love to support you and buy 2 boxes a month but its basically closed 😥
Rudy with no pants, making some bathroom breaks, giving us some pillow talk and down to earth. Four years as a patreon and through a pandemic been a hell of a ride! And to end the year with 300k subs time for a Q@A??!! Smoke em if you got em Rudy! See you in the New Year!!
Oh c'mon Rudy, I always thumbs up even if I disagree. Honestly you've taught me so much about the rl business magic crossover theories. I already understood MTG. I find your videos helpful even if I invest in singles which you disagree with, & I have largely succeeded without even trying for the past 20 years. I find it's just easier when I'm actually trying.
Happy new years, and much love Rudy ❤️ You've taught me more about the collecting/investing sphere than anyone else, so many gems dropped, just need ears to listen.
Rudy I started investing into sealed product because you, and I'm already seeing the benefits. Thank you for opening my eyes! I wish you the best in 2021!
Syndrome from the Incredibles said it best, “Then everyone will be super, and when everyone is no one will be”. All these “super cool” new card styles mean nothing anymore
I got lucky and got the mythic edition War of the Spark kit. It felt pretty good, and I'm happy with the purchase. There was still something off about it though. Sure, the unique cards are cool, but there are alternate art versions of lots of cards now. Some aren't even very difficult to get. I bought and opened some Flesh and Blood product a few months ago, and the rush of opening my cold foils, and that extended art Twinning Blade dwarfed anything I've felt recently when opening Magic product. I still buy a box on occasion to play sealed or draft with friends, but I don't look forward to seeing if I get anything cool. Since then, I've purchased a full set of cold foil equipment for my Viserai deck, and it's like James from LSS says: I am proud to own rare and unique pieces of gaming history, and proud to own the beautiful pieces of art that are these cards. I love the game, I love the cards, I love the collecting.
Amazing speech Rudy just what i need for close this year,i learned so much thanks to you and this amazing comment section Thank you Rudy and thank you all for everythings,everyone happy new year and have a fantastic 2021,can't wait for more time here and more learning!!!
I really do enjoy these videos. I learn something everytime while i sort through my FaB cards. Thanks again for showing off this game rudy. It has become my passion!
Rudy the business world needs more people like you sharing their thoughts on the nature of doing business. Thanks for all that you do, especially the floppy tacos.
I can speak towards seeing a bit of that negativity towards Flesh and Blood you mentioned. As a player of and content creator for the game, I've had a few negative responses towards the videos I've made, but thankfully I've had exponentially more positive feedback from new and interested players lately! I'm hopeful that continues, but I certainly expect to see some negativity as the game grows.
Don't get to watch as much as I used to since I sold out of magic and started the endless work cycle, but I always try to stop by for videos like this because you're the only person who will talk about human nature and desire without sugar coating it. Thanks Rudy, been around since 40k subs and glad to see the constant growth, you definitely deserve it.
The best of everything to you, and your family in 2021 Rudy. Thanks for keeping this year as normal as possible. This year has been good to me, and my family thankfully. I hope 2021 is good to all of us 👍 best wishes to everybody
The 5th line of kaldheim is the theme boosters. They're pushing those with cards you can only get in them. And don't forget the bundles and gift bundles that go with every set
I love hearing your advice. I have a pokemon business and this last year has been hard (for many reasons) but I love hearing a down to earth person. I appreciate the insight.
It takes time and a lot of patience to be a successful at MTG. Hang on there Rudy and be optimistic. Difficult times now but it will be better! Happy New Year to You and your family as well!
I have seen your every video on this channel....you are awesome! im so hooked on magic...i only collect cards and it makes me happy...mainly black + female cards (gigidy) and some that looks nice + some old cards that atleast have the old artwork but max 100 euro ones because not that rich...slowly but steady fun hobby. Im not anymore average timmy...im timmy who graduated alpha investment school. Happy new year
I've played every card game, but I can only support 1 of each genre. I played Magic, Pokemon, Vampire (who's with me!), Marvel's Overpower even. But I couldn't do competing genre's and I think a lot of people are in the same boat. It looks like Flesh & Blood might easily take a nice market share, if not become the dominant game in 2021. FAB solves all of magic's problems and I've seen some of the comments from the creator, they're in it for the long haul. There's no land issues, no counterspell deck types, no mill, it seems like it's the game Magic should have been, 2 heroes in a duel.
I played Vampire for a bit back when it first came out as Jyhad. Ultimately went back to magic. Still play to this day after 25 years. Game never gets old to me thanks to edh.
These types of videos are by far my favorite. I watch all them until the end. You're a wise dude. Thank you for all of the knowledge, entertainment and just plain fun over the years. Good luck in 2021 to you and everyone important to you.
Just to say Rudy, I appreciate your information/observations regarding the cards/business/life. I have never purchased any cards but I do enjoy the artwork when you do the box openings. Having said that, the artwork of the Flesh & Blood cards seems more edgy, a more mature style if you will. Perhaps in 2021 I will buy a box of F&B merely because I like the artwork. Happy New Year to you and yours. Stay safe.
Great sage advice swami Rudy. Always try to remove emotion when investing. WOTC should return to its roots and stay focused on its game. Avoid trying to please all the people all the time. It never works. You end up with a crappy product. If people don't like it, they don't have to buy it.
Hey Rudy I really appreciate these real talks. Keeping us grounded. You don’t have to do this but are still helping us. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Cheers to a great 2021
very insightful video, thanks Rudy for telling it how it is. Been a patreon for a long time but due to being in Australia haven't been able to get any product but still happy to support. I started buying a case every release for magic however haven't been able to continue this lately due to the sheer volume of different sets. Due to your recommendations back in the day i brought in on battlebond and conspiracy take the crown which have been very good for me. Hope 2021 sees a turn around in magic :)
I'd like you to deep dive into the Flesh and Blood side of things with more talks like this. It's simply fascinating what's happening with it. The cost of Unlimited boxes rising, the fact that there's already multi-thousand dollar chase cards stacking up; the whole shebang.
Happy New year Mate. Thanks for all the info you have Given out to us. I personally have learned so much from your videos. As a new collector, I am inspired by you and plan on the staying for the long Journey. All the cards sets ect I am buying will be my legacy to my 2 Sons.. I pray that 2021 is a wonderful year for you and all your viewers.
"The next phase of FaB is going to be negativity" I've only been following this game for about 6 months now but I'm definitely seeing this too. There are almost daily posts on reddit where someone says "hey, I did some research on this game but the price of first edition boxes is scaring me away." This is a totally valid take as it is, honestly, quite shocking to see the prices on first edition WtR and Arc, but what's really interesting is how *angry* a lot of these posts end up being. It's like they've been personally insulted that people would be interested in this game right now and just want to call people stupid for playing it. It really puzzled me why these people were taking the time to come to the subreddit and write these posts (I mean, I know the internet is the internet and people really get off on condescendingly telling other people that what they like is garbage) but it recently occurred to me that this is actually a just a sign of the game growing. The game has grown large enough to attract people who no longer have "early adopter" mindsets and who end up being vociferous defenders of the game because they fell in love with the art or gameplay. The more popular the game becomes the more it will attract all kinds of people (and some of those people will be terrible).
Sounds a lot like Magic back in the day. Can't count the number of times I heard "You paid how much for a few packs of cards? You know you can by playing cards for a dollar right?" That game will never last etc. And through it all I just smiled and said yep, because I enjoyed the art, the game, and the collecting. That's it. It was, and continues to be, fun.
We have a generation that feels entitled to everything. If there's something they can't afford, it can't be because they aren't successful enough. It must be the system that's broken.
I don't know a single person at my LGS who plays Flesh & Blood. An outsider looking in is going to assume this game was made for investors and collectors, and not for players. I mean there's no reason a box that came out 6 months ago would be $3000 if MTG finance people hadn't latched onto the game.
@@DuelingDragonAdventures or it could be that the game wasn't launched in the US first. The US hasn't had the first slice of the pie, NZ has and then Australia and then some product has been sent to the US but the game has grown faster than expected.
26:52 One of the most important things to understand is that "Capitalism is bad" comes attached with a reason. Really, it's "Capitalism is bad because I don't get everything I want without any effort, knowledge, or skill." The other group are the people that like to feel good about giving people things, and it makes them feel good to give people things with what _other_ people have earned, not caring about those that have actually earned it. For the record, I'm broke. But I recognize that it is largely because of my actions and choices throughout life (with a little help from big daddy government) and I am working to correct those actions and choices. Frankly, other people paying my way makes me _very_ uncomfortable and I can't understand the mindset of those that want to get something for nothing.
FAB is going crazy right now which is amazing for the company and players who needed something new. My only problem is I cannot buy anymore 1st Edition boxes of the first 3 sets. I am priced out of the market and have been for some time. I was skeptical when I bought my COW boxes for $100 because of how new the game was but I decided to buy a few and see what happens. I was very close to opening a box and playing whew I am glad I didn't. The crazy brew cold foil promo that you sold with the variety kit was still sitting on my desk in a penny sleeve until I saw the video you made about them skyrocketing in price. I sold my in 30 minutes for $500..people are going crazy rn and I feel like they are all Timmys for doing so OR am I the real Timmy..time will tell. Thank you for everything Rudy I have been watching since 2016 and I can say you have helped me change my life. I watch these types of videos till the end because of the important life messages you give that inspire me to keep building my business until it becomes an empire.
I feel Wizards will make a shift soon. My New Years predictions are (1) creation of supplemental reserved list, (2) increased sports cards style limited variants, (3) free premium taco coupon in every collector box, and (4) they will actually aim to support the secondary market in some very unusual and applauded way. This will bring the dawn of a new powerful era of magic. Best to start the year off with positive thinking anyhow 🤷🏼♂️
These long, rambling videos about the Magic, the market and life in general are by far my favorite! Thanks Rudy, and all the best for 2021.
Same
I enjoy them as well but find it odd when he talks about box openings as if that is THE GAME... it is a part for sure... but not what should be most important.
Agreed, because they feel real... unlike SOME of his exactly 10min vids 😅
Agree. Thanks Rudy.
Maybe they should make all cards easy and cheap to get in new sets but change the color schemes or foil or how it looks like alternate art to make rares or maybe i miss the point
Dude, I'm a financial analyst and I haven't seen a more useful channel. I felt stagnated in my career and stopped learning for a long time due to hating my career path. Rudy hasn't only helped me start learning analytics again. But gives me a perspective that keeps what I do fresh. Not only that but I have a more hands on approach to my favorite hobby that correlates with my career. For the first time in my life I own power nine and love my job. This dude was a godsend.
The problems with card market analytics is that its just like the weather, you can be right and every one praises you. Then you flop harder then timmys taco like Rudy has done on a few products and all you got to do is make a video like dam who woulda thought insert random good or bad thing that happand with the market and you can keep on trucking. Thats also why I love the game so much variance any thing can really happen you just got to use what you know to the best of your ability
@@labrynthgames5986 it really is not like that though if you play the game. as with all things ofc "insider info" will help but thats still inherently something you can guess. even weather is easy. cmon. lets not make this a whole cryptic, impossible thing. its definitely more complex than randumbs will assume but once you start digging your trench, youre good to go. cant lose much. but holy hell it is a lot of work :D
I think your audience would love to see some episodes where you sit down with and interview some of those old timer LGS owners and employees from the 90's who are still around
One day rudy is going to open those boxes behind him and they're going to be just filled with 12 pack taco shells.
holy taco, what a twist!
I mean you joke but have you seen the curl on those cards? Probably the most accurate prediction.
Flesh and Blood branded taco shells!
This is the new green screen theory
Papa Rudy's sitting us down for "the talk"
Rudy, thank you for your videos. Been silently watching for a while now. Early congrats on 300k subs, and wishing you and your family and store an amazing and Happy New Year!
Oh cool lol
Oh wow.... Pat Flynn is in the house. I just downloaded your podcast info.
Damn Rudy, the big hitters are coming out in support. 😁
No way! Pat Flynn plays magic? A jack of all trades
Pat, glad to see Im on the only one from the Poke community here
You are a hack.
Ugh I must be getting old. I find I look forward to these long winded financial talks as much as box openings
Lol I feel the same Lis
Me too - I really get a lot of value and reassurance from these.
Well, Magic and Trading Cards put us all together.
It is interesting, even more if someone who is the experise like Rudy talk about his lifestorys.
Great dude, great content, no 2minute NordVPN intro.
I'll never care about this lmao regardless of age
Box openings are boring. Anyone can do that.
"Listen and pay more attention...Some of the biggest things I've learned in this world are actually not from talking or asking questions... It's actually from just doing nothing and listening and watching everybody" - RUDY closing remarks of 2020.
Returned to Magic in 2018 thanks to Rudy and the Professor, left Magic in 2020 thanks to WotC.
Damn Rudy coming in at the end of 2020 with one of the best videos of the year he has made.
I will not be opening any more collator boxes. Wizards does not support their products. Commander Legends was a disaster in terms of product quality.
I have a stack of foils from Commanders Collector boxes that can't even stand on its own due to how curled the cards are. Absolutely abysmal quality control.
@@JCHauntsman It’s not even about quality control - the garbage quality is clearly intentional. Probably cheaper to make.
i opened a case of draft boosters and had no issues with any of the cards. that prob will be the thing to go up in value.
Yeah I'm inclined to agree. If WotC isn't going to take the game seriously why should I? My made in USA legends cards all curled, even the non-foils. Worst quality MTG I've ever seen.
On top of that, try putting them in decks, 1. You can see that curl a mile away and 2. It pushes other cards in the deck to curl so forget about putting a few in a deck without spending time trying to smooth them out. Damaged a few already trying to get them to unfold and I say damaged but honestly still better state damaged than curled.
I own the largest collection of Magic cards on the planet. I keep it stored safely at Rudy's house.
"You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you cannot please all of the people all of the time." Poet John Lydgate-made famous by Abraham Lincoln.
It's not our job to please people. It's our job to speak truth and be morally correct as best as possible.
Send this message to the suits at WotC. Clearly they haven't got the msg.
@@ReMeDy_TV they have they just don't care. More important to push social agendas
Bob Marley ?
Making everything extraordinary, make me feel that nothing is extraordinary.
Herehere
When everyone's Super... no one will be.
@@iExploder well said
Card prices from Double Masters agrees with you.
Strange theory but maybe wizards is more focused on the collectors market rather than the player base because they know for now people can’t play irl at locals or big events.
Video tone is truly serious. I don’t recall the last video you’ve referred to called the card game Yugi-oh correctly
What I'm saying, he's so tight lipped about yugioh, because it wasn't taken seriously for a long time. It still isn't, yet the market is exploding. The game has basically gone only up in the pandemic. Where can the bubble pop go down to? It is such a low buy in for this game, even now... because true rarity is a thing in yugioh, despite reprinting. If you want to get a 1st ed LOB box, you are not even close to guaranteed Dark Magician or Blue-Eyes (you're probably going to get an exodia limb, and a "dud" in a box, New product has a rarity that has a 1/500 packs rate of pull. Konami is terrible a lot of the time, but oh man... people are going to be sore about it before long because the buy in is still low for a game that does legitimately make cards "hard to get". People have been crying for years about short printing, but that may be what makes the game buku bucks within 5 years.
Happy New years Rudy to you and your loved ones!!! Awesome video Thanks for taking the time to upload. ❤❤❤🥂🥂🤗🤗💥💥💥 Be safe from Cat & Tom 💥💥💥
2017 Rudy- "stay the course"
2018 Rudy- "stay the course"
2019 Rudy- "stay the course"
2020 Rudy- "stay the course"
2020 comments - "But this time is different!"
stay the course
2021 Rudy- "Invest in Ornithopter Kaladesh Inventions!"
These videos where Rudy just sits down and talks about stuff are the best videos, tragic for the people that just tune off after a couple of minutes
I just spent 38 minutes looking at how Rudy's eyebrows are different shaped...
Welp. Can't unsee that one.
Covid brows
He looks like he raised his eyebrow at a Timmy too long and it stayed that way.
The problem is that there's not many people in Magic for Magic. They're in it for money. When that happens, people will leech onto you and try to make money on your generosity rather than being a collector who wants to open the set and pay MSRP for the product.
Pokemon is moving towards that as well. If everyone involved is in it for the money and no passion, it's going to die. Doesn't matter what it is.
Can confirm, pokemon culture is garrrbage right now. I came back to it from my childhood and its shocking to see the mindset now. Tons of jobless people with nothing better to do than lowball offers, scam and generally waste time trying to squeeze every last penny. Gone are the days where someone would buy a handful of cards, keep what they want and resell/trade what they don't want.
2020 and 2021 brought many people into Pokémon that just want to make money. The thing is that many big "Pokétubers" rose during this time. And they hyped even the most common $2 card like it was the most valuable card ever. Most of them can't even make a video that doesn't have at least 3 $ signs in the title and/or the thumbnail. But I am sure they will mostly vanish when the hype slows down. And the fandom doesn't need them and won't miss them.
Pokémon was doing well before the Logan Paul hype and will do well afterwards.
I'm watching your video after working at a restaurant during covid...ten minutes to midnight new years eve.....i'm poor because I've made poor choices. ..(I love and collect magic , have since 94.) Economically speaking...that said thank you I love your direct honesty. It's cathartic. You have a platform to speak even in these times of peoples addiction to outrage. Keep it up Watch to see how many people really get it. You will get to collect the information find out how many reasonable people watching are left based on reaction to your posts. You probably already know this and more but thank you all the same. Just in case you do have those moments of isolation feeling unappreciated and glared at there are people who really enjoy the insight.
....even if I do envy your collection lol!
I do miss the old cards. Have a great new year man!
They don't want Magic to be "cheap", they want the game to be accessible.
And destroying collections while they're at it.
They don’t want it to be accessible either, given all the expensive “collector’s editions” lately.
Exactly, anyone who actually likes to play the game is ol with this. The only people upset are just greedy pigs
Thank you Rudy. You truly are a great source of info and advice. I literally come here to just to get grounded and remind myself to avoid the vapid trend hopping.
rudy: "not every product can be sold at a loss..."
angry crowd of timmys: HOW DARE U
Thank you, and happy new year.
I collect Modern Foils, you can imagine how much value my collection has lost, mainly I just do it for myself and never intended to sell it, so it's fine but also very disheartening when I was trying to put together something special and now it just... isn't. Just hoping that 20 years from now things are different.
Stay the course. :-)
Ive spoken to many wise men...... this is how wise men talk. Thankyou Rudy, Happy new year brother! To 2021! Side note ive watched you for years and you closed your patrion at the beggining of the pandemic. Id love to support you and buy 2 boxes a month but its basically closed 😥
Rudy & my playgroup got me from outside world investments to magic finance 😂😂... I bought my wife her Apple Watch by trading in cards. felt good.
A video filled with facts. I love these videos. Honestly, Rudy is being very open and describing his vulnerabilities. Admirable.
Most human video youve ever done Rudy. For the first time in years, I feel like I was listening to the real you. Thank you.
9:09 That's the longest Ive ever hear Rudy not speak.
What about the moment of silence for the jewelled lotus
Rudy with no pants, making some bathroom breaks, giving us some pillow talk and down to earth. Four years as a patreon and through a pandemic been a hell of a ride! And to end the year with 300k subs time for a Q@A??!! Smoke em if you got em Rudy! See you in the New Year!!
One eyebrow is for business, one eyebrow is for family.
*Rudy* - "Just listen" *Me* - Eating taco intensely
Floppy tacos won't make so much noise drowning out the commentary.
i would pay you to send me some tacos
Hope you made it yourself, otherwise it's probably covered in the 'rona.
Underrated comment!
Treating everyone the same is a guaranteed way to make a nightmare utopia. Treating everyone differently is a way to make everyone feel special
Nightmare Utopia sounds way worse than dystopia. I'm using that from now on.
Right on
@@cclarke_tx Pepegaland
Barber: Hello sir. Do you want the $25 cut, or the $5 special?
Right now, I'm listening to this as I write up a full eval of my entire sealed collection. This has been a good year for sealed Rudy.
Oh c'mon Rudy, I always thumbs up even if I disagree. Honestly you've taught me so much about the rl business magic crossover theories. I already understood MTG. I find your videos helpful even if I invest in singles which you disagree with, & I have largely succeeded without even trying for the past 20 years. I find it's just easier when I'm actually trying.
Unfiltered Rudy my favorite Rudy. Thank you for all the advice over the years, love your stuff. Hope you have a wonderful New Year!
Happy new years, and much love Rudy ❤️
You've taught me more about the collecting/investing sphere than anyone else, so many gems dropped, just need ears to listen.
Rudy I started investing into sealed product because you, and I'm already seeing the benefits. Thank you for opening my eyes! I wish you the best in 2021!
When Rudy says "listen" - damn it, I listen! For 38 minutes and 20 seconds to be exact.
Syndrome from the Incredibles said it best, “Then everyone will be super, and when everyone is no one will be”. All these “super cool” new card styles mean nothing anymore
That's why I now play Flesh and Blood.
His name was syndrome though. How can you agree with a guy named syndrome. Much less the fact he’s a ginger. And as we all know gingers have no souls
I got lucky and got the mythic edition War of the Spark kit. It felt pretty good, and I'm happy with the purchase.
There was still something off about it though.
Sure, the unique cards are cool, but there are alternate art versions of lots of cards now. Some aren't even very difficult to get.
I bought and opened some Flesh and Blood product a few months ago, and the rush of opening my cold foils, and that extended art Twinning Blade dwarfed anything I've felt recently when opening Magic product. I still buy a box on occasion to play sealed or draft with friends, but I don't look forward to seeing if I get anything cool.
Since then, I've purchased a full set of cold foil equipment for my Viserai deck, and it's like James from LSS says: I am proud to own rare and unique pieces of gaming history, and proud to own the beautiful pieces of art that are these cards.
I love the game, I love the cards, I love the collecting.
Amazing speech Rudy just what i need for close this year,i learned so much thanks to you and this amazing comment section
Thank you Rudy and thank you all for everythings,everyone happy new year and have a fantastic 2021,can't wait for more time here and more learning!!!
I really do enjoy these videos. I learn something everytime while i sort through my FaB cards. Thanks again for showing off this game rudy. It has become my passion!
Rudy the business world needs more people like you sharing their thoughts on the nature of doing business. Thanks for all that you do, especially the floppy tacos.
Thank you for these videos Rudy. I get a lot out of them. Please don't stop making them.
I can speak towards seeing a bit of that negativity towards Flesh and Blood you mentioned. As a player of and content creator for the game, I've had a few negative responses towards the videos I've made, but thankfully I've had exponentially more positive feedback from new and interested players lately! I'm hopeful that continues, but I certainly expect to see some negativity as the game grows.
Keep going, I love the game and the cards, FaB has been a breath of fresh air!
I very much appreciate your vids and insight. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year!
I myself try to save sealed products to use in my backgrounds, stocks can Go to Zero, I get to keep those sealed boxes!
wise man
@@fsmoura Thanks Fsmoura!
Happy New Year, Rudy. Keep up with the good work you are doing.
Don't get to watch as much as I used to since I sold out of magic and started the endless work cycle, but I always try to stop by for videos like this because you're the only person who will talk about human nature and desire without sugar coating it. Thanks Rudy, been around since 40k subs and glad to see the constant growth, you definitely deserve it.
The best of everything to you, and your family in 2021 Rudy. Thanks for keeping this year as normal as possible. This year has been good to me, and my family thankfully. I hope 2021 is good to all of us 👍 best wishes to everybody
Good for you Rudy! I think you just became one of my new favorite channels! love it around the 26 minute mark!
The 5th line of kaldheim is the theme boosters. They're pushing those with cards you can only get in them. And don't forget the bundles and gift bundles that go with every set
I love hearing your advice. I have a pokemon business and this last year has been hard (for many reasons) but I love hearing a down to earth person. I appreciate the insight.
It takes time and a lot of patience to be a successful at MTG. Hang on there Rudy and be optimistic. Difficult times now but it will be better! Happy New Year to You and your family as well!
Happy new year, Rudy 👑
These conversations are pure gold, thank you for sharing these gold nuggets Rudy
This video earned my first upvote in awhile. You need to advocate for the quality of the game more.
I have seen your every video on this channel....you are awesome! im so hooked on magic...i only collect cards and it makes me happy...mainly black + female cards (gigidy) and some that looks nice + some old cards that atleast have the old artwork but max 100 euro ones because not that rich...slowly but steady fun hobby. Im not anymore average timmy...im timmy who graduated alpha investment school.
Happy new year
I've played every card game, but I can only support 1 of each genre. I played Magic, Pokemon, Vampire (who's with me!), Marvel's Overpower even. But I couldn't do competing genre's and I think a lot of people are in the same boat. It looks like Flesh & Blood might easily take a nice market share, if not become the dominant game in 2021. FAB solves all of magic's problems and I've seen some of the comments from the creator, they're in it for the long haul. There's no land issues, no counterspell deck types, no mill, it seems like it's the game Magic should have been, 2 heroes in a duel.
I played Vampire for a bit back when it first came out as Jyhad. Ultimately went back to magic. Still play to this day after 25 years. Game never gets old to me thanks to edh.
These are my favorite videos where you share your insights from your experiences, Rudy. Thank you!
Insightful as always. Keep making these videos because your perspective is always needed.
These types of videos are by far my favorite. I watch all them until the end. You're a wise dude. Thank you for all of the knowledge, entertainment and just plain fun over the years. Good luck in 2021 to you and everyone important to you.
Happy New Years Rudy! Love your channel and your insights, whether it has to do with Magic, life, or tacos. Cheers!
Great messages mate - all the best for the new year
Ever considered doing a tour video of all your stuff? That would be cool.
Thank you for these true words!
I wish you the best for 2021!
Stay safe Rudy 😘
Just to say Rudy, I appreciate your information/observations regarding the cards/business/life. I have never purchased any cards but I do enjoy the artwork when you do the box openings. Having said that, the artwork of the Flesh & Blood cards seems more edgy, a more mature style if you will. Perhaps in 2021 I will buy a box of F&B merely because I like the artwork. Happy New Year to you and yours. Stay safe.
You're a good dude, Rudy. Wish there were more people like you in the world. It would be a better place for sure.
Woo yeah 👏👏👏 happy new year Rudy! Always enjoy your talks, and always listen to the end.
You are now imagining Rudy in a Ferrari full of Magic cards
Great sage advice swami Rudy. Always try to remove emotion when investing.
WOTC should return to its roots and stay focused on its game. Avoid trying to please all the people all the time. It never works. You end up with a crappy product. If people don't like it, they don't have to buy it.
38:20 minute video to say "You do you. I stay the course".
Brilliant. Kaladesh masterpieces have nothing on Rudy :D
Gratz on 300k subs Rudy. Have a good New Years. 2021 = FAB. let’s gooo
Thanks for all your insight throughout this year Rudy, looking forward to listening to this as I prepare for the new year.
Happy New Year buddy! All the best
Bringing in the new year with the Creep Master himself.
please explain
Hey Rudy I really appreciate these real talks. Keeping us grounded. You don’t have to do this but are still helping us. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Cheers to a great 2021
very insightful video, thanks Rudy for telling it how it is. Been a patreon for a long time but due to being in Australia haven't been able to get any product but still happy to support. I started buying a case every release for magic however haven't been able to continue this lately due to the sheer volume of different sets. Due to your recommendations back in the day i brought in on battlebond and conspiracy take the crown which have been very good for me. Hope 2021 sees a turn around in magic :)
Happy New Year Rudy. Great end of year video. To many Timmy's have a short sighted view of the world.
Stay the course.
I always listen all the way to the end, and it is always GOOD! thanks
Best advice from the video: "People will get mad at you if they can't make free money from you"
I'd like you to deep dive into the Flesh and Blood side of things with more talks like this. It's simply fascinating what's happening with it. The cost of Unlimited boxes rising, the fact that there's already multi-thousand dollar chase cards stacking up; the whole shebang.
I'd also watch this!
I know nothing about magic, I play Pokemon - but I watched all of this video. Good stuff man!
Happy New year Mate. Thanks for all the info you have Given out to us.
I personally have learned so much from your videos. As a new collector,
I am inspired by you and plan on the staying for the long Journey.
All the cards sets ect I am buying will be my legacy to my 2 Sons..
I pray that 2021 is a wonderful year for you and all your viewers.
Nice long Rudy therapy session. Here we go 2021!
"The next phase of FaB is going to be negativity"
I've only been following this game for about 6 months now but I'm definitely seeing this too. There are almost daily posts on reddit where someone says "hey, I did some research on this game but the price of first edition boxes is scaring me away." This is a totally valid take as it is, honestly, quite shocking to see the prices on first edition WtR and Arc, but what's really interesting is how *angry* a lot of these posts end up being. It's like they've been personally insulted that people would be interested in this game right now and just want to call people stupid for playing it. It really puzzled me why these people were taking the time to come to the subreddit and write these posts (I mean, I know the internet is the internet and people really get off on condescendingly telling other people that what they like is garbage) but it recently occurred to me that this is actually a just a sign of the game growing. The game has grown large enough to attract people who no longer have "early adopter" mindsets and who end up being vociferous defenders of the game because they fell in love with the art or gameplay. The more popular the game becomes the more it will attract all kinds of people (and some of those people will be terrible).
Sounds a lot like Magic back in the day. Can't count the number of times I heard "You paid how much for a few packs of cards? You know you can by playing cards for a dollar right?" That game will never last etc.
And through it all I just smiled and said yep, because I enjoyed the art, the game, and the collecting. That's it. It was, and continues to be, fun.
We have a generation that feels entitled to everything. If there's something they can't afford, it can't be because they aren't successful enough. It must be the system that's broken.
@@jayceh 😁👍I totally agree with you
I don't know a single person at my LGS who plays Flesh & Blood. An outsider looking in is going to assume this game was made for investors and collectors, and not for players. I mean there's no reason a box that came out 6 months ago would be $3000 if MTG finance people hadn't latched onto the game.
@@DuelingDragonAdventures or it could be that the game wasn't launched in the US first. The US hasn't had the first slice of the pie, NZ has and then Australia and then some product has been sent to the US but the game has grown faster than expected.
I could listen to you all day.
Happy New Year you Creepy Alpha Investor! :D
Cheap game pieces, and flashy collectible cards are not mutually exclusive btw ;)
WOTC doesn't "understand" how the LGS's play a vital role in the economics of the game, or the shareholders just don't give a shit?
Are you still living in the 00's? LGS's don't matter anymore. 2020 just gave proof of that.
well hell no, nothing is going to sway your mind...you feel you know and understand as much as anyone....you are confident.
26:52 One of the most important things to understand is that "Capitalism is bad" comes attached with a reason. Really, it's "Capitalism is bad because I don't get everything I want without any effort, knowledge, or skill." The other group are the people that like to feel good about giving people things, and it makes them feel good to give people things with what _other_ people have earned, not caring about those that have actually earned it.
For the record, I'm broke. But I recognize that it is largely because of my actions and choices throughout life (with a little help from big daddy government) and I am working to correct those actions and choices. Frankly, other people paying my way makes me _very_ uncomfortable and I can't understand the mindset of those that want to get something for nothing.
FAB is going crazy right now which is amazing for the company and players who needed something new. My only problem is I cannot buy anymore 1st Edition boxes of the first 3 sets. I am priced out of the market and have been for some time. I was skeptical when I bought my COW boxes for $100 because of how new the game was but I decided to buy a few and see what happens. I was very close to opening a box and playing whew I am glad I didn't. The crazy brew cold foil promo that you sold with the variety kit was still sitting on my desk in a penny sleeve until I saw the video you made about them skyrocketing in price. I sold my in 30 minutes for $500..people are going crazy rn and I feel like they are all Timmys for doing so OR am I the real Timmy..time will tell. Thank you for everything Rudy I have been watching since 2016 and I can say you have helped me change my life. I watch these types of videos till the end because of the important life messages you give that inspire me to keep building my business until it becomes an empire.
Good vid. Happy New Years
This is the only channel on TH-cam I don’t click skip ad. Love the knowledge, Happy new year Rudy
Great video Rudy! Thank you for the guidance! You're very enlightened! That's why I'm glad I'm a patron
I feel Wizards will make a shift soon. My New Years predictions are (1) creation of supplemental reserved list, (2) increased sports cards style limited variants, (3) free premium taco coupon in every collector box, and (4) they will actually aim to support the secondary market in some very unusual and applauded way. This will bring the dawn of a new powerful era of magic. Best to start the year off with positive thinking anyhow 🤷🏼♂️