<p>This isn't a question about card games so much as it is about commerce.</p>

<p>Anyone who wants to sell something can put any price they want on that thing. Then, if someone wants to pay that price for that thing, they can.</p>

<p>So looking at sale prices on sites like tcgplayer lets you know what prices people <em>have</em> sold the card for, and looking at that price sticker lets you know what price someone <em>hasn't</em> sold it for - because if someone had been willing to pay $1,000 for it, the store presumably wouldn't have it any more.</p>

<p>Presumably, there is a price between $0.16 and $1000.00 which is just high enough that no-one wants to buy it any more. It's probably fair to assume that the magic number is a lot closer to the bottom end of that scale.</p>

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2019-10-17T02:02:38.620Z
2019-10-17T02:02:38.620Z
ConMan
<p>I was at a store and I saw this</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cM8k1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cM8k1.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>I was looking around the price and in <a href="https://www.tcgplayer.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tcgplayer</a> says its 16 cents.</p>

<p>How can it be 1k that card?</p>

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2019-10-16T21:15:10.350Z
caveat emptor :)

It is not a 1k card, they are just having fun I assume.
Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla
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2019-10-16T22:04:33.060Z
What reason did the store owner give? They would probably know better than anyone else.
TheThirdMan
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2019-10-16T22:35:06.293Z
This is just an example of store owners taking a break and messing around
CollinB
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2019-10-17T08:42:02.280Z
I mean, it's an obviously green card, but in blue. Think of the possibilities!
RemcoGerlich
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Extreme price on a MTG card
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# Extreme price on a MTG card

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-16)

I was at a store and I saw this

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/cM8k1.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/cM8k1.jpg)

I was looking around the price and in [tcgplayer](https://www.tcgplayer.com/) says its 16 cents.

How can it be 1k that card?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: caveat emptor :)  It is not a 1k card, they are just having fun I assume.  
> **username_2**: What reason did the store owner give? They would probably know better than anyone else.  
> **username_3**: This is just an example of store owners taking a break and messing around  
> **username_4**: I mean, it's an obviously green card, but in blue. Think of the possibilities!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2019-10-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

This isn't a question about card games so much as it is about commerce.

Anyone who wants to sell something can put any price they want on that thing. Then, if someone wants to pay that price for that thing, they can.

So looking at sale prices on sites like tcgplayer lets you know what prices people *have* sold the card for, and looking at that price sticker lets you know what price someone *hasn't* sold it for - because if someone had been willing to pay $1,000 for it, the store presumably wouldn't have it any more.

Presumably, there is a price between $0.16 and $1000.00 which is just high enough that no-one wants to buy it any more. It's probably fair to assume that the magic number is a lot closer to the bottom end of that scale.


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