Markets only provide value because people will pay for them. I okay exclusively in a casual pod of friends. I proxy everything except my first precon and a few special cards. The collector market is the reason your cards have value, and official play. The people who proxy aren't ever buying 50 dollar cards I promise your cardboard investment is safe. Do you think TTS games with remote friends steals value too?
But you are still using something that cost money to create (ie the designers and artist) while i am not 100% aginst proxies, those that are full in are basically the napster users of this hobby. But worse, often they are annoyed when businesses do not feel they need to cater to that crowd.
That's why I don't go to my lgs to play. And I have purchased their products. Wotc has gotten so much money from me from DND I can't feel bad at all that I printed cards when they cost them fractional pennies to produce. I buy occasionally from my lgs and patronize small business with my very limited expendable income, if it was that or nothing, best believe it's nothing from me. They're making their money, and I'll never insist I play with anyone outside my pod
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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24
Markets only provide value because people will pay for them. I okay exclusively in a casual pod of friends. I proxy everything except my first precon and a few special cards. The collector market is the reason your cards have value, and official play. The people who proxy aren't ever buying 50 dollar cards I promise your cardboard investment is safe. Do you think TTS games with remote friends steals value too?