Lastly, while selling cards locally does lower your overhead, keep in mind that youll still have operational costs , like gas or delivery fees if youre using couriers
But I think a majority of collectors arent particularly interested in non-tcg and just because Bandai has an earlier production date, doesnt necessarily make it more compelling
By far the biggest outlier is Sevinne, the Chronoclasm, who is apparently pretty unpopular
For example, you see an ad on Craigslist: "Collection for sale, $350." You get there and the entire collection is two copies of Volcanic Island
Quick Summary Heres the short version: Magic cards use a multi-layer Corona playing card stock with a colored (usually blue) core, not basic cardboard
People would already have jammed Exalted Sunborn at the 5-mana cost, but tacking on a cheap warp lets you set up some strong token lines even earlier