Personally I love old magic, but I'm a 40 year old fart. I'd love to seem some classic box openings, because while its lovely to see these old, pristine boxes, I'd love to celebrate the cards that defined these sets, old art and all.

i will never get tired of watching these oldies but goodies. Reminds me of the small fortune I never knew was slipping through my fingers when I played in the late 90s...

These boxes laid the foundation for my middle school years. The problem is most of the new era players have never, and will never know what it feels like to open a revised starter deck, or ice age starter.. thanks for sharing

Rudy! You don't feel like we want to see this kind of content? This kind of content is the bread and butter of your brand. It's why we watch your channel. Please do 10 more videos like this. Thanks for the great oldschool sealed product investing videos!!

Old Magic has such a great look to it. I bought the meme Fallen Empires box just because it looked great haha

Drafting OG ravnica block back in the day into lorwyn and time spiral blocks were some incredibly nostalgic moments. My friends and I used to buy a box and draft it amongst us, usually 6 player team drafts. The limited formats were amazing back then too. Theres a lot of people that look at these boxes and it brings them joyful memories.

I started playing mtg in 2013 and got into sealed collecting in 2019, just before the pandemic. I love these old boxes and would definitely buy some Mirage boxes one day. I definitely believe old mtg isn't done yet. Truly beautiful iconic products.

I don't know about anyone else, but I still pop a rod looking at your sealed collection of things you don't sell once you buy them from us.

I miss those deck boxes. Back then, all I wanted was a Royal Assassin and/or a Shivan Dragon and all ANYONE could ever find in my area were Fallen Empire boosters

I will always be a vintage guy, started playing in 94-95 so I am actually happy that I can buy the old stuff (buying for me). Most everyone has nostalgic things that bring them back to simple times in their lives. If I can buy something that lets me escape to a better time in life then it is worth it to me.

I'm in the camp that believes this is the only MTG product with any value period. Collection buying videos are the only MTG content I watch on your channel.

I've been collecting vintage magic again ever since LOTR came out and got me back into it (since playing back in the 90's). I think the reason why vintage magic seems to be stagnating in sales is because older collectors don't want to sell for less than top prices. I look at the eBay auctions and cards tend to be overpriced and not moving. I've had vintage cards in my watchlist for months that aren't selling, but the sellers don't want to lower the price on them.

My first starter had a savannah, a force of nature and a sol ring. Sleeves? Just play right on the carpet

So good seeing how many views this has. Rudy we want this era magic and older!

i mainly get vintage, so yeah, we’re still out there! 😁👊🏻

I always appreciate seeing these older product videos.

Let me smell those cards bro!!! That's nostalgia for me brother...

Its hard to have a bull market with a pasture full of steers. The old market needs new blood, and until someone shoots the old bull, its his field all to himself. The sheep meanwhile are having a hayday with Pokemon.

Rudy's cheese stands alone

i'm on your side by this theme the time will come for vintage again old but gold vintage rules peace from germany

I love old school magic! I started around stronghold and urza's block.

I just wish MTG still existed. Whatever they are doing is just making a game with pictures people recognize, and they left the IP to rot.

Me looking at products that came out before i was even alive: ah hell yeah

Your vintage and finance focused videos are the two I watch most. Please don't stop making vintage videos!

This reminds me of a time when the game was young, exciting, and growing. A time when meta decks were rumors and whispers. A time when you would enter a tournament and be enchanted by llanowar Elves, Serra Angels, Hypnotic Specters, Black Knights/White Knights. Lightning Bolts crackled and Kird Apes abounded. Strip Mine/Black Vises could break your heart. Double Dark Ritual on turn one was thrilling. Mishra's Factories working hard for many players. While there were decks to be copied many decks were original or gave a new look to an established idea. A time when the only dragon ruling the sky was the mighty Shivan Dragon. When Instants were slower than Interrupts. A time when the creators and developers of the game cared about the player experience and the long term health of the game. A time when a rare was special enough - no need for foiling, etching, dancing dolphins, etc. I know times have changed but it is nice to think back!

I watched whole video , because these boxes deserve it ❤️‍🔥 Beautiful 🤩

Blast from the blast indeed. Thanks for sharing Rudy. o./

I opened one of theses before I knew what it even was and definitely didn’t keep them. 😢

Oh man I still remember my first starter deck the top card was Tim, I was sold on that we played for like 4 hours, the next day we went to a game store in Berkeley CA and we each bought 2 boxes of steamy crap, 5 boosters of Dark and 2 boosters of Legends it was such a great time.

Magic 30 was the nuke. You now life in the fallout and desolation

So I started playing magic in 2014 during core 2015 when I was in high school. I think this old stuff is super cool, and I have accumulated a small position of it myself, but have no nostalgia for it. I think magic is kinda going through an identity crisis right now, nobody really knows what magic is supposed to be. I firmly believe once magic finds its footing again the older stuff will fire up newer fans like it did with me once upon a time.

I'm 27 and I only started playing Magic about ~2 years ago. I get strong 2nd hand nostalgia when I see people talk about old Magic and show these old boxes - it really makes me wish I could have experienced the early days of Magic...

How do you distinguish 1st print Zen boxes? Is there a serial number on the bottom telling what print it is? ( and where do i find the numbers to look up?)

Old school/vintage magic is still and will always be the best.

I stand alone, I’m not falling down.

Videos and collections like these are what drive me to really grind and try to make the most of the resources I have traded my time for. I love the old stuff dude

I started mtg with 8th edition, moons of mirrodin, and champions of kamigawa. My neighbor taught me how to play and even gave me alot of onslaught cards. I remember going to a card shop and buying a crucible of worlds card and being in heaven. I love mtg

Man, seeing those old starter deck boxes takes me back to the days when me and my friends had just picked up 3R. We didn’t really know how to play, so we’d play with our massive 300-400 card decks before figuring out the 20/20/20 mainstay at the time

Waiting for the 1 a year vintage box opening videos we used to get every other week from you Rudy.

Oh God, that means I’m considered an old fart fan of magic the gathering even though I’m only 29? I started playing when I was 10 years old back in 2005 and the game has changed a lot since. And for some reason, I cringe had a lot of of these newer sets because I’m just not with the times. That’s 19 years of playing the same card game and it was around 2017 I started feigning interest in new sets

Thank you for the videos Rudy. I sold my collection back in college for $1800 and have always regretted it, I am just now starting to rebuild. It's tough going, but I love going to my LGS to buy older foil basic lands.

Man I loved those starter decks back in the day. When you see a picture of the back of a magic card. On any pack or starter decks it was just Soo priceless and fun. Thanks for all the updates you do brotha.

I love the old mtg videos, its my favourite part of your channel. I don't know anything about the new mtg cards/sets.

My very first Magic purchases were those Revised, 4th Edition and Mirage Starter Decks… all in 1994-1995 era. So Novel and Special at the time.

I remember buying black lotus for 20 to 30 bucks in the beginning

To me there is a lot of joy watching your videos as someone who started playing in the 90s. I also value your wisdom on prices coming from finance. I will say there is a sadness to me as well and I'm not trying to rant, but I wanted to get back into Magic to PLAY a while back as the community was fun to me. COVID of course hurt it but there was still a chance. I didn't want to play new, I wanted to try Legacy and maybe even Vintage, whether cube or even fun at a shop printing proxies. The fact of the reserve list and the inability of any real person to financially play with or even find duals and things just for the experience is impossible. Magic is blessed and cursed on the idea that is art and a game and money. An new generation is rising and I hope they enjoy the journey. I find it hard to think that many of us want to play with a mox but it's like shuffling Van Gogh. Keep making videos you are fun to watch.

The look of the old starter decks and the smell of the cards inside....opening them with your buddies, not knowing what was good or worth some money and just playing them in the schoolyard and getting scolded by teachers because it all looked like the devils spawn. Priceless. Man I hate these times where everybody is aware of everything, meta, different formats etc. We just played what we had and were happy with a starter and a few boosters. Also: never underestimate! 11 hours after uploading and already 11,000+ views. We are larger than you might think!

More of this!

Old man Rudy yells at cloud

People don't like to watch funeral for MTG cards. Never to be played, forever locked in darkness.

The old guys dont watch KZfaq

I remember buying these new as packs and man does it feel like I’m getting old when I think of that. Some of those cards I still remember opening up and being happy about and trying to make work as I couldn’t afford tons of packs. Those were the days.

I love old Magic

RUDY I STILL WANT TO SEE VIDEOS OF YOU ACCUMLATING OLD MAGIC! I am 39 and I only watch the videos of you showing the old stuff. The only time I watched the new videos was double masters when the old artists were doing new artwork on old cards. That was epic and the only time I got excited about new magic. Please still continue to make videos of old magic even if it's only a short 10 minute vid. There are still those of us in the background building positions even if the rest of the world is upside down and on fire.

More collection buyout videos plz 🙌

These are the best videos. Old Magic is by far the best! Wish I could buy at half price too.

I miss those old starter packs. It was how I started playing and sleeveless lol

I don't even collect, and have never played magic but i watch these vids.

Story time... I will try to keep it short. I was recently invited to a co-worker's house for some casual Commander. I have been completely out of touch with Magic since the introduction of Universes Beyond, so much so that I no longer frequent my (once) LGS for casual commander games, and I haven't thought about Standard since Kaladesh. I show up with my Heavenly Inferno pre-con, completely unmodified, circa 2011, the epitome of Commander. I spent the night facing off against cards all printed in the last few years, loads of stuff that is still standard legal (I think), piles of unreadable Secret Lair cards, and countless full-art lands that aren't worth the card stock they are printed on. Against insurmountable odds, Kaalia got it done. I won 2 out of 3 games and the little Kaalia pre-con from 13 years ago is still the "BS broken deck" at the table. I talked "back in the day" deck tech with some folks and I took something away from the night; the current generation of Magic players *IS* interested in (some) older cards, they just haven't been introduced to them yet.

Rudy! Can I have a Revised Starter Deck? 🤔

Innistrad is newer than New Phyrexia (@1:40). Wikipedia List of Magic The Gathering sets.

I have long wondered if Rudy isn't actually the sole driving force behind these product prices at this point.

I've managed to buy 2 boxes of Alliances; it's not much but they might just be the most beautiful items I own

The greatest weakness old sealed product has is the people who were around to open those boxes don’t hold on to those cards. New magic players want commander staples or game pieces. They don’t want the old cards.

all the reprints that are needed for EDH have pretty much been done and wizards is actually doing a good job with unique and new artworks. the older stuff went way to crazy and just like housing prices these prices need to come way down...

'Time Walk, don't rush. Never cast pearls before swine. Take heed of my warning against the hedonistic allure of precious stones. Wisdom divides the mind, causing anxiety. Rubies blaze with red anger, serene greens, or deep blues like sapphires' allure. These precious stones are artifacts of our youth. I believe with time, you'll see my endeavors fulfilled. The elusive Black Lotus awaits in the wild; may the richness of your journey one day bring you your own Power 9. Walk the planes, defy all odds. To you, my brother, relics of our fleeting youth.' My brother passed on his relics and a handwritten letter as we grew older. Doomed Youth is Romance, as is the Love of Old Magic. Cheers' Rudy

Thanks for the vid rudy ❤

I love all your videos. You are the person who got me into magic again 10 years ago. I bought so many starter boxes and packs when magic released in europe in the 90's. And i have all of those cards still in binders today, but they are super duper extremely heavy played. WE didnt know this was going to be a thing back in the early 90's xD Now i buy and collect 1 of each set booster boxes, just for the giggidys.

Without these sets Magic would not be around any more. Or it would have taken a completely different path and we might not care about the game anymore as it fell into pieces long ago. They are history, they connect to memories!

Welcome back!

The gold, silver, bronze age boxes have actual character. The card borders and backdrop are so soulful compared to the border of cards these days. Old ravnica shock lands can't be beat for flavor.

Hi, 1987 kid from middle Europe here. I started playing MTG when tempest came out. I cant afford these sealed boxes, so i at least collect tournament and starter decks from this era. Unfortunately most of them i bought on its highest peak of its price. For example Revised starter deck was low price 1.100E at that time, now 700E etc.. But man i dont care, i just enjoy having these pieces of history. I definitely see what you see.

I remember buying my packs of UD and Topps cards back in the old days, and seeing these boxes on the shelf at my LGS. I thought they were some cool looking boxes so I asked what they were. The guy working there said, "it's a card game", and I just dismissed it and never inquired further because he didn't care, so neither did I. Wish he was a different guy who wanted to get me into the game instead.

The smell of the old cards 🤤

The vintage market consists of people who already have the product they want. The younger generation have no interest in the inflated prices the investors have created and the nostalgia bump these products get doesn't exist for people who weren't there at the time. Vintage magic sets are pretty much just tokens passed around between speculators.

Truthfully, I think the problem with these boxes is that the expected open value is way too low. Even opening a box of original Zendikar, only yields maybe an average of $200-250 worth of cards unless you somehow manage to pull a foil fetch land (which are still only $90-100 for the scalding tarn foil). With the value of cards being based almost completely on utility, theres no room for growth in the collectors base and the collectors base will erode. Theres no reason Zendikar boxes should be $1000 after 15 years. They should be pushing $4000-5000 but they just can’t. Between Wizards negligence with not extending the reserved list past Urza’s Destiny, over printing passed demand, and the player base being unmotivated to engage in collecting rare chase cards because “they’re too expensive”, the growth for vintage magic is going to take a long time to really come to fruition. Sealed is a great investment, but theres too much of a gamble with sealed boxes. Foil pull rates are insanely low in vintage product. By comparison, vintage Pokemon will outpace Magic and make leaps and bounds beyond, not only because the pull rates for chase cards are not near impossible, but because it connects deeply with younger generations and gives them great memories that they will one day call nostalgic artifacts from a time that brings happiness and joy into their hearts. I hope in 10 years, that mindset changes and people realize just how truly special, amazing and rare vintage foils are and it brings the collectors of Magic back together like the old days. Just some food for thought, imagine what the price of a foil polluted delta from onslaught would be, if polluted delta was on the reserved list. And how players, investors and collectors alike would be lining up to buy them. Just a thought.

I'm still convinced that they did Magic 30 to purposely toss some water on the reserved list market. My own purchasing seems to have leaned more into new product vs old product... not really on purpose, but mostly because my wallet is being killed by new product. I am starting to back off on new and going back to old though. If that ends up being a more common trend, I can see reserved list items starting to heat up again as people burn out on new product and overpriced collector boxes.

I have an extreme intrest in how zany bizzare fun and creative the old magic sets were compared to the new ones and I am particularly I trested in the old unsets im curious does anyone have any thoughts on if I should purchase some sealed boxes or not they seem like they would be exactly what I am looking for P.S. thanks rudy for uploading its always awsome to see the old sets in such nice condition

I still accumulate with you Rudy,alwais make me happy and i love it,staying the course strong!❤

I remember buying those mirage packs

One day you need to peek at my Base set collection or buy it. To me there is zero possibility sealed or any physical product goes down long term. Ripping will never get boring and scarcity increases daily.

I didn't start playing til around Innistrad but is that starter deck in a cigarette wrapper?

One thing that people cant argue is that magic essentially started TCG's. At least it was the first one widely adopted. The history and impact magic had will arguably never be forgotten. And I don't see TCG's ever going away at least not in my life time. Now in terms of how people will collect and value that history is debatable. I think vintage baseball and football cards could be a good reference point. There is underlying and long term value based on scarcity/rarity, history and demand. I see magic eventually falling into this same assessment. Personally I want a piece of magics history but I know it will cost me a pretty penny. Should I wait? The question/assessment then becomes, 1. Are most people emotionally attached to the cards/boxes that they own or do they just see it as an investment? 2. Are most people waiting for prices to go up so that they can sell? 3. If prices go down will people hold because they would rather have the cards or capitulate because they don't care? For some people they could even start feeling that they have accumulated too much. They over exposed themselves in their own hobby. and 4. Are buyers/collectors still excited to pick up vintage magic when they feel the price is right? I know I am. Also how many NEW buyers are there realistically? My worry is that there is not enough long term collectors and new buyers who feel the need to collect vintage magic especially at the current price point. Cheers!

I bought all zendikar fat packs up this year for 800-900 a box haha. Was looking for priceless treasures, and i had no cards from that set so filled that out

Rudy, open a box and watch the views skyrocket! ;)

Innistrad was September 2011 while new phyrexia was May 2011. Not that it matters really

If I had the money I would buy the old cards too.

The reason why no one cares about those old products is simple, its due to the price, its to much money.

If I had the money I would be put money into Old School Magic the Gathering as well. But I'm just barely making it every month.

If any of these products were opened in this video im sure lots would click but just seeing a sealed boxed doesn't interest a lot of people

I started playing during revised, back when the big hits were shivan, force of nature and lord of the pit, nobody cared about duel lands 😂 and like a dummy I sold off all my old cards after I got tired of it. I’m currently trying to put together a full revised set. Love the old magic.

Its impossible for myself to save sealed MTG product. Ive tried lol many times.

Love my phyrexian dreadnought 😊

the problem with sealed is repacks to dangerous to invest in

What´s the point of investing in sealed products, when you never or anyone else go to open it ?? The only going reason for this, is the possibility of rising in price, but thats not an interrest in magic, you can do this with all other things. Lastly a sealed box , never intended to be open, is useless !! What can you do with this box ??

I love sealed product

I want to see yo accumulating Star Wars unlimited. Even just one pack to open.

I still regularly buy Golden and Silver era MTG sealed boxes, at least weekly. Last month I bought a box of Antiquities, and I have 4 of them now. This is the time to buy, certainly not when the market is hot, and it will be again because all collectibles like this run in cycles.

that's one hairy arm

I wouldnt have an issue with everything always changing, but everything always changes to crap. It’s like society is one large digestive system and the things we once loved are its bowel movements.