Magic: the Gathering Archives • Bent Corner

Why ‘scalpers’ love Pokémon collectors

01 April 202621 January 2025 by Rick Rottman

Why scalpers love Pokémon cards - Rick Rottman

The Pokémon Company released Prismatic Evolution, the newest English-language card set, on Friday, January 17, 2025. Unfortunately, retailers didn’t receive as much Prismatic Evolution product as they initially requested. Distributors weren’t able to fully fulfill orders originally placed by retailers due to a product shortage. The Pokémon Company addressed this shortage of Prismatic Evolution products. They … Read more

‘Magic: The Gathering’ prices are going up

01 April 202620 April 2022 by Rick Rottman

Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game played by really cool, hip people. Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering, announced that it will increase prices this September. From ICv2: Wizards of the Coast will raise prices on select Magic: The Gathering products starting in September. WotC attributes this latest price increase to … Read more

Remember when Target said it wasn’t going to sell Pokémon cards?

01 April 202607 June 2021 by Rick Rottman

I stopped by my local Target this afternoon to pick up a few things. First, I noticed the trading card area looked like it was fully stocked. Since Target made a big deal about not selling Pokémon and baseball, basketball, and football cards because of the inherent danger selling such products created, I wondered what … Read more

Remember when Boogie2988 was going to ‘legit’ buy a $100k Tesla?

01 April 202612 July 2019 by Rick Rottman

Remember when Boogie2899 was going to 'legit' buy a $100k Tesla? - Bent Corner

Boogie2988 was going to treat himself to a $100K Tesla X until he changed his mind. Why did he do that? The answer depends on what day it is.

Boogie2988 plans to use ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards to commit tax fraud

01 April 202607 April 2019 by Rick Rottman

YouTube personality and all around terrible person Boogie2988 admitted he plans to cheat on his taxes. He shared this on a Twitch stream. He plans on buying boxes of Magic: The Gathering cards and then selling those cards at a substantial loss. At least that’s what the paperwork will show.

The time Jeremy Hambly was banned from ‘Magic: The Gathering’

01 April 202608 August 2018 by Rick Rottman

With Jeremy Hambly in the news because of his assault at the hands of Matt Loter before the start of Gen Con, I thought it would be a good idea to check why Wizards of the Coast (WotC), the maker of Magic The Gathering, banned him for life. I am glad I did. When WotC … Read more