The RealReal Adds Rare Magic: The Gathering Trading Cards To Its Assortment
October 11 2022 - 9:00AM
The RealReal – the world’s largest online marketplace for
authenticated, resale luxury goods – today announced that it has
added six of Magic: The Gathering’s Power 9, including the rarest
and most valuable trading card in tabletop game history, the 1993
Beta Black Lotus, Chris Rush Artist Proof, priced at $750,000. The
entire assortment, including the 1993 Alpha Mox Pearl, 1993 Alpha
Mox Sapphire, 1993 Alpha Ancestral Recall, 1993 Alpha Time Walk and
1993 Alpha Timetwister, is collectively valued at $845K and is
available on TRR’s marketplace beginning today.
“Magic: The Gathering is the first modern
tabletop trading card game in history, launching in 1993, gaining
in popularity by the tens of millions in just 15 years. However,
what’s so unique about this assortment is that not only are all six
of these cards banned in modern sanctioned tournaments, making them
the most sought after collection of trading cards on the secondhand
market, but the Black Lotus specifically is one of the few artist
proof versions that was printed. The card is a BGS grade 8, with
only two known copies to exist in better condition according to the
BGS Population report, and only a handful of these are known to
exist, making this card the most valuable,” explains Matthew
Rogers, The RealReal’s Lead Valuation Manager of Comics, Trading
Cards & Collectibles.
The RealReal’s Collectibles category sells items
from comic books and trading cards, to figures and skate decks.
Since its launch last summer, the category has experienced
exponential growth. Search demand within the category itself is up
42% since the beginning of 2022, with demand for trading cards
alone up 101% year to date. Sales of the overall collectibles
category is also up 72%, and overall consignments up 61%. Through
its most recent partnership with Beckett Collectibles – which the
company announced earlier this summer – The RealReal has been able
to expand its services to offer expedited comic book and trading
card grading service, streamlining the consignment of these items
on TRR’s wide-reaching marketplace. In doing so, The RealReal has
attracted the likes of sellers with high value collectible items,
including the coveted 1993 Beta Black Lotus.
“As a collector of fashion items, trading cards,
and comics, I like to know that the items I acquire are authentic.
TRR is a great platform because they have built their business on
trust and authenticity. Consigning or buying on other platforms
without guarantees can bring a risk of counterfeit items because
these collectibles are so rare and desired. With trading cards
specifically, Beckett is a worldwide trusted source of authority to
give peace of mind to collectors like me to know that each item is
verified, graded, and then protected and registered so that I can
enjoy my hobby without risks,” Steven Walbroehl, CISO and CoFounder
of Halborn, and TRR consignor of the Magic: The Gathering
assortment.
To shop collectibles and the Magic: The
Gathering assortment on TRR, please visit
www.therealreal.com/shop/home/collectibles.
About The
RealReal Inc.
The RealReal is the
world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury
goods, with more than 28 million members. With a rigorous
authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a
safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their
luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists
and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day.
As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands
of brands across numerous categories—including women’s and men’s
fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home—in support of the
circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual
appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. We do
all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI
and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing
and listing their items, as well as handling shipping and customer
service. At our 19 retail locations, including our 16 shoppable
stores, customers can sell, meet with our experts and receive free
valuations.
Press Contact:
Laura Hogya
pr@therealreal.com
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