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A far larger, better drawn/painted, and higher power level card for less than a third of the price. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Final hammer price on Shaharazad $72K. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/kaja-foglio-magic-the-gathering-arabian-nights-shahrazad-card-painting-original-art-and-card-wizards-of-the-c-total-2-items-/a/121829-14061.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Meanwhile I bought another Baga from the same set for $1550 the same week (and I like the art more!)

$40K seems reasonable to me, $80K seems unlikely, but also wouldn't really surprise me.

Final hammer price on Arcades Sabboth was $30K (exactly the reserve).

Juzam Djinn is now worth $1200 by itself.

That is probably a top 10 card from the set. Picking up something like Ghazban Ogre or Fishliver Oil would probably only run you $3-10K (hard to say since I've never seen ANY Arabian Nights card art sell).

Not very often, at least publicly. Maybe 1-2 a year for the really valuable ones.

Yep, there are lots of reasons for this, but the main one is the card was very powerful for its day. Power of the card trumps all else when talking about the price of magic art. Being from the first expansion for the game also holds some relevance.

Yes, it's been a crazy 5 or so years of price explosion. I asked the owner of Kird Ape what he wanted for it 2 years ago and he said $50K. He's probably not too far off.

It's the frame/mat the artist put on it...it's awful.

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All original artwork has an image size of 7" x 5-5/8". Original/Revised Aladdin's Lamp Mark Tedin Unknown Aladdin's Ring Dan Frazier $280 @WG Animate Dead Anson Maddocks $1,000 Basalt Monolith Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Bottle of Suleiman Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Braingeyser Mark Tedin @WG Burrowing Mark Poole $530 @WG Circle of Protection: Red Mark Tedin $455 @WG Creature Bond Anson Maddocks $1,000 Dancing Scimitar Anson Maddocks $1,000 Death Ward Mark Poole $530 @WG Deathgrip Anson Maddocks $1,000 Desert Twister Susan Van Camp Available Dingus Egg Dan Frazier $230 @WG Dragon Engine Anson Maddocks $1,000 Drudge Skeletons Sandra Everingham $600 Earthquake Dan Frazier $280 @WG Evil Presence Sandra Everingham $400 Eye for an Eye Mark Poole $530 @WG False Orders Anson Maddocks $800 Flying Carpet Mark Tedin Unknown Forest (B) Christopher Rush $230 @WG Giant Growth Sandra Everingham $400 Giant Spider Sandra Everingham $500 Green Ward Dan Frazier $230 @WG Guardian Angel Anson Maddocks $1,000 Helm of Chatzuk Mark Tedin $455 @WG Hypnotic Specter Doug Shuler Unknown Ironroot Treefolk Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Ivory Cup Anson Maddocks $1,000 Jayemdae Tome Mark Tedin $455 @WG Karma Richard Thomas $405 @WG Lance Rob Alexander $500 @WG Lifetap Anson Maddocks $1,000 Living Lands Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Living Wall Anson Maddocks $2,000 Llanowar Elves Anson Maddocks $900 Magnetic Mountain Susan Van Camp $90 (corner cracked) Mana Vault Mark Tedin $455 @WG Mijae Djinn Susan Van Camp $195 Mons's Goblin Raiders Jeff A. Menges $450 @WG Nevinyrral's Disk Mark Tedin $420 @WG Onulet Anson Maddocks $900 Orcish Artillery Anson Maddocks $1,000 Ornithopter Amy Weber Available Plains (A) Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Plains (B) Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Plains (C) Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Power Sink Richard Thomas $380 @WG Reconstruction Anson Maddocks $1,000 Red Elemental Blast Richard Thomas $380 @WG Red Ward Dan Frazier $230 @WG Reverse Polarity Justin Hampton $230 @WG Sacrifice Dan Frazier $260 @WG Samite Healer Tom Wanerstrand $700 Savannah Rob Alexander $500 @WG Scathe Zombies Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Scavenging Ghoul Jeff A. Menges $450 @WG Scrubland Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Sengir Vampire Anson Maddocks $1,200 Sinkhole Sandra Everingham $700 Siren's Call Anson Maddocks $800 Smoke Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Stone Rain Daniel Gelon $365 @WG Terror Ron Spencer $850 Throne of Bone Anson Maddocks $1,500 Time Vault Mark Tedin Unknown Tropical Island Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Tsunami Richard Thomas $380 @WG Tunnel Dan Frazier $300 @WG Two-Headed Giant of Foriys Anson Maddocks $1,000 Volcanic Island Brian Snoddy $380 @WG Wall of Bone Anson Maddocks $1,200 Wall of Brambles Anson Maddocks $1,000 Wall of Ice Richard Thomas $380 @WG Wall of Swords Mark Tedin $420 @WG Wanderlust Cornelius Brudi $330 @WG Water Elemental Jeff A. Menges $400 Web Rob Alexander $675 @WG White Ward Dan Frazier $230 @WG Arabian Nights Abu Ja'far Ken Meyer, Jr.. $530 @WG Aladdin's Lamp Mark Tedin Unknown Aladdin's Ring Dan Frazier $280 @WG Bottle of Suleiman Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Camel Sandra Everingham $400 City of Brass Mark Tedin Unknown Cyclone Mark Tedin Unknown Dancing Scimitar Anson Maddocks $1,000 Desert Jesper Myrfors $280 @WG Desert Twister Susan Van Camp $495 Drop of Honey Anson Maddocks $500 Elephant Graveyard Rob Alexander $530 @WG Erhnam Djinn Ken Meyer, Jr. $530 @WG Eye for an Eye Mark Poole $530 @WG Fishliver Oil Anson Maddocks $1,200 Flying Carpet Mark Tedin Unknown Flying Men Christopher Rush $430 @WG Giant Tortoise Kaja Foglio $200 Hasran Ogress Dan Frazier $280 @WG JandorUs Ring Dan Frazier $280 @WG Juzam Djinn Mark Tedin Unknown Kird Ape Ken Meyer, Jr. $530 @WG Magnetic Mountain Susan Van Camp $90 (corner cracked) Metamorphosis Christopher Rush $430 @WG Mijae Djinn Susan Van Camp $195 Sandals of Abdallah Dan Frazier $280 @WG Serendib Djinn Anson Maddocks $1,200 Serendib Efreet Anson Maddocks $1,000 Shahrazad Kaja Foglio $600 Sindbad Julie Baroh $330 @WG Singing Tree Rob Alexander $530 @WG Stone-Throwing Devils Ken Meyer, Jr. $530 @WG Antiquities Argivian Archaeologist Amy Weber Available Argothian Pixies Amy Weber Available Artifact Blast Mark Poole $530 @WG Ashnod's Altar Anson Maddocks $1,000 Ashnod's Battle Gear Mark Poole $580 @WG Ashnod's Transmogrant Mark Tedin Unknown Atog Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Bronze Tablet Tom Wanerstrand $500 Clay Statue Jesper Myrfors $380 @WG Clockwork Avian Randy Asplund-Faith Available Coral Helm Amy Weber Available Damping Field Justin Hampton $280 @WG Detonate Randy Asplund-Faith Available Drafna's Restoration Amy Weber Available Dragon Engine Anson Maddocks $1,000 Feldon's Cane Mark Tedin Unknown Mishra's Factory (winter) Kaja & Phil Foglio $500 Onulet Anson Maddocks $1,000 Ornithopter Amy Weber Available Powerleech Christopher Rush $530 @WG Priest of Yawgmoth Mark Tedin Unknown Reconstruction Anson Maddocks $1,000 Reverse Polarity Justin Hampton $230 @WG Staff of Zegon Mark Poole $530 @WG Strip Mine (A) Daniel Gelon $380 @WG Strip Mine (All 4) Daniel Gelon $1260 @WG Strip Mine (B) Daniel Gelon $380 @WG Strip Mine (C) Daniel Gelon $380 @WG Strip Mine (D) Daniel Gelon $380 @WG Tawnos's Coffin Christopher Rush $430 @WG Tawnos's Weaponry Dan Frazier Available Tetravus Mark Tedin Unknown Transmute Artifact Anson Maddocks $500 Urza's Mine (A) Anson Maddocks $1,000 Urza's Mine (B) Anson Maddocks $1,000 Urza's Mine (C) Anson Maddocks $1,000 Urza's Mine (D) Anson Maddocks $1,000 Urza's Power Plant Mark Tedin Unknown UrzaUs Miter Randy Asplund-Faith Available Wall of Spears Sandra Everingham $400 Weakstone Juston Hampton $230 @WG Yotian Soldier Christopher Rush Unknown Legends Abomination Mark Tedin Unknown Active Volcano Justin Hampton $225 Adun Oakenshield Jeff A. Menges $525 Aisling Leprechaun Quinton Hoover $730 @WG Al-abar's Carpet Kaja Foglio $600 Alabaster Potion Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Angelic Voices Julie Baroh $350 Angus Mackenzie Bryon Wackwitz $800 Anti-Magic Aura Doug Shuler Unknown Arboria Daniel Gelon Available Avoid Fate Phil Foglio $300 Axelrod Gunnarson Scott Kirschner $400 Ayesha Tanaka Bryon Wackwitz $800 Azure Drake Dan Frazier Available Barbary Apes Bryon Wackwitz $400 Barktooth Warbeard Andi Rusu Unknown Bartel Runeaxe Andi Rusu Unknown Beasts of Bogardan Daniel Gelon Available Blazing Effigy Susan Van Camp Available Blue Mana Battery Amy Weber Available Boomerang Brian Snoddy $530 @WG Boris Devilboon Jesper Myrfors Unknown The Brute Mark Poole $500 Carrion Ants Richard Thomas $300 Caverns of Despair Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Chain Lightning Sandra Everingham $400 Chains of Mephistopheles Heather Hudson $450 Cleanse Phil Foglio $500 Clergy of the Holy Nimbus Daniel Gelon Available Cocoon Mark Tedin Unknown Concordant Crossroads Amy Weber Available Cosmic Horror Jesper Myrfors Unknown Crevasse Rob Alexander $400 Crimson Manticore Daniel Gelon Available Cyclopean Mummy Edward Beard Jr $400 Darkness Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Demonic Torment Anson Maddocks $1,200 Disharmony Bryon Wackwitz $600 Divine Intervention Amy Weber Available Divine Offering Jeff A. 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Menges $600 Moat Jeff A. Menges $500 Mold Demon Jesper Myrfors @WG Mountain Stronghold Tom Wanerstrand $500 Mountain Yeti Dan Frazier Available Nether Void Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Nova Pentacle Richard Thomas $300 Osai Vultures Dan Frazier Available Pavel Maliki Andi Rusu Unknown Pendelhaven Bryon Wackwitz $400 Pit Scorpion Scott Kirschner $250 Primordial Ooze Sandra Everingham $600 Psionic Entity Justin Hampton $300 Psychic Purge Susan Van Camp Available Pyrotechnics Anson Maddocks $500 Quagmire Dan Frazier Available Rabid Wombat Kaja Foglio $500 Raging Bull Randy Asplund-Faith $500 Ramirez DePietro Phil Foglio $600 Rapid Fire Justin Hampton $300 Rasputin Dreamweaver Andi Rusu Unknown Rebirth Mark Tedin Unknown Red Mana Battery Mark Tedin Unknown Reincarnation Edward Beard Jr $425 Relic Barrier Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Remove Enchantment Brian Snoddy $430 @WG Reset Nicola Leonard $430 @WG Revelation Kaja Foglio $700 Reverberation Justin Hampton $300 Sea KingUs Blessing Randy Asplund-Faith Available Sentinel Randy Asplund-Faith Available Serpent Generator Mark Tedin Unknown Shimian Night Stalker Jesper Myrfors @WG Sir Shandlar of Eberyn Andi Rusu Unknown Spirit Link Kaja Foglio $1,000 Stangg Mark Poole $600 Subdue Brian Snoddy $430 @WG Sylvan Library Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Sylvan Paradise Randy Asplund-Faith Available Telekinesis Daniel Gelon Available Tetsuo Umezawa Julie Baroh $400 Thunder Spirit Randy Asplund-Faith Available Time Elemental Amy Weber Available Tobias Andrion Andi Rusu Unknown Tolaria Nicola Leonard $430 @WG Tor Wauki Randy Asplund-Faith Available Torsten Von Ursus Mark Poole $600 Touch of Darkness Pete Venters $630 @WG Transmutation Susan Van Camp Available Tundra Wolves Quinton Hoover $630 @WG Typhoon Anson Maddocks $1,000 Underworld Dreams Julie Baroh $300 Urborg Bryon Wackwitz $400 Vaevictis Asmadi Andi Rusu Unknown Vampire Bats Anson Maddocks $1,000 Wall of Dust Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Earth Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Heat Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Light Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Opposition Harold Arthur McNeill $1,000 Wall of Putrid Flesh Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Tombstones Dan Frazier Available Wall of Vapor Richard Thomas $300 Wall of Wonder Richard Thomas $450 Whirling Dervish Susan Van Camp Available White Mana Battery Anthony Waters? @WG Winds of Change Justin Hampton $275 Wood Elemental Brian Snoddy $530 @WG The Dark Amnesia Mark Poole $200 Apprentice Wizard Dan Frazier Available Ashes to Ashes Drew Tucker @WG Ball Lightning Quinton Hoover $530 @WG Banshee Jesper Myrfors Unknown Blood of the Martyr Christopher Rush Unknown Bog Imp Ron Spencer $650 Bog Rats Ron Spencer $400 Bone Flute Christopher Rush Unknown Brainwash Pete Venters Unknown Brothers of Fire Mark Tedin Unknown Cave People Drew Tucker @WG Cleansing Pete Venters Unknown Coal Golem Christopher Rush Unknown Curse Artifact Mark Tedin Unknown Dance of Many Sandra Everingham $500 Dark Heart of the Wood Christopher Rush Unknown Dark Sphere Mark Tedin Unknown Diabolic Machine Anson Maddocks $1,200 The Drowned Quinton Hoover $730 @WG Dust to Dust Drew Tucker Unknown Eater of the Dead Jesper Myrfors Unknown Electric Eel Anson Maddocks $1,000 Elves of Deep Shadow Jesper Myrfors bidding @WG Erosion Pete Venters Unknown Eternal Flame Mark Poole $500 Exorcist Drew Tucker @WG The Fallen Jesper Myrfors @WG Fellwar's Stone Quinton Hoover @WG Festival Mark Poole $500 Fire and Brimstone Jeff A. Menges $600 Fire Drake Christopher Rush Unknown Flood Dennis Detwiller $250 Fountain of Youth Daniel Gelon Available Frankenstein's Monster Anson Maddocks $1,000 Ghost Ship Tom Wanerstrand $500 Goblin Caves Drew Tucker @WG Goblin Digging Team Ron Spencer $250 Goblin Hero Mark Tedin Unknown Goblin Rock Sled Dennis Detwiller $500 Goblin Shrine Ron Spencer $500 Goblin Wizard Daniel Gelon Available Goblins of the Flarg Tom Wanerstrand $500 Grave Robbers Quinton Hoover $730 @WG Inferno Randy Asplund-Faith Available Inquisition Anson Maddocks $900 Knights of Thorn Christopher Rush Unknown Leviathan Mark Tedin Unknown Living Armor Anson Maddocks $1,000 Lurker Anson Maddocks $1,000 Mana Clash Mark Tedin Unknown Marsh Viper Ron Spencer $350 Martyr's Cry Jeff A. 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Menges $550 Armor Thrull Pete Venters Unknown Armor Thrull Ron Spencer $350 Balm of Restoration Margaret Organ-Keen Unknown Basal Thrull Christopher Rush Unknown Basal Thrull Kaja Foglio $400 Basal Thrull Phil Foglio $500 Basal Thrull Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Bottomless Vault Pat Morrissey $500 Brassclaw Orcs Dan Frazier Unknown Brassclaw Orcs Heather Hudson $600 Brassclaw Orcs Rob Alexander Unknown Brassclaw Orcs Rob Alexander Unknown Breeding Pit Anson Maddocks Unknown Combat Medic Anson Maddocks Unknown Combat Medic Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Combat Medic Liz Danforth Unknown Combat Medic Susan Van Camp Unknown Conch Horn Phil Foglio $600 Deep Spawn Mark Tedin Unknown DelifUs Cone Mark Tedin Unknown DelifUs Cube Mark Tedin Unknown Derelor Anson Maddocks Unknown Draconian Cylix Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Dwarven Armorer Bryon Wackwitz Unknown Dwarven Catapult Jeff A. Menges $600 Dwarven Hold Pat Morrissey $500 Dwarven Ruins Mark Poole Unknown Dwarven Soldier Douglas Shuler Unknown Dwarven Soldier Randy Asplund-Faith Available Dwarven Soldier Rob Alexander Unknown Ebon Praetor Randy Asplund-Faith Available Ebon Stronghold Mark Poole Unknown Elven Fortress Mark Poole Unknown Elven Fortress Pete Venters Unknown Elven Fortress Randy Asplund-Faith Available Elven Fortress Tom Wanerstrand $500 Elven Lyre Kaja Foglio $700 Elvish Farmer Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Elvish Hunter Anson Maddocks Unknown Elvish Hunter Mark Poole Unknown Elvish Hunter Susan Van Camp Unknown Elvish Scout Christopher Rush Unknown Elvish Scout Mark Poole Unknown Elvish Scout Pete Venters Unknown FarrelUs Mantle Anthony Waters Unknown FarrelUs Zealot Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown FarrelUs Zealot Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Farrelite Priest Phil Foglio $700 Feral Thallid Rob Alexander Unknown Fungal Bloom Daniel Gelon Unknown Goblin Chirurgeon Dan Frazier Unknown Goblin Chirurgeon Daniel Gelon Unknown Goblin Chirurgeon Phil Foglio $600 Goblin Flotilla Tom Wanerstrand $400 Goblin Grenade Christopher Rush Unknown Goblin Grenade Dan Frazier Unknown Goblin Grenade Ron Spencer $1,000 Goblin Kites Anson Maddocks Unknown Goblin War Drums Dan Frazier Unknown Goblin War Drums Heather Hudson $575 Goblin War Drums Jeff A. Menges $650 Goblin War Drums Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Goblin Warrens Dan Frazier Unknown Havenwood Battleground Mark Poole Unknown Heroism Mark Poole Unknown High Tide Amy Weber Unknown High Tide Anson Maddocks Unknown Hollow Trees Pat Morrissey $500 Homarid Bryon Wackwitz Unknown Homarid Heather Hudson $700 Homarid Mark Tedin Unknown Homarid Quinton Hoover @WG Homarid Shaman Amy Weber Unknown Homarid Spawning Bed Douglas Shuler Unknown Homarid Warrior Daniel Gelon Unknown Homarid Warrior Douglas Shuler Unknown Homarid Warrior Randy Asplund-Faith Available Hymn to Tourach Liz Danforth Unknown Hymn to Tourach Quinton Hoover @WG Hymn to Tourach Scott Kirschner Unknown Hymn to Tourach Susan Van Camp Unknown Icatian Infantry Christopher Rush Unknown Icatian Infantry Douglas Shuler Unknown Icatian Infantry Drew Tucker @WG Icatian Infantry Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Icatian Javelineers Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Icatian Javelineers Scott Kirschner Unknown Icatian Lieutenant Pete Venters Unknown Icatian Moneychanger Drew Tucker @WG Icatian Moneychanger Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Icatian Phalanx Kaja Foglio $500 Icatian Priest Drew Tucker @WG Icatian Scout Douglas Shuler Unknown Icatian Scout Phil Foglio $600 Icatian Scout Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Icatian Scout Rob Alexander Unknown Icatian Skirmishes Heather Hudson $575 Icatian Store Pat Morrissey $500 Icatian Town Tom Wanerstrand $500 Implements of Sacrifice Margaret Organ-Keen Unknown Initiates of the Ebon Hand Heather Hudson $575 Initiates of the Ebon Hand Liz Danforth Unknown Intiates of the Ebon Hand Kaja Foglio $500 Merseine Drew Tucker @WG Merseine Heather Hudson $700 Merseine Margaret Organ-Keen @WG Merseine Pete Venters Unknown Mindstab Thrull Heather Hudson $600 Mindstab Thrull Mark Tedin Unknown Mindstab Thrull Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Necrite Christopher Rush Unknown Necrite Drew Tucker @WG Necrite Ron Spencer $900 Night Soil Heather Hudson $500 Night Soil Sandra Everingham $400 Orcish Captain Mark Tedin Unknown Orcish Spy Daniel Gelon Unknown Orcish Spy Pete Venters Unknown Orcish Spy Susan Van Camp Unknown Orcish Veteran Dan Frazier Unknown Orcish Veteran Douglas Shuler Unknown Orcish Veteran Quinton Hoover @WG Order of Leitbur Bryon Wackwitz Unknown Order of Leitbur Bryon Wackwitz Unknown Order of Leitbur Randy Asplund-Faith Available Order of the Ebon Hand Christopher Rush Unknown Order of the Ebon Hand Ron Spencer $900 Orgg Daniel Gelon Unknown Raiding Party Quinton Hoover @WG Ring of Renewal Douglas Shuler Unknown River Merfolk Douglas Shuler Unknown Ruins of Trokair Mark Poole Unknown Sand Silos Pat Morrissey $500 Seasinger Amy Weber Unknown Soul Exchange Anthony Waters Unknown Spirit Shield Scott Kirschner Unknown Spore Cloud Amy Weber Unknown Spore Cloud Jesper Myrfors Unknown Spore Cloud Susan Van Camp Unknown Spore Flower Margaret Organ-Keen @WG Svyelunite Priest Ron Spencer $750 Svyelunite Temple Mark Poole Unknown Thallid Daniel Gelon Unknown Thallid Devourer Ron Spencer $750 Thallid Edward Beard, Jr. Unknown Thallid Jesper Myrfors Unknown Thallid Ron Spencer $750 ThelonUs Curse Pete Venters Unknown Thelonite Druid Margaret Organ-Keen @WG Thelonite Monk Bryon Wackwitz Unknown Thorn Thallid Daniel Gelon Unknown Thorn Thallid Heather Hudson $575 Thorn Thallid Jesper Myrfors Unknown Thorn Thallid Mark Tedin Unknown Thrull Champion Daniel Gelon Unknown Thrull Retainer Ron Spencer $800 Thrull Wizard Anson Maddocks Unknown Tidal Flats Rob Alexander Unknown Tidal Flats Rob Alexander Unknown Tidal Flats Sandra Everingham $400 Tidal Influence Tom Wanerstrand $500 TourachUs Chant Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Vodalian Knights Susan Van Camp Unknown Vodalian Mage Mark Poole Unknown Vodalian Mage Quinton Hoover @WG Vodalian Mage Susan Van Camp Unknown Vodalian Soldiers Jeff A. Menges $525 Vodalian Soldiers Richard Kane-Ferguson Unknown Vodalian Soldiers Susan Van Camp Unknown Vodalian War Machine Amy Weber Unknown Zelyon Sword Scott Kirschner Unknown

At some point it was decided the unconditional counters were too powerful at 2 mana. Now "Cancel" is the norm at colorless + blue + blue to cast. They sometimes print 1 or 2 mana counters that are more conditional, like counter target creature spell or non-creature spell etc. Sometimes the 3 mana spells have a small upside, like scry 1, or exile the card being countered. I do think Counterspell will be reprinted in a standard legal set again some day though, so there is hope. Also: Arcades Sabboth auction has begun. $22K already (reserve not met?) https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket/permalink/2181850858711788/

It actually hasn't been reprinted in a standard legal set since 7th edition (2001). Lightning Bolt has been reprinted in standard multiple times since then. It's not even legal in the Modern format, which is 8th Edition/Mirrodin forward.

Both are probably true, but only new art collectors matter in this context. Wrath of God will and should sell for higher than Ravager, but I don't actually think Ravager is the "far lesser card" anymore. Many many many more people will have played with Ravager at this point, and it's an ostensibly better card. 50 years from now Ravager might be worth more than Wrath. Unlikely since Wrath was in Alpha, but if it had first been printed in say Arabian Nights instead...I think it's close.

2. I wouldn't say I attach zero importance, but I mostly agree. It definitely is an outlier. I feel like we are seeing a lot of new blood in the game, which may or may not have had anything to do with this particular sale. 3.

Power 9 is definitely well over 6 figures currently...I would expect lotus to be $250K+...sky's the limit. The artist on a magic cards matter, but not nearly as much as how good the card is. I can go buy a Vitale art for a card for $1K without issue. Some people just view that sale as a new benchmark for cards (it's not really, but FOMO is a thing). The basic lands from Un-sets are legal in regular magic unlike all the other cards from those sets. Other than Beta basics, they are the most popular basics in the game. An Island card from a regular set is worth about a penny, but an Unstable Island is worth about $4 (and rising). They are very very popular, and John takes extra special time with them. They are also portrait vs. landscape aspect ratio, so there is novelty in that as well.

Oh I absolutely agree...we are actually on an upward trajectory right now, and who knows where the peak is, but it's not in the millions range, and other than a few pieces, it's not even in the $100K range. Magic art is a lot like Comic art, there is just a lot less of it (and a lot less collectors). You can buy comic pages for $100 still. Magic art the floor is $500, because it's so scarce. I predict 5 years from now the top pieces (like Ravager) will be in the $100K range, good playable card or great art on a card ~$10K, and the floor for cards with mediochre to bad art about $1K. Anecdote time. A few weeks ago the art for a card named "Charging Badger" went up for auction. This is a bad magic card (1 mana 1/1 with trample). The art is nice, but not even really a fantasy piece...more like a nature piece. There is a small meme associated, so that might have contributed, but it sold for $2750. This was a major surprise to a lot of the community, and everyone with active sales threads immediately raised their prices. A rising tide lifts all boats as it were. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket/permalink/2159883600908514/ New one. Next week, a major basic land goes up for auction. Island from Unstable by John Avon (THE premier landscape artist in the game). I predict $20K easy, and I don't know where the limit is on this one. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket/permalink/2179288065634734/

And 25 years from now people might be saying the same thing about the prices of today.

No. There are people who know, and I might be able to find out if I did some digging, but I don't know personally.

That's like saying you missed out on buying AF15 for $1K 25 years ago so you won't pay market value today. If you want it, you want it, and you'll pay the price if you want it enough. Or maybe someone beat him to the painting 25 years ago and he's been salty ever since. Who knows the motivations of a collector like that?

The reason he's been able to hold on to that stuff is he has never HAD to sell for money reasons. He had to have money when he bought all that since he bought so many pieces in 1993. Even at ~$500 each he had a good amount of cash lying around. He still picks up pieces when something grabs him, so he's definitely not out of the game.

Peter sold all that stuff soon after that

So hard to predict. The highest guess anyone had for Ravager was $22K and it went more than double that. I wouldn't be surprised by $15K, and I wouldn't be surprised by $75K for Arcades. There's a guy that already owns 3 of the other Elder Dragons, so he might be a big player if he wants it.

Exciting events recently in the Magic art world. Arcbound Ravager, played in every format it has ever been legal in, just sold for over $45K - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket/permalink/2174106076152933/ Serra Angel from the newest set Dominaria by Donato Giancola (first time back to the game in forever, and a true Master) is being auctioned on his site (ends tomorrow 6/7) - http://www.donatoart.com/auction/index.html Next week Arcades Sabbath, Elder Dragon, from the Legends set will be auctioned off on the same Facebook group as Arcbound Ravager. I expect this to fetch a similar price. Different whales for this one as it has never really seen play in any constructed format, and will be entirely nostalgia driven. My collection has evolved over the last year. You can always see what I own here - http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryfavoritesroom.asp?gfav=8240