The Goblin Storm Commander Secret Lair features goblin-themed cards with new original art by Dakota Cates, along with some reprints using updated and older artwork. The set costs $150 and appealed to fans of unusual goblins, but it sold out in 34 minutes. Sales were constrained by a one-deck-per-person limit and a virtual purchasing queue, yet many buyers reported being unable to complete purchases even after waiting in the queue. Dakota Cates stated he also could not buy a deck because it sold out while it was in his cart. Scalpers still obtained decks and began reselling them on eBay for extremely high prices, including a reported $999 sale.
"The goblin-themed deck features a number of cards with incredible new original art by the talented Dakota Cates, aka Wizard of Barge, as well as some other reprints with new and old artwork. It's a very cool set for fans of weird little dudes, and so even though it costs a whopping $150, I can understand why a lot of people really wanted to get their hands on this."
"It sold out in 34 minutes. It sold out that quickly in spite of a one-deck-per-person limit, and in spite of a purchasing cue that let people sit in a virtual line to get one...if they could even get the site to work. On social media, many folks reported entering the queue right when it opened, wasting half an hour watching it, and still not being able to purchase a deck."
""I'm obviously super disappointed in how the drop was handled," he wrote. "I woke up just like all of you to try and buy a second copy (yes I only get one), and just like many of you, it sold out while it was in my cart. "I spent months on the concepts and art for this deck, and it truly was my dream project with Magic, as many of you know.""
"What's worse is that even with the one-per-person limit, scalpers still managed to get ahold of decks and are now selling them for absurdly high prices on eBay. A quick check of the listings shows one deck having sold for a whopping $999, while more decks have already gone for pri"
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