Disney Lorcana Market Watch: Week of April 14

Each week, I will be taking a look at the cards that rose and fell the most in each of Disney Lorcana’s sets and potentially make some predictions based on chatter I am hearing and results I am seeing throughout the community.

A few rules up front:

Price changes are based on TCGplayer Market Price, updated every hour on the hour (through an API). Market price is based on the average price of card sales. I am looking at the percentage price change from 7 days ago compared to when the article is written each week. Depending on when you are reading this/article goes live, compared to when that section was written, prices may change slightly.
I am only looking at cards Rare or above, and with current value of close to $1 or more. Cards under $1 can have wide market swings given easy buyouts, but given the current state of supply of cards it was hard to find cards above this value for comparison given their growth trends. For cards under $1 I only included those I feel have the potential to go higher and were not simply artificially inflated (i.e. they actually see play).
I am looking at only non-foil pricing.
Prices for the two most recently released sets of Lorcana are currently falling overall due to the supply increases with reprints. Both big box stores (Targets, Walmarts, Best Buys, etc.) and local game stores (LGS) have received massive inflows of product, tanking box prices to below MSRP.
This article is for informational purposes only, you should not construe this information as financial advice.

News of the Week Affecting Lorcana Finance

The two biggest happenings in the world of Lorcana Finance this week was the confirmed news of store's receiving the ability to reorder quantities of The First Chapter cases the same time as Set Championships (something I mentioned would have an effect on prices once it was widely understood) and the continued buyouts of Enchanted cards (especially from the First Chapter).

Prices overall on The First Chapter singles continue to rise, as its supply (especially for casual players in big box stores) is drastically reduced. While many decks do not solely rely on The First Chapter cards, every major deck does have major pieces from this set. So, you cannot simply "not own" a playset of The First Chapter if you got into Lorcana late; it is not like the last two sets have power creeped it out. That being said, if many of the stores hosting Set Championships receive the ability to order 6-8 cases each (or so I am told) and these stores resell them at close to MSRP, the secondary market will have a temporary influx of these cards, although they will not get into the hands of consumers in time for Set Champs (which is the major market driving force right now).

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Enchanted Prices are rapidly rising, but I am not one to give much credence to Buyouts. Enchanted cards from the first two sets are not rising in price due to an influx of collectors to Lorcana, but instead due to obvious Buyouts by buyers attempting to raise the prices of Enchanteds across the board. If you eventually own all the supply available, you can charge what you wish. The only Enchanteds with a supply issue is surprisingly those from Into the Inklands. I always thought these were undervalued, once they upped the amount to three per ink color instead of two (18 now total vs. 12) as it became much harder to obtain the actual desired Enchanted you are looking for. The main issue here is supply: it is hard to find a plethora of verified sellers with Enchanteds in stock. It is rare to find more than 15 listings for any of the "big playable Enchanteds," and unless the above resupply adds more into the hands of verified sellers, that will amplify when the buyout buyers receive their cards in the mail.

I do not talk much about Enchanteds because they are more of collectors item or luxury item, but playability is a factor for some of them. So if you are the type of person to supremely "pimp my deck," your wallet may be in for a bad time!

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