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Stores can choose to allow proxies, but they are incentivized by Wizards to run a certain number of sanctioned events and report attendance, and events that all
by neaden 6y ago
Stores can choose to allow proxies, but they are incentivized by Wizards to run a certain number of sanctioned events and report attendance, and events that allow proxies can't be sanctioned. People will play with proxies for testing purposes, but for Friday Night Magic you are expected to have legitimate cards.
- willcipriano 6y agoA small loophole, language doesn't count so you can sometimes find cheaper foreign cards online. That's modern more than legacy though.
- coldpie 6y agoSounds like the problem isn't collectors so much as whatever incentives Wizards is setting up, then (along with Wizards's refusal to reprint the cards).
- glaring 6y agoPerhaps I'm just uninformed about the business model of trading card games like MTG, but don't they need to set these rules for game stores to incentivize players to actually buy real cards to play with? Sure, not every player participates in tournaments like these, but I imagine there is a non-negligible amount of money spent by dedicated players who want to keep up with the competition when new cards release.