![]() ![]() I bought 41 copies of English moats at $375 each. Q: So the big question is, why are you doing this?Ī: I’d be lying if I said my motivation wasn’t money it’s most people’s motivation in life. I paid him back with interest and that reinforced my opinion that there was money to be made in Magic. I went to Star City, borrowed my grandpa’s credit card and specced on 60-70 copies at $4-6 each. My first spec was Bitterblossom when it was spoiled. I started out as a “scummy” trader, but that’s not who I am anymore. I was 14 years old and wanted to make a buck, so I figured out I could trade bulk rares for Jittes, and then take the Jittes to dealers - which not everyone had access to back then - to double my money. ![]() 24-year-old Craig Berry with his daughter Q: How did you become involved in Magic and later speculating?Ī: I’m 24 years old now, and I started in the wild west days of 2006-07 when Umezawa’s Jitte was around $25. I spent an hour talking to Craig and I’ve transcribed the most interesting parts of that conversation to give the community some idea what’s going through the mind of the man who has been dubbed “ Magic’s Shkreli,” after the infamous executive who raised the price of life-saving drugs by more than 5,000 percent. He is the man who made a video announcing his intentions and spreading to the world how he was going to manipulate the current price of cards by buying all the available copies.įor better or worse, it’s been the talk of the community over the past week, and I wanted to see what leads someone to such brazen action. He then did the same with Lion’s Eye Diamond, another key card for players trying to break into Legacy. He’s the man who spent thousands to pull all the Moats off the Internet, doubling the price overnight and pushing it up hundreds of dollars. On the other hand, Craig Berry is the man behind the buyouts. ![]() ![]() Magic has weaved in and out of his life and relationships for years, and he’s thankful for what it’s given him. He works hard to be good at the game and his crowning career achievement is qualifying for the Pro Tour. He has a family he works every day to support. On the one hand, Craig Berry is a normal Magic player. ![]()
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