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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8315781" data-attributes="member: 18">That example doesn't remotely support the idea that whales aren't the main customers.For example, in the early 2000s, I knew several people who owned between hundreds and thousands of MtG cards, and actively traded them and so on.How many of them had &quot;participated in a sanctioned tournament&quot;?None. At least none I knew personally. Some had been in &quot;unsanctioned&quot; events.So I totally believe him when he says &quot;Only 10% of players have participated in a sanctioned tournament&quot;. I also totally believe the &quot;most common format MtG is played in is people just slapping some cards together from years ago&quot;. But neither of those statements is remotely the same as &quot;most of our business comes from random purchases rather than people who fairly consistently buy our stuff&quot;.Eberron is feeling personally attacked lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8315781, member: 18"] That example doesn't remotely support the idea that whales aren't the main customers. For example, in the early 2000s, I knew several people who owned between hundreds and thousands of MtG cards, and actively traded them and so on. How many of them had "participated in a sanctioned tournament"? None. At least none I knew personally. Some had been in "unsanctioned" events. So I totally believe him when he says "Only 10% of players have participated in a sanctioned tournament". I also totally believe the "most common format MtG is played in is people just slapping some cards together from years ago". But neither of those statements is remotely the same as "most of our business comes from random purchases rather than people who fairly consistently buy our stuff". Eberron is feeling personally attacked lol. [/QUOTE]

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