Análise de possíveis fatores de influência na formação de preço em cartas de Magic : The Gathering

Abstract

The present academic research paper focuses on analyzing the characteristics of Magic: The Gathering cards and if these factors may or may not influence their price stipulation. From data gathered from the marketplace website, LigaMagic, an index was made, containing the following factors: card name, card gender, color, edition, release year, rarity, valid formats, artist and average price per copy. Having defined the relevant factors, the research was limited to the Brazilian market, and by cards released up to 2018, excluding Reserved List or single-print cards. Utilizing statistic-econometric base models, referencing similar research papers released by other authors and literary references about behavioral economy, the present paper strives to demonstrate which of the aforementioned factors do have influence over the price formation of Magic: The Gathering cards on the secondary market.