Definitely agree with lim duls vaults though, I picked up a playset back when they were 50 cents each. Fantastic card and will likely see more and more play with mystical out.

Thanks for the feedback, and people are STILL finding MOMa's for $3 or less, so keep grinding guys!

Yes, you have more buying power, but it's going to be very easy to get into a sticky situation unless your group is able to make some tough decisions and stick to them.

Great article. As a returning player and one who decided to move from the casual arena to the envelope chasing one all while trying not to go broke buying cards, this is exactly the kind of article I was looking for.

The question that came to mind is what are your feelings on a joint bankroll? Do you think multiple players contributing to the same bankroll have a greater chance to maximize returns due to the larger liquid capital or are the potential benefits negated by the potential for shared loss?

I'd recommend reading Doug Linn's article, here: http://doublingseason.com/dream-cache-maximizing-…

It'll cover the best ways and times to sell on ebay. If you picked up LDV's @ $2, you can easily sell them on ebay for $22 a playset, which is a handsome uptick, to say the least.

What's the point of buying cards low, having them appreciate, but then essentially taking a loss when you need to sell?

They have no obligation to do anything, period. They can do whatever they want. But esp if they have competition or are small, an irate customer can spread a lot of ill word, and fast. No one wants to have a reputation for being a bait-and-switch. You should have said "I was quoted $1 on the phone. I don't want to cause an issue, but I'd not have driven down here if they were $4." Then let them know that you're happy to tlel other customers to "Just be careful" and such. There's a reason my customers in my store always tell good tales; because I don't do crap like that.

Because this place is the premier legacy hotspot in the city I am from and their trading/buying/selling practices are handled with respect to the market and not what they thought the market was.

Kind of a crappy situation. If I hadn't called and just said I want them there, and had they not looked up a price quote online upon asking, I could have gotten them for a buck each. I feel I might have missed that one, though, since I already left and what not. hmph.

Hold them to it. They quoted pricing on the phone, you drove, then you got screwed. I'd light them up for that. That's pretty bullshit.

I was able to purchase four Mind Over Matters from two different stores for about $3 each today. These were local stores (not online).

One of them also had four Lim-Dul's Vaults. I was calling ahead so that I wouldn't have to drive to no avail. They said they had the four priced at $1. By the time I got there the person behind the counter had spoken to someone else about its recent price jump and said that he could sell them for $7. I was able to get them for $4.50 each, which still isn't too terrible, but I essentially lost out on $14 because I called ahead.

Thoughts?