Comments on: The Revenue Review – Aug 6th 2010 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Corbin Hosler https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/#comment-3374 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:50:33 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=1345#comment-3374 @Stu I certainly understand where you're coming from, but it was a 20-something year-old player. I'm not going to force him to take more cards from me when he knows all the facts surrounding the trade and just doesn't care.
If someone desperately wanted to sell you something at below market value, with full knowledge of its true value, would you not let them? To me, it's one thing to have a conscience and another to be a saint. If I provide all the details to a trade, including what I value the cards at, my conscience is clear.

]]> By: stu55 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/#comment-3373 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:59 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=1345#comment-3373 "Me: I really want this Thoughtseize.

Him: How about for your Predator Dragon?

Me: That’s fine with me, but I’m just letting you know this trade isn’t really fair. Thoughtseize is worth like $15 dollars.

Him: But I love Dragons!

Me: You sure?

Him: I have an awesome Dragonstorm deck! I love Dragons!"

This just seems so unreal. I doubt any one other than a small child would make this argument. "weee dragons weeee." I am still willing to believe that there is no way this person didn't want to get more cards for his Thoughtseize. Honestly though, you can sleep at night being ok with trading a $0.10 rare for a $10 thoughtseize? Or even write about it?

]]> By: Corbin Hosler https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/#comment-3372 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:57:35 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=1345#comment-3372 @Joe If you don't already know the person you're trading with, a great first question is "what are you looking for?" This will tell you a lot about that person before you even open up a binder. Another good way to is ask them what deck they play in Standard or what it is they want to build.

@Stu55 Yes?

]]> By: stu55 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/#comment-3371 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:33:15 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=1345#comment-3371 lol, really?

]]> By: Joe La Dow https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/08/the-revenue-review-aug-6th-2010/#comment-3370 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=1345#comment-3370 Another great article, interesting ideas about trading with people. How do you go about sizing people up as to which they are?

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