It's really quite a pain to get a usable idea of what the best movers are for legacy based on *need*, rather than solely on rarity. What I mean here is that there is way too many of the A/B/U cards cluttering the top of the list (and even further down), so the top card in the format (Underground Sea, revised) is hidden way down the list.

I'm not saying to replace what you have there, as it is indeed useful, I am requesting that there be an alternative available. As it is, the Legacy matrix is heavily slanted to the rarities side of thing. This reduces its effectiveness as a tool for those who concentrate on cards for a competitive environment with cards that are more frequently pursued and desired.

Besides, the power 9 (Black Lotus, et al) aren't even Legacy, and do not apply to an environment where no Vintage is played. Maybe call the full list 'Eternal'.

As a corollary to the Womby list, how about we do the reverse. The cards with eBay prices above Buy List prices.
If eBay is giving much more than the Buy Lists, it may be worth it to put them on eBay (esp. for those that don't already use it), or at the very least, keep those cards to trade for cards that offer more cash on the Buy Lists.

Otherwise, these matrices are goldmines of information. We just have to learn how to use it reliably. I look forward to helping you fine-tune our analyses.

From my experiences selling to dealers I have found that some sites care a lot about condition when they are mailing you a check but if they are giving you trade credit they are a lot less picky (in addition to giving you an extra 25% or so on).

I hear ya. I always preferred the more interactive style comments section so I try to put as much time as possible into duplicating that.

Spread the word and link the articles if you like them!

These matrices are fantastic. This current crop is especially helpful, as I'm about to prune my collection down to help finance Scars of Mirrodin.

As for the internet handle, "Womby" is actually short for "Wombat", so it's pronounced such that it rhymes with, erm . . . "bomb-y".

I'm actually digging through the Womby List now to compile a list of things to trade for when I get the chance.

Great stuff, here.

By the way, one of my fellow judges for the event Louis Fernandes created a list of the artists and cards attending the GP. I've placed it online at the link below.

Artist and Card List

I'd also like to note that Richard Garfield will be there on Saturday from 2-4 doing signings as well.

Thank you. You make an excellent point about what to bring to the GP. Last night a friend asked me who the vendors at GP Portland will be (Troll and Toad will be there). I got a list and will share it with you now.

Channel Fireball Buy List
Cardhaus, No Buy List Online at this Time
Strike Zone Buy List
Troll and Toad buy List
Gaming etc Buy List
Pastimes Buy List
Star City, No Buy List Online at this Time
Cool Stuff Inc Buy List
Face a Face Games, No Buy List Online at the Time
mtgchicago.com Buy List
Hotsauce Games

I wish I had the time to integrate all these Buy Lists into my data, but I don't right now. I'll be at GP Portland judging (events and people) as well as playing in the main event, feel free and look me up!

Awesome! Let me know if you need more verses for the whole song 😛

The lyrics may be subject to change on the site, but they have been emblazoned onto my heart… hehehe. Seriously though, I'm grabbing my guitar and writing some heavy metal riffs to that. The next step will be to hire traveling minstrels…

All Rights reserved. 😛

Note:Lyrics subject to change without notice.

His new matrix got the clocks, it rocks
But yours was obsolete before you cracked open a box
You say you've had your buylist for over a week?
Throw that junk away, man, it's an antique
Your trade binder is a month old? Well that's great
If you could use a nice, heavy paperweight

His digital lists are write-protected
Every entry inspected, no discrepancies detected
He beta tested every valuing system
Gave props to some, and others? He dissed 'em

While your bot's crashin', his's multitaskin'
It value gains all his trades without him even askin'
Hes got a trade binder forty inches wide
believe yours says "UltraPro" on the side

In a 8-format world, you're a 1-format trader
You've got your own newsgroup, "alt.profit-hater"
Your profit melts when you try to send a pack
Where'd you get your buylist, in a box of Cracker Jacks?

Trade him online? Well, you know that he'll beat you
If he'll ever meet you he'll control-alt-delete you
What? What? What? What? What?

Yes, for sure. I don't have it set up to save the data to produce timelines yet though. What specifically would you like to see?

No, and don't be creepy.