Comments on: Parts of a Trade, Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/parts-of-a-trade-part-2/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 17 May 2011 17:52:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jack https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/parts-of-a-trade-part-2/#comment-8670 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=8380#comment-8670 A strength of the article is that you present solid ideas in a clear manner. I agree with many points you made and would like to particularly discuss the point about "the aggressive trader." While I consider myself an aggressive trader, I like to think that I go about it passively by suggesting my trading partner and I are friends rather than enemies. To me, the ability to build a positive reputation as a friendly player/trader has allowed me to become somebody that people seek out as a trading partner and have been invited to play with the more competitive crowd as a result of my efforts.

I find myself not trading with the aggressive traders even if I can make a profit off of them. I don't mind telling somebody that I do not like to trade with them because of their attitude: criticism affords them the opportunity for positive growth.

Speaking of criticism: try to link to the ideas that you mention in your article in case somebody (ahem) hasn't been able to follow your entire series of articles.

All in all you wrote an article worth reading, good job.

]]> By: Wade https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/parts-of-a-trade-part-2/#comment-8669 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:15:17 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=8380#comment-8669 Now as far as future articles go I am curious when you are at an event and see a (obviously) new player about to get taken advantage of how are ways that people could handle that for the betterment of the game as a whole. I'm sure we can all remember that happening when we were new at some point and it sucked.

Enjoying the freemium site thanks for the great content.

]]> By: Wade https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/parts-of-a-trade-part-2/#comment-8668 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:14:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=8380#comment-8668 What I feel is the best part of this article is actually what tends to be consistent with most articles on Quiet Speculation, the morality. Having played Magic from both sides of the table (casual for fun/store owner for profit) I have always pushed that point with everyone I play with. I know some people play purely for profit and don't truly enjoy the game but there is still a right and wrong way to go about it. I think inside we ALL want to come out on top in any trade but to do that by lying or cheating or stealing is not the way to do it.

I would like to say there are a few other sites out there besides Ebay for people to sell cards on that can be a little better situation, for example check out Cardshark they have been pretty good to me. And as far as selling at a shop you can go outside (and as an owner I even told people that) and hopefully they respect you (because you treat them fairly) and will even work with you. I actually had an arrangment that they could pay me the amount they were going to pay for the card and then the person got that exact amount of store credit. Everybody came out a winner.

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