Comments on: Insider: Making the Right Trade https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: wayne https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-230541 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:10:52 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-230541 In reply to Derek Madlem.

Right after the spike for Xenogos I sold them for around 13-14 each and ran like a bandit. Im happy with the cash and the guy is happy with the sliver queen. In the end all that matters is if everyone that that the trade is fair correct?

]]> By: Morepower_4 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-229961 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:08:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-229961 One of the best articles I have read on QS in the two years I’ve been a member. Looking at the future prospect of financial gains should certaily outweigh current even trade requirements.

]]> By: pi https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-229459 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:10:12 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-229459 In reply to Derek Madlem.

Crappy autocard. Might’ve been nice to mention they were Unlimited copies for those not alerted to that by the price.

]]> By: Frank https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-229149 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:24:41 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-229149 I totally agree with your thought process of keeping goals in mind. I’ve been doing the same, making every single trade I make build up to one goal: I want to get into Modern, play some healthy decks, and would like to not break the bank as much as possible.
This site has helped tremendously with that; I’ve upgraded my Mono-Green Infect deck into the U/G version (next goal is BUG!) and I’m taking a RDW and upgrading it into a Mardu Burn deck, and this site and articles like this have helped me alot in making progress to that in the short month I’ve been here.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228786 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:24:03 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228786 In reply to Adam.

Thanks Adam, it’s always great to know you’re bringing something that people enjoy to the table.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228765 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:18:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228765 In reply to wayne.

But then you check back and Xenagos is now on the way back down and Sliver Queen is still worth money, analyzing a trade is impossible without factoring in use / and when you get out of owning a card.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228760 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:16:32 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228760 In reply to Derek Nelson.

My policy is to always trade things I don’t want for things that I might want, so if someone is going to look through my binder and finally want to trade for that FOIL Dragonmaster Outcast that I’ve been carrying around for 6 years … I’m going to find SOMETHING to trade for.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228742 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:08:55 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228742 In reply to James Balyszak.

Thanks, I think it’s important to keep all of this lighthearted, we are literally talking finance about cards with wizards and goats printed on them.

]]> By: Adam https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228326 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:30:46 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228326 Derek, Great article. It’s a great look into the obvious that we all forget. It’s those crucial reminders that you provide us that keep us as great speculators. You are very quickly becoming my favorite author on this site.

]]> By: Derek Nelson https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228318 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:26:59 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228318 Half of my trades are for things that I don’t want because I know I can trade them to people who have what I want. Doesn’t everyone do that thing?

]]> By: desymond https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-228294 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:12:18 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-228294 In reply to David Schumann.

Good points that you would think are common sense, but most traders don’t even think about. I often use that to my advantage. They want standard stuff ASAP, and are willing to ditch modern stuff thats sat in their binders forever to get it. Which is great for me.

]]> By: wayne https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227984 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:25:42 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227984 Man I agree with you whole heartly. I did a trade where my sliver queen for 4 xenogas, the reveler because I was thinking, Xenogas was going to go up. The guys around me were like wtf? Why you trading the queen for 4 standard stuff?

Also happens when I trade for their bulk. They all laugh at me and be like here my stack of stuff, Ill take your thoughseize. Sure i dont care. I trade them in at 13 cents a pop and then go around and get 25 cents a pop for the card. People these days…. haha

]]> By: James Balyszak https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227921 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:45:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227921 Great article and excellent advice on trading mindset/focus. Seriously funny article as well, very enjoyable read!! Keep up the great work.

]]> By: David Schumann https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227837 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:54:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227837 Derek makes a lot of excellent points in his article this week. While it’s important to know the value of the cards your trading away/for at the time of the trade it’s even MORE important to consider what you think the cards will be worth in the future (i.e. when you want to get rid of them). Case in point; I traded a Sarkhan and a Deflecting Palm the weekend after release for 1x Elspeth Sun’s Champion, 2x Siege Rhino, and 1x Savage Knuckleblade…at the time TCG Mid had me down $2.5, now I’m up quite a bit…The point was I wasn’t looking at the current values of the cards, I was looking at the future expected value, which is honestly how I do most of my trades now. I’m perfectly happy trading anything away if I can get something that I feel is under priced or has a strong chance of going up….even happier if I feel like what I’m trading away will drop in value.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227799 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227799 In reply to pi.

Yeah, autocard doesn’t let you select which edition

]]> By: QED2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227776 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:15:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227776 In reply to pi.

They were surey WB and the autocard just called up BB images

]]> By: pi https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227740 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:59:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227740 I sort of doubt BB Moxen and Vault were that low?

Otherwise great points, similarly you should value cards you’re trading for that you expect to go down lower.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227556 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:11:53 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227556 In reply to Sigmund Ausfresser.

FF? I’m not sure if I’m ready to be the topic of fan fiction quite yet.

]]> By: Derek Madlem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227555 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:11:14 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227555 In reply to Chris D.

Thanks, it was even funnier before my editor got ahold of it.

]]> By: Sigmund Ausfresser https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/10/insider-making-the-right-trade/#comment-227530 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:57:43 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53011#comment-227530 You DO need more followers. I think an FF is in order, especially after our Twitter discussion last weekend.

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