Comments on: A Guide to Renting on MTGO: Part I

By: Alex K.

Alex K. — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 03:58:00 +0000

awesome article. can’t wait to read parts 2 and 3 right now. Thank you so much!

By: giovanni

giovanni — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:59:40 +0000

In reply to Edgar Espinoza. thank you for this article :) i just downloaded mtgo and i was looking for a guide to rent service because i dont know still how it works and if its convenient for me ( id like to play modern specifically). you explained everthing clearly, i learnt a lot .

By: Edgar Espinoza

Edgar Espinoza — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:29:33 +0000

It would be wonderful if we could short cards as a hedge. For example if it were possible to sell the cards that I rent from Manatraders at a high price and then if the cards tanked in value I’d buy them back on the open market and return the cards to Manatraders and pocket the difference between what I sold them for at the high and what I bought them back for minus the Manatraders renting fee. I know I’m making a lot of assumptions but if this were possible, it would be amazing opportunities to actually hedge risk if you know what you’re doing. For example I rent (borrow) 10 Oko thief of crowns and I see that I think this is about to tank and so I sell them for the highest price. If the price tanks, I then buy 10 oko’s back at a cheaper price and return them to the owner. The risk here is that I sell them and they shoot up in value and I have no choice but to buy them back. Unfortunately there is no protection for the owners as any wiseguy could just sell the cards and leave town. The problem is that there are no system of controls that allow efficient and safe shorting of the MTGO market. I’m sure there are ways, like for example, setting up a deposit equivalent to the number of cards you bought if the broker/owners of the card know you’re speculating on a short that way they are hedged against theft or loss and once the cards are returned a shorter can keep the profit plus get his or her deposit back. This is just a pie in the sky idea but boy would it completely turn MTGO finance on its head.

By: Ryan Copple

Ryan Copple — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:49:11 +0000

In reply to Joseph Dyer. Thanks Joe. Love your Vintage 101 articles and look forward to reading them each week. I actually have a vintage deck (Oath) but looking at getting more reps by playing online. Hope to be up and running on MTGO in early 2020.

By: Kyle Rusciano

Kyle Rusciano — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:20:37 +0000

In reply to Joseph Dyer. Hey Joe, those are great points! Thanks for sharing :)

By: Joseph Dyer

Joseph Dyer — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:42:27 +0000

I’d like to note too, that card rental is also very good for Content Creators as well, as being able to dip into a wide array of formats+decks is good for generating content.

Also, I’d like to note that Vintage as well is also very cheap so that’s a consideration to add in the price range since it is a place where Vintage can be easily played.

Otherwise, great article and I hope more people get into the rental game. I use Cardhoarder myself and absolutely love their service and support.