Comments on: Tempering Expectations Revisited https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:46:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Yamil Perez https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/#comment-2109706 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:46:15 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98435#comment-2109706 In reply to David Schumann.

Yeah, Thought Monitor alone has already introduced a new championship caliber deck into the Modern meta. Modern probably has the most diverse competitive metagame the format has ever seen. This is all great for the game, and by extension its finances.

]]> By: David Schumann https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/#comment-2109667 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:32:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98435#comment-2109667 In reply to Yamil Perez.

I agree, I have shied away from the quick flip speculation targets simply because I believe there isn’t sufficient “in person” demand for anything other than Commander staples, though thanks to MH2 I do see a decent uptick in modern demand which has been pent up for 16 months.

]]> By: Yamil Perez https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/#comment-2109610 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:08:53 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98435#comment-2109610 I’m as big a sports fan as I am a Magic fan, so I’ve been exploring the NBA ditigal card market and I’ve seen many excellent buy low opportunities right now. However, it’s also a great way to see first hand the absurdity of the crypto wave because all those transactions are kept public. You can see how terrible they were. We all have bought Magic cards at a higher price than they’re worth. It happens sometimes. We don’t mind because we still love the cards. But this one takes the cake. I still think there’s huge potential there, but I’m glad I stuck to Magic the last few months. I’m still winning handily playing the slow game.

]]> By: David Schumann https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/#comment-2109503 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:38:22 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98435#comment-2109503 I agree that as usual RL cards are likely to be the safest place to park ones MTG finance money. I am still not a fan of old school speculation, at least not on cards that only see play in that format. I have not seen sufficient evidence to indicate a growing playerbase and metagame which is what I would look for before investing into it. As for the Power 9, I wrote an article awhile back pushing against investing in those particular cards as I saw the prices as heavily inflated. That being said, with the prices remaining stable the indication is that they are not inflated and can serve as a decent place to park ones money, assuming one has the capital to do so.

]]> By: MTGold https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/tempering-expectations-revisited/#comment-2109309 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:38:30 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98435#comment-2109309 Interested to see how the vintage/old-school cards will behave. Their value hasnt declined much if at all? The reserved list power nines i would assume is in quite safe hands with their owners not being easily financially stressed. In an inflationary environment i believe they are the safest place to be in the MTG finance world, their value wont budge much, most likely they will stay flat. A new ATH in Crypto could lead to another boom in old rare Magic cards even if inflation runs hot. If the inflation goes into hyper-mode then it’s a whole other story. But then the world would be pretty much in chaos and no asset besides maybe gold(?) would be worth having.

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