Modern Masters has been hyped as a value-laden set, and many people are cracking it for singles. Carl Szalich crunches the numbers to see if such a practice yields positive EV.

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In light of the recent Daybreak Coronet outbreak, Carl looks into speculating on other cards that may simply be waiting for their Rancors and Umbras.

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Carl may be in love with Hellion Crucible, but you should hear him out before writing off this land as just another bulk rare.

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Carl returns with astute observations regarding Dark Ascension. Is the the set really similar to Worldwake?

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Carl's financial insights this week are of a meditative variety. How do we know when it's right to tap into our "just in case" blue-chip cards? And how do we justify selling those precious, sentimental cards if it is?

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Carl presents us with a primer on using arbitrage to take advantage of different markets. From trading locally to business ventures with your LGS, all the profit and peril of arbitrage can be yours!

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Join us as we conclude our look into the wonderful world of foils! All the thrills and chills of discovery and profit await you as we discover trading tactics and identify more foils of value and why they are so.

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Part 1 of a two part series investigating foils, their prices, factors which make them desirable, and how YOU can identify and profit from them!

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A new card out of Dark Ascension called "Faithless Looting" confirms some of our earlier assumption about the set, so let dig into speculator land and look at the Standard cards showing potential!

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A new style where you make the calls! Join Carl's interactive learning and get involved in deciding which end of a trade you'd want to be on.

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Carl presents a helpful guide to recognizing rares that still have potential to gain based on what will be released in future sets. We then explore the rares in Innistrad that have not yet been discovered and why you may soon catch them in top decks, ready to expand your wallet.

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