Craigslist can be a boon for buying collections at a profit, but there are some major pitfalls to avoid. Luca shares the lessons he's learned from the experience.

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Most preorders are a trap, but there are gems in the rough. Luca explains the six ingredients that make up a slam dunk preorder spec and how they apply to the new SOI spoilers.

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As we near the next set release, typical hype is pushing some Standard cards up. Luca looks to the past to inform speculation decisions surrounding the new cards from Shadows.

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Luca covers the new Standard rotation and what kinds of MTGO specs you can expect to cash in on when Shadows over Innistrad finally arrives.

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Follow Luca as he goes through every single investment he made on MTGO in the past 45 days, to learn from both his successes and mistakes.

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The Intelligent Investor has been a seminal work on investment strategy for decades. Luca presents the spark notes version of the book and explains how it applies to Magic investment.

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Luca explains how bots fit into the MTGO economy and the benefits of running one. He finishes with a step-by-step guide to starting your own bot.

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Luca introduces the concepts of risk, diversification and market depth, and explains how to apply them to your own Magic investment strategy.

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Luca presents an introduction to the theory of MTGO pricing and provides an objective way to measure a card's potential as a spec target. He illustrates with examples.

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In his first article for QS, Luca Ashok presents his theoretical approach to speculation and covers the four basic steps that underlie trading on MTGO.

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