North Star | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:07:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png North Star | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Top Ten Valuable, Terrible Cards https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/the-top-ten-valuable-terrible-cards/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/the-top-ten-valuable-terrible-cards/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=112001

Sig enjoyed reading Ben Bleiweiss' column detailing the 100 worst cards of all time. Did you know some of these terrible cards have surprisingly high values?

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COVID-19 has certainly taken its toll on the MTG economy. This week Sig examines pricing trends over the past 8 months and attempts to predict what may happen once the pandemic ends and in-person paper events can once again take place.

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When buyouts occur, strange pricing trends can result. But a few trends in particular are causing Sig to scratch his head. This week he shares the discrepancies and tries to explain why his observations stand out.

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Sig has been examining different budget options to help folks acquire cards suffering the Reserved List buyout craze of 2020. Now he turns his attention to Italian Legends. Are there good deals to be found? This week Sig takes a look and shares how to shop for them!

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2019 has been a tough year to be holding Old School cards, to put it mildly. As prices equilibrate, Sig is slowly making new acquisitions for his collection. Will this be a brighter year for card prices? Or will they continue to stagnate? This week, Sig shares his take.

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Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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In stock market investing, "Alpha" and "Beta" are concepts used to describe risk. Sig explains the terms and how they can be applied towards smarter investing in MTG finance.

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The Reserved List spikes have quietly generated a rare opportunity in the high-end market. Sig shares some concrete examples of how to exploit these recent trends.

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