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Speculating While the Iron’s Hot

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:30:07 +0000

With the Magic market heating up this spring, Sig is motivated to speculate more than usual. This week he shares his favorite pick-ups and some key resources for finding ideas.

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The Case Against Power

David Schumann — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!)

Edward Eng — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000

Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer?

Kyle Rusciano — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000

Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000

Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Insider: Best Specs for the Rotation Box: Commander

Jim Casale — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:00:16 +0000

As rotation nears, we all need to be conscious of the opportunities on cards departing Standard. Jim looks at some likely slow gainers for Commander.

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Insider: Selling on TCGplayer 102 – Advanced Tips & Tricks

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:59:22 +0000

Welcome back! As most of my regular readers are aware, I sell a decent number of singles on TCGplayer.com. I vastly prefer the customer support and locally-owned business aspect of TCGplayer over eBay (I live an hour away from their headquarters, and it's a pretty sweet place), and I have several close friends who are […]

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Insider: Aether Revolt Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:00:55 +0000

What's seeing play in the first big Standard tournaments after a new set and some bannings? Mike is here to give you the rundown!

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Insider: Masterpiece Finance Trends

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:04:30 +0000

My article for this week was originally going to be on another topic. There was seemingly a lot that happened in Standard over the weekend, and I was going to discuss the financial fallout from the format trying to correct itself from having only two playable decks. Although some new decks did well this past […]

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Insider: MTGO Cards to Buy, Sell or Hold – Episode 19

Nicolas Daniel Cancellara — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:48:51 +0000

Nicolas is back with another BSH!

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Insider: Expectations vs. Reality in Pricing

David Schumann — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:22:57 +0000

Player expectations, however unfounded, are often built into the price of a given card. David explains how to recognize such scenarios with some concrete examples.

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Insider: To Redeem or Not to Redeem

David Schumann — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:00:39 +0000

Set redemption can be profitable, but as with everything you want to account for all costs. David explains what to watch for and breaks down the numbers for SOI and EMN.

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Insider: Cards Positively Impacted by Kaladesh

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:00:38 +0000

Adam identifies that the cards that are on the move with the impending release of Kaladesh.

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Insider: The Effect of Masterpieces

David Schumann — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:30:49 +0000

To get an idea of how Masterpieces will affect pricing, David looks back to the first version of the new ultra-rarity: Zendikar Expeditions.

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Insider: Picks Going Into Somerset

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:41 +0000

The SCG Invitational this weekend is sure to shake up both the Modern and Standard metagames. Ryan presents some picks for both formats.

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High Stakes MTGO – Aug 31st to Aug 6th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:00:37 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Deck Overview- Standard Bant Control

Ryan Overturf — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:54 +0000

The last thing we need in Standard is more Bant. Though perhaps you'll find this non-Company build more bearable.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – Aug 31st to Aug 6th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:00:05 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: Uncovering Secrets from SCG Columbus

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:00:14 +0000

Mike looks over the more interesting decks to come out of SCG Columbus (read: not Bant Company) and shares his financial takeaways.

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