David Heilker Archive

  • Flash of Hindsight – Do it.

    Flash of Hindsight – Do it.

    Man, do I have the best idea ever for a deck with Scroll Rack. Alas, it will have to wait for another day. I don’t know if you read my website, 02drop.com, but now probably wouldn’t be the time to start. We’re on a bit...

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    Flash of Hindsight – Reading the Runes

    Reading the Runes An important skill in FoH-style acquisition, is the ability to see a decklist at a marquee event, and know the cards to pick up. At U.S. Nationals, we had a really cool field which broke into an unorthodox Top 8. Dredgevine (2x),...

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    Flash of Hindsight – An Introduction to Abundance Trading

    An Introduction to Abundance Trading So, while there’s nothing really epic to talk about in the “pick it up now” department, I promise I’m going to dedicate a little bit of our budget today by the end of the column, if only to sate everyone...

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    Flash of Hindsight – Flipping Out

    So, it’s Friday, the day before Grand Prix: Columbus, and we arrive around 5:10am. We pull up to two or three of the hotels on the Columbus Convention Center campus, no vacancy. Courtyard Marriot, which I’m more than willing to give a plug here, has...

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  • Flash of Hindsight – Making the Rounds

    Flash of Hindsight – Making the Rounds

    In my last column, I discussed some of the resources you should have to being making short-swing trades on cards, using the power of real-time social media instead of the snail’s pace of “real life”. Today, I’m going to discuss how to identify the stores...

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  • Creating Your Portfolio

    Creating Your Portfolio

    Dave Heilker approaches speculation with a fixed-bankroll strategy and prepares you with the tools and resources you'll need to stay on top of new developments.

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