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Dream Cache – How to Spot (and Deal With) Sharks
Posted on September 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsDoug Linn teaches you how to swim with the sharks. They want you to be their chum! -
Flash of Hindsight – Do it.
Posted on September 4, 2010 | 4 CommentsMan, 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... -
The Revenue Review – Makes and Misses (part 2)
Posted on September 3, 2010 | 4 CommentsWelcome back to the Revenue Review, where this week we pick up the story of our “hero” (That’s me!) as I finish discussing the flurry of trades I made before the M11 Game Day. If you haven’t read the first part, you can do so... -
The Revenue Review – Makes and Misses
Posted on August 28, 2010 | 10 CommentsI know the last few weeks I haven’t had many trades for you guys, so last week I set out to remedy that. My plan was to hit up a Friday Night Magic with higher stakes than most. A store on the other side of... -
Flash of Hindsight – Reading the Runes
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 6 CommentsReading 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),... -
Dream Cache – Pruning the Collection
Posted on August 21, 2010 | 6 CommentsIt’s that time of year again, when I go through my stack of cards and pull out ones that I just need to get rid of. Some come from price enforcing local stores and I have not come around to selling them for a small... -
The Revenue Review – Top 10 post-Alara uncommons
Posted on August 19, 2010 | 17 CommentsIf you read my article last week about the power of uncommons, then you know how important having these in your collection can be. The ability to pick up sweet uncommons that many players don’t care about can be a boon to you in your... -
Dream Cache – Business Concepts
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 1 CommentDoug Linn explains the time value of money, arbitrage, and other such concepts! -
The Revenue Review – The power of uncommons
Posted on August 13, 2010 | 9 CommentsQuick quiz – Name the three most expensive cards from the following list: Lavaclaw Reaches Sensei’s Divining Top Spell Snare Malakir Bloodwitch Aether Vial Sunpetal Grove Mistbind Clique Celestial Purge Destructive Force Siege-Gang Commander All right, finished? An astute trader would immediately recognize that the... -
Flash of Hindsight – An Introduction to Abundance Trading
Posted on August 12, 2010 | 22 CommentsAn 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...