Ignoring Magic’s price history is a surefire way to make mistakes when speculating. Danny Brown considers his Modern investments in this light, and applies lessons to next year’s Standard.
Finance
Financial articles focus on buying, selling and trading Magic: The Gathering cards for fun and profit!
For speculators, the new core set release is often a sign of good opportunity. Sylvain reviews what he thinks might be worth picking up in Theros block, Modern and Vintage during the upcoming M15 release events.
Not everything you bring to large events to out should end up in someone else’s clutches. Jason Alt covers some important reasons to hold onto cards.
The MTG community was bombarded with new information from SDCC this past Saturday. What does it all mean? This week Sigmund digests the information and shares his initial reactions in a financial context.
Alexander Carl examines the response in the markets to the MTGO client switchover and shares some tips for profiting from M15 release week.
Establishing a good process, in Magic finance as in everything else, is crucial for success. Dylan Beckham breaks down his overall approach to complicated ventures like speculation.
Join Danny Brown for the final part of his Zero to Draft series, where he draws lessons from the year-long project and puts the financial implications of drafting into perspective.
If we’re interested in Magic finance, at the end of the day that means how the parent company fares. Today Corbin analyzes Hasbro’s annual earnings report as related to Magic.
Card values are driven by playability, but that isn’t limited to the tournament scene and EDH. David Schumann surveys a few formats on the fringe that nonetheless prop up values.
In one of the final articles in his Nine Months of Portfolio Management series, Sylvain talks about Quick Flips. He explains how he exploited such opportunities to rapidly and consistently grow this part of his portfolio.
Jason Alt has ample experience buying collections, but the people selling to him may not be in the same boat. Today he walks us through some basic tips and the rookie mistakes to avoid.
Lately, Sigmund has been dwelling on the poor performance of Modern staples. This week he looks to other formats to observe their financial health and summarizes his current focus areas in MTG Finance.