Oops, I forgot the other part of your post. While I don't search out many strategy sites, but the two that I do keep up with that are semi off radar are http://www.02drop.com and http://www.60cards.com, both offer some great content.

The_Cardfather,

Thanks! I know that there is the idea of #followFriday where people on twitter suggest people you should follow, but I may toss out some names of people who are worth following on twitter in my weekly articles.

Samgc3,

In all honesty the reason I didn't include it is because I completely forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me though, I'll go in and edit after this!

Memidas,

Nothing noob about the question at all. Yes, I track both outgoing and incoming cards, with individual card valuations and overall valuations. Each month gets its own tab, and each year its own book. Also, I try to keep the prices updated once a week for the cards that I traded for and traded away overall. Here's a quick explanation:

Column A: Card name

Column B: Week 1 value

Column C: Week 2 value

etc, etc

Card names go down the rows; 1,2,3 and on and on. Usually at the end of the month in column F I'll put an overall gain/loss value per card so I can see where the value of that card went after a month.

This is one of the more comprehensive lists I've seen. I was only following about half of those.

Is there a reason for not listing allmagiccards.com? Seems like a refreshing take on findmagiccards.com? Just wondering if you don't like it for some reason.

Are there any sites you recommend for strategy? I know the basics: channelfireball, starcity, blackborder, tcgplayer. Looking for some hidden gems like QS.

Thanks for the article!

Just curious what kind of information I should be setting up for when I create a journal like this.

Corbin,

Thanks for the comment up top, and yes it is much easier for you to focus on the group you want to with Twitter. Twitter also has the bonus (or to some, the drawback) of a limit of short messages. People on twitter only have room to post the important pieces.

Frags,

Yes, some time ago there was a semi-related post. Its common for different writers to cover the same idea from a new angle with updated information or a new look on a topic. Here I was just trying to give an all around useful piece for newer people since its rare that people will look too far back in article history.

James,

That's an awesome idea, I'll have to swing that through my circle. Sounds like it could be fun and a good way to learn prices.

On to the matter at hand, I have been dreading the notion of signing up for twitter (being coerced into facebook was sufficient…), but I can see the importance of adding that tool to your repertoire. I succumbed to facebook due to a previous girlfriend and it looks like I will succumb once again to a social networking device (linkedin is good though), but this time for Magic. Cheers Gentlemen and thank you for the fine work being done on this site.

PS: James, you know its funny. Having recently come back to Magic, I find myself using magiccards.info to look up current prices, but for the sake of entertainment I find myself doing just that and hoping to get a randomized vintage card.