Comments on: The First Sale

By: stu55

stu55 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:36:06 +0000

In reply to @jc-mtg. That's fine and all, but I really think Chris' charts aren't really that big of a positive. I think you learn a lot more by looking and doing the work yourself. Don't get my wrong, I can appreciate the work that goes into them and they are good to a degree, but doing it myself was how I learned and I have become one of the best in the world at what I do because of the hard work I put into it.

By: James Trentini

James Trentini — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:24:46 +0000

In reply to Brain. Gaming ETC is an ok site to sell to I've never had an issue with them you just have to make sure you're getting the highest price for your cards. I sell a lot to Card Kingdom because they have a high casual list and I sell to Channel Fireball on occasion. Again a lot of it is searching the different websites for their buylists and comparing. And yes Chris' lists do help a lot but there are infinite websites out there to look at and occasionally you can hit a site high for a random card.

By: @jc-mtg

@jc-mtg — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:05:35 +0000

Chris McNutt has a series here on QS that does exactly this: recaps 5+ buylists for you perusal here on QS. A lot of the work done for you.

By: Brain

Brain — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:46:57 +0000

Do you have some stores that you use often to buy cards, and some you never deal with? I used this technique to sell off a bunch of uncommons and rotated rares to White Lion Games. I took them a week and several emails to acknowledge that they received my cards, then A MONTH to send me an offer at 30% below their buy list prices. I asked them what they were offering per card and why the price difference, and its been a week with no reply still. This can really eat in to your time and profit.

What are your favorite and least-favorite sites to sell to?

By: James Trentini

James Trentini — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:59:48 +0000

In reply to the_cardfather. It happens a lot more then you think. Some of my favorite buylists change constantly from month to month and I have to keep checking it in order to stay current. What do I do if I get caught with 20x of a card I was hoping to sell and it isn't worth that much anymore? I see if they are still being bought near that price somewhere else. If they are not then you have to make the decision of either dumping them off at the lower price or wait until that particular buyer runs low again and the price will go back up. One trend I notice with buylists is that when an older rare or uncommon sees some form of casual play the buylist price will stay constant for a good long time. I still sell my Panoptic Mirrors for 2.20 each, a card that most people will see as a random bulk rare.

By: the_cardfather

the_cardfather — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:24:10 +0000

Thanks for the tweet list.

I assume you have to be pretty quick with these type of things. Do you ever see a situation where you go trading for cards and the buylist changes?

You're $1.50 mind funerals could have been $0.50 in an instant. What do you watch out for in that regard?

By: James Trentini

James Trentini — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:15:03 +0000

In reply to Douglas Linn.

Well some of my favorite feeds for financial info are:

@QuietSpec

@kellyreid

@Chosler88

@mtgmetagame

and be sure to follow some of the best deck designers in the game:

@fivewithflores

@thepchapin

@G3RRYT

With following these people you can get all the up-to-date info on the newest tech around and get the jump on the next Frost Titan.

By: Douglas Linn

Douglas Linn — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:30:17 +0000

Hey James, what are some good Twitter feeds to follow so we can get leads on up-and-coming cards?