Agree. All the stuff I want to keep is in my EDH decks or in a separate binder. There are a few cards in my binder that I'm rather reluctant to trade at face value, but if there is something I want bad enough, I will let them go.

It's not that they're not for trade, but that I won't trade them for just anything. Certain cards carry more weight than others, and I think it's more than fair to ask for cards that are similar in value.

@Jeebus: I especially agree with one of your last points. My answer is never "I have some, but not for trade,", but "No extra copies, sorry." The latter sounds more considerate, IMO.

"Oh, I just picked that up" is pretty dumb, as there are a ton more copies of that card around, and if you can turn a higher profit trading it away, then you should capitalize on that potential value. Isn't the key to gaining value to keep your stock perpetually moving, anyway?

All of the cards that I have that aren't for trade are in decks, and they stay in those decks until I feel like dismantling them to trade the cards away again.

The issue with cursing isn't so much finding it and then deciding to turn the channel as it is not expecting to find it all when reading financial articles. I accept your premise since I don't support such sort of values censorship, but it does contribute to the overall reputation of the site.

As the impromptu editor on this one I feel I should say a few things. Much of this probably wouldn't be known by a reader without closer study.

I did not title this article.

All QS articles are put into one of three categories, Finance (financial), Spike (competitive), and Timmy (casual). This is to steam line the navigation and editing responsibilities and it works very well. Additionally we add tags to the posts. Culture is certainly a tag we could add, but I honestly think this is very much a Finance article. Trading is an aspect of the financial content we host, and a trade binder is a legitimate tangent to trading.

Yes, everything has a price, but in the normal discourse individual and likely trading there are things we all refuse to part with. Many of is leave them at home, and some of us show them off. I for one never bring by binder with 200+ Camels in it to events.

All that said, we are happy that you took the time to read the article and comment and appreciate your attention and opinions.

With respect, that's perhaps a little unfair, mate. The new QS has a ton of offerings for every interest. Heck, they've even given me a home to talk about intro packs, Duel Decks, and precons! Jeebus is Jeebus, no-one at QS can be surprised at what they got. But that said, if you don't like Howard Stern and prefer classical music, you change the station, not throw your radio out the window.

If Jeebus's "colourful commentary" isn't to your liking, I certainly invite you to check out other articles and contributions from others who take a different approach!

Jeebus, this seems more appropriate for a "Culture" article than a financial article. It focuses on the douchebaggy behaviours of most traders and how to change them, rather than mechanics and theory of trading for profit.

And the real answer is, there is no such thing as a "No Trade Binder" because everything has a price.

I do have my own personal binder of cards I collect. It's at home, and I don't show it to anyone unless they ask.

Welcome to the site!

Being a sarcastic asshole, I absolutely love being asked if something in my binder is for trade. I always look at them, sarcastic gleam in my eye, “Yes… This is my trade binder.”