This can be true. But I always strive for a diverse portfolio. In the stock market, I don’t concentrate all my money in individual stocks. I like to invest in Bonds, ETF’s, etc too. The potential for profit may not be as high but the likelihood of profit may be higher and the downside risk is less. To me, booster boxes are a great way to stabilize the portfolio. They are the slow and steady growers of my MTG portfolio and they almost always pay out.

Thanks for the comment! For sealed product, I camp out on eBay. Many of the eBay buy it nows are overpriced on sealed product. When someone lists an auction for an out of print sealed booster box, that’s when I watch closely and snipe. I have found this is where I get the best price. For selling, I would recommend using eBay and listing as buy it now (the opposite). It takes longer to sell, but it’s amazing how people want instant gratification.

Funny story – a while ago I bought an Italian SoK booster box for cheap, thinking it would go up. It didn’t. Then SCG listed like 40 for sale at $59.99. So I went to eBay and noticed there were 0 on eBay. I listed mine at $64.99 + $10 shipping, ABOVE SCG prices, and it sold in a couple days. This is definitely the way to go when selling sealed product.

Glad the risk tolerance analysis is helpful. I use it all the time (just did when picking up Sphinx’s Revelation). It’s good to look at the numbers and let those guide an objective decision. I get caught up in the emotion of hype way too often!

Also, buying on the margin of difference between buylist and retail price is a great way to figure out how to spend limited speculation funds. I\’m glad you mentioned it here and it really helps a person figure out their risk tolerance. Buying Vengevines at $10 when they buylist for $8 (and probably Ebay for a little more than that) is low-risk, but getting to $12 and above gets dicier. I\’m going to earmark this article so I can send it out with other Insider alerts!