Comments on: Insider: Two Rules of Patience for the Holidays https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:40:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike Lanigan https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69904 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:37:44 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69904 Be careful about about investing in rares from Theros. If my theory is correct, you won’t want to be deep on any rare in the set. Basically my opinion is this. Theros is incredibly profitable to open because virtually all the mythics are worth money. Because more Theros will be opened, the total value of the rares in the set should be less than from a normal set. I still think getting some temples is a good idea, but I wouldn’t be buying 100 copies of any if I were you.

]]> By: Sigmund Ausfresser https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69602 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:27:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69602 In reply to David Schumann.

Thanks for the comment, David! This time of year always gets to be a little slow, and we should all be aware of the market trends that result from the lighter volume. This also makes me feel better about not selling a whole lot right now – there just isn’t much that can be sold favorably this season. That will all change soon enough though, and I want to make sure I stock up appropriately in the coming weeks to take advantage of the inevitable bump.

]]> By: David Schumann https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69598 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:57:23 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69598 Great article Sigmund. It’s important to look at general tendencies when it comes to buying/selling during this time frame and you hit the nail on the head.

]]> By: Corbin https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69567 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:03:46 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69567 MERFOLK!

]]> By: Sigmund Ausfresser https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69554 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:11:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69554 In reply to Wes.

Wes, where are you getting these for $2? I would buy 100 of these at that price if I could easily do so. I agree completely that the upside on these is measurable at such a low entry point. Many Standard mana fixers tend to go up after their first year in Standard and these will not be an exception in my opinion. Please share your sources 🙂

]]> By: Wes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69528 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:28:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69528 Sig,

You spoke about Temples, what kind of buy in price are you looking to be at realistically? I’ve already begun stockpiling any I can find under $2. Can we really expect these to continue to trend downward during the holidays? I feel like they are a very safe place to put money right now. While they certainly have no eternal appeal they are one half of the duels available in Standard for the next two years. They will always have a consistent demand.

]]> By: Sigmund Ausfresser https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69496 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:12:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69496 In reply to pi.

This is a great idea, pi, thanks for the comment. Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales are consistent with my general rule of thumb – prices tend to drop in November/December, and stores slash prices to attempt to drive sales higher for the holiday season. An article about how to approach such deals is definitely worth writing!

]]> By: pi https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/11/insider-two-rules-of-patience-for-the-holidays/#comment-69487 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 10:42:25 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=41940#comment-69487 BLP is indeed tied to ebay, they use the MOTL price guide as source (or maybe they have now implemented their own price crawlers, been a while since I was on BLP).

I believe that usually around this time you have Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales coming up in the US? You preach caution in this article, but maybe you can make recommendations on what to look for in these sales in a future article?

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