David, I am glad you agree with the severity of the statement. My goal is not to imply there is doom and gloom ahead necessarily. I just want to point this observation out because I have seen this behavior lead to bubbles in the past.

Actually I just finished reading a book about the bubble leading up to the Great Depression, and a lot of the same language and behaviors overlap with the MTG Finance market today. Statements like “this card has to go up” reminds me of the over-confidence people had in the stock market. Likewise shady activity of market manipulation was also at a peak right before the Great Depression, and I see manipulation occurring today as well.

I suppose as long as people don’t take out loans to invest in MTG cards, we won’t be in as bad a shape as the Depression, but still I see some warning signs that lead me to believe that trimming back exposure and taking more profits off the table isn’t a terrible thing.

That sounds a lot like me. I will probably sell/trade my standard esper list soon and stick to EDH. That is also the reason I’m here, to cut on deckbuilding cost. I’m not that short on cash but with a baby coming, you have to cut somewhere.