Comments on: Insider: Stability

By: Justin Smith

Justin Smith — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:04:57 +0000

In reply to Jason Alt. You talking about TWoo's latest brew?

By: Jason Alt

Jason Alt — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:29:12 +0000

In reply to Sigmund Ausfresser. Narset may do it even more because it has applicability across multiple formats

By: Sigmund Ausfresser

Sigmund Ausfresser — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:10:21 +0000

Jason, will Narset have the same magnitude effect as did Nekusar? Nekusar drove spikes in a bunch of previously bulk rares (Winds of Change, Teferi’s Puzzle Box). Will we see something similar in Proteus Staff, Relentless Assault, etc.? Will it take less time or more time to see such jumps relative to those triggered by Nekusar?

By: R P

R P — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:26:18 +0000

great article, one thing to keep in mind is that you can buylist out pretty quickly and use a reputable store that will honor it. unnamed store was paying 7 per rhino with XX% bonus, so had you picked up 10 Rhinos you could have converted 67$ +3$ shipping into 85-90 dollar card or booster box (granted retail you can also stockpile it to pick up rotating specs)

By: Jason Alt

Jason Alt — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:26:36 +0000

In reply to David Schumann. I think that's a probably a routine we should all get into. I know before the PT we were all talking about cards that had a lot of buzz like Hornet Queen (no pun intended) but we only looked at cards that people were already on, not ones that had potential. Vault was just too cheap on principle. If it hadn't gotten play in Standard, it would have sat low and not gone much lower and we would have ignored it until rotation, but it getting play made everyone say "well obviously it went up, the card is good, someone was bound to play it eventually!" and I think we could have predicted it if we'd bothered to go back through out-of-print but still Standard-legal cards.

By: Jason Alt

Jason Alt — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:23:59 +0000

In reply to Colt Mitchell. Thanks for the backhanded compliment!

By: Colt Mitchell

Colt Mitchell — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:59:15 +0000

I love your finance articles, not so much your social ones, but your finance ones are spot on and well written. This one is no different.

By: David Schumann

David Schumann — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:41:23 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly…I spent my week up to the Pro Tour trying to trade off my Khans cards for cards like Elspeth, Brimaz, etc. I honestly can’t believe I wasn’t aware that Perilous Vault was so cheap before the Pro Tour (so my lesson now will be that 2 weeks before the Pro Tour I’m going to review all the mythics of the old block (and core while that’s still a thing)).

By: John

John — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:18:50 +0000

Very nice article. Well articulated and your point came through very clearly.