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Insider: Sifting for Specs
By David Schumann on October 20th, 2020
David brings us a new series in Sifting Specs, where he showcases seemingly overlooked...Deciphering Market Trends from Commons/Uncommons
By Sigmund Ausfresser on October 19th, 2020
Sig often tracks the market on expensive rare cards, such as those on the...QS Insider Cast: Standard Specs, Walking Dead, and More!
By Joseph Davidson on October 18th, 2020
Chroberry and MTGJoeD discuss new Standard specs, more Secret Lair: The Walking Dead stuff,...October 12th 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement
By Joseph Davidson on October 13th, 2020
As many players were expecting, Wizards released a new Banned and Restricted announcement on...Another Round of ABUGames Credit Arbitrage
By Sigmund Ausfresser on October 12th, 2020
Sig has been very active with ABUGames trade credit arbitrage lately. The once-defunct strategy...Insider: QS Insider Cast 10/1/20 – Uro Bites the Dust and The Walking Dead
By Christopher O'Berry on October 8th, 2020
We had another great QS Insider Cast last week! Chroberry and Joe discussed the...Insider: Breaking Down Summer Secret Lair Drops
By David Schumann on October 7th, 2020
David breaks down an Insider's experience with buying and selling the Secret Lair Summer...The Eternal Impact of Zendikar Rising
By Joseph Davidson on October 5th, 2020
Zendikar Rising is one of those rare Standard sets that has more than just...Arena: ZNR – How Often Do You Need to Play to Complete a Playset?
By Adrian Tan on October 2nd, 2020
Adrian's here this week to break down how frequently you should be playing Arena...Real Estate is Key: Looking at Zendikar Rising Lands
By Joseph Davidson on October 1st, 2020
Owning land has always been touted as a sound investment strategy - both in...NEWS
Insider: Sifting for Specs
By David Schumann on October 20th, 2020
David brings us a new series in Sifting Specs, where he showcases seemingly overlooked cards that never found a home.Deciphering Market Trends from Commons/Uncommons
By Sigmund Ausfresser on October 19th, 2020
Sig often tracks the market on expensive rare cards, such as those on the Reserved List. But sometimes, true underlying market trends can be identified by examining commons and uncommons. This week Sig flags...QS Insider Cast: Standard Specs, Walking Dead, and More!
By Joseph Davidson on October 18th, 2020
Chroberry and MTGJoeD discuss new Standard specs, more Secret Lair: The Walking Dead stuff, and more!October 12th 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement
By Joseph Davidson on October 13th, 2020
As many players were expecting, Wizards released a new Banned and Restricted announcement on October 12th, 2020. After the results of the 2020 Season Grand Finals, it was pretty clear that there needed to...Another Round of ABUGames Credit Arbitrage
By Sigmund Ausfresser on October 12th, 2020
Sig has been very active with ABUGames trade credit arbitrage lately. The once-defunct strategy has become live once again thanks to some recent market trends. This week Sig shares his secrets--with some time and...Insider: QS Insider Cast 10/1/20 – Uro Bites the Dust and The Walking Dead
By Christopher O'Berry on October 8th, 2020
We had another great QS Insider Cast last week! Chroberry and Joe discussed the impact of the Uro ban on Standard, the drama surrounding The Walking Dead Secret Lair, Commander Legends, and more!Insider: Breaking Down Summer Secret Lair Drops
By David Schumann on October 7th, 2020
David breaks down an Insider's experience with buying and selling the Secret Lair Summer Drop, focusing on the costs associated and whether or not it was worth the risk.The Eternal Impact of Zendikar Rising
By Joseph Davidson on October 5th, 2020
Zendikar Rising is one of those rare Standard sets that has more than just a few cards with eternal format potential. Joe walks us through five cards he's got an eye on when considering...Arena: ZNR – How Often Do You Need to Play to Complete a Playset?
By Adrian Tan on October 2nd, 2020
Adrian's here this week to break down how frequently you should be playing Arena if you're looking to complete your ZNR playset while completing your Mastery Pass as well. It's not as often as...Real Estate is Key: Looking at Zendikar Rising Lands
By Joseph Davidson on October 1st, 2020
Owning land has always been touted as a sound investment strategy - both in the housing market and when talking about lands in Magic. What about all of the new, exciting lands featured in...Insider: QS Insider Cast – Zendikar Rising, Standard Bannings, Pick-ups for a Paper Future, and more!
By Joseph Davidson on September 29th, 2020
Welcome back to the QS Insider Podcast! Chris O'Berry and Joe Davidson discuss Zendikar Rising, the upcoming Standard banning, the future of paper Magic, whether or not formats being solved so early in the digital age, and...News: Uro Banned in Standard, Walking Dead Secret Lair Contains New, Eternal Legal Cards
By QS Staff on September 29th, 2020
In an exciting Monday jam-packed full of announcements, Joe breaks down the new Banned and Restricted announcement and the first spoilers of Secret Lair: The Walking Dead.Pitfalls of eBay Completed Listing Data
By Sigmund Ausfresser on September 28th, 2020
eBay's completed listings can provide a reasonable look at old, rare card values. Data from other sources may be insufficient. However, one should not trust eBay completed listings blindly. This week, Sig shares some...Budget-Focused: Cheating Out Cards And Discarding As Win Cons!?
By UndyingMTG on September 25th, 2020
UndyingMTG returns with the next part of his Budget-Focused series, this time bringing us combo-oriented Pioneer and Commander picks.The Changing Landscape of Magic: The Gathering
By Joseph Davidson on September 22nd, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the future of Magic: The Gathering forever. Joe takes a look at the changing landscape of the competitive Magic world and how MTG Finance-minded players can prepare for the new normal....