Stephen Moss | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Stephen Moss | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: Modern recaps https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/modern-recaps/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/modern-recaps/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:16:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20509

Stephen Moss takes a look at all of his modern hopefuls and analyzes where he made you money.

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Innsider Innsights to Innistrad https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/innsider-innsights-to-innistrad/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/innsider-innsights-to-innistrad/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:44:42 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20265

Taking a look at what's been leaked so far, Stephen Moss gives his first assessment of the new cards from Innistrad.

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Insider: Anchors Away! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/insider-anchors-away/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/insider-anchors-away/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:13:50 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20033

Stephen takes a look at anchoring and MSRP and how it affects you, the trader.

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Insider: Modern – Red and Gold https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-red-and-gold/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-red-and-gold/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:45:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=19807

Finishing out his series on Modern, Stephen Moss takes a look at the remaining categories, red and gold.

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Insider: Modern: Green and White https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-green-and-white/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-green-and-white/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:45:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=19611

Continuing with his series on Modern, Stephen takes a look at white and green cards.

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Insider: Back in Black https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/back-in-black/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/back-in-black/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:45:18 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=19253

Last week we looked at the impressive cards from blue for modern, which I still feel is the largest area for growth. This week I'm going to cover the next sections for the highest growth; black, and artifacts. Some may wonder why I didn't cover lands first, since they tend to be the highest value […]

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Insider: Sleepers in Seattle https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/sleepers-in-seattle/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/sleepers-in-seattle/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:45:21 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18742

This past weekend, SCG Open Seattle took place, won by the toned down but still powerful "birds with swords" strategy. Taking both first and second place, the deck continued to show that it can be a strong contender even without Stoneforge and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. the nice thing about the decks popularity is it […]

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Insider: Nationals Sweep Market https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-nationals-sweep-market/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-nationals-sweep-market/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:41:55 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18684

Stephen Moss takes a closer look at the cards set to gain with the release of M12 and the advent of decklists from tournaments this past weekend.

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Insider: Movers and Shakers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-movers-and-shakers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-movers-and-shakers/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:45:26 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18150

Stephen Moss takes a look at the cards to keep your eyes on a week out from the prerelease.

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Insider: M12, Value, and Trades https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-value-and-trades/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-value-and-trades/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:34:41 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17737

This week Stephen takes a quick look at M12 and the cards that stand out.

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Tailoring to your Audience https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/tailoring-to-your-audience/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/tailoring-to-your-audience/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:34:45 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17476

This week Stephen covers a few topics, with a recap of cards that will get a boost, how to get rid of them, and 4 cards from the new set he really likes.

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Insider: Panic Attacks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-panic-attacks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-panic-attacks/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:45:19 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17034

This week Stephen goes through how to keep value on your remaining Jace's, and what cards to be on the look our for in the coming weeks.

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Examining the Future https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/examining-the-future/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/examining-the-future/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:45:40 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=16503

This week Stephen examines the block constructed format to find what can still hold value after this falls standard rotation.

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Insider: Market Watch https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/market-watch/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/market-watch/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:45:22 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=15458

Stephen examines why now is a great time to be selling cards, and looking for a few more for the coming months, and remarks on his prediction tracker updates!

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Selling Season is Upon Us! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/selling-season-is-upon-us/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/selling-season-is-upon-us/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 04:45:12 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=15081

Following up on his post earlier this week, Stephen Moss drops a few more bits of financial information on what to sell off and how not to get hurt in the process.

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Quick Updates Monday! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/quick-updates-monday/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/quick-updates-monday/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 01:17:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=14918

Stephen posts an early piece outlining a few cards to be on the lookout for in the wake of this weekends events SCG open.

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Return of Prosperity https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/return-of-prosperity/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/return-of-prosperity/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 04:45:53 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=14048

Welcome back everyone, no Prosperity didn't make any major news this past week, however after a refreshing week away I have returned to help inform the elite and privileged with financial news, and help put some more cash in all our wallets. The first piece I wanted to talk about this week is Melira, Sylvok […]

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Speculating in Phyrexia, Snap Calls (Rerun) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/speculating-in-phyrexia-snap-calls-rerun/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/speculating-in-phyrexia-snap-calls-rerun/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:07:37 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=13967

[Rerun] Stephen Moss takes a look at the newly leaked godbook and makes a few quick calls on valuable cards to keep in mind once the set releases.

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Working With What You Have https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/working-with-what-you-have/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/working-with-what-you-have/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 04:44:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=13592

Most days, I'm able to put together an article that comes together nicely. This week, it was like pulling teeth. I had originally gone through and attempted to interview a few members of the Magic-league.com site about the now-popular UR PyroTwin deck. You know, the one that made splinter twin go from 0.50 rare to […]

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Uncommons in New Phyrexia https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/uncommons-in-npx/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/uncommons-in-npx/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:33:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=13222

After looking at the Mythics and Rares from New Phyrexia last week, Stephen returns to see how the uncommons are shaping up.

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