Birds of Paradise | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:37:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Birds of Paradise | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Determining Reprint Price Trajectories https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/determining-reprint-price-trajectories/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/determining-reprint-price-trajectories/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126155

It's a new year for reprints, starting with Dominaria Remastered. Is it possible to predict the impact and price of reprints? Sig shares three key factors.

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Wall St. and the Magic community were roiled on Monday by the downgrade of Hasbro's stock. Today we break down what happened and weigh in with our perspectives.

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After receiving a Twitter question about Collectors' Edition, Sig shares his most recent take on the set.

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After a brief lull, Sig has focused his attention on a financially strong portion of the Old School market: Alpha and Beta.

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The value of Revised is deeper than Dual Lands and Wheel of Fortune. This week Sig explores the depths of financial value within this underappreciated set.

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Modern Horizons 2 is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2021, and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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Despite the huge rally we've seen in Magic prices so far, Sig doesn't believe it's over. Not just yet. This week, he shares the factors that could drive prices even higher, including support from major vendors via aggressive buylists.

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In response to The Professor at Tolarian Community College's recent video on the Reserved List, David provides his perspective on the subject and why he disagrees.

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David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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Rob talks about a spiking mythic rare from Magic Origins on today's segment.

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Sig was one of the first people to purchase the latest Mythic Edition set when the listing went live last week. But after considering a few factors, he decided to cancel. He explains why.

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Rob talks about a card that's trending upwards for possible competitive reasons on today's segment.

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Rob talks about one of his favorite faeries that has been spiking recently on today's segment.

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The sequel to Guilds of Ravnica and the 80th expansion set in Magic: The Gathering's history is due to release on January 25, 2019.  Here's what we know about Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) so far, including any cards in the spoiler, the guilds represented, and cards to speculate on before the full spoiler is released.   The Guilds […]

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As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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Rob talks about a Modern card that's on the rise on today's segment.

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Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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It's easy to calculate the market cap of a publicly traded company such as Hasbro. Sig explains how the same principle can be applied to the Magic market, and what it reveals.

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