Culture | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Culture | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: Looking Forward, Looking Back (and Valakut!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-looking-forward-looking-back/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-looking-forward-looking-back/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:49 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=31756

Corbin Hosler offers his thoughts on some underpriced Ravnica cards while also looking at what rotating Scars cards are worth picking up!

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Insider: My Plan to Own GenCon https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/08/insider-my-plan-to-own-gencon/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/08/insider-my-plan-to-own-gencon/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:15:12 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=30504

Corbin Hosler explains what trading technique he's developed to own the floor at big events! An essential read before GenCon or your next Grand Prix.

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Insider: (Part 3) Collection Flipping – A Case Study https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/05/insider-part-3-collection-flipping-a-case-study/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/05/insider-part-3-collection-flipping-a-case-study/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 04:15:10 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=27625

Corbin Hosler concludes his series on flipping collections, this time walking you through the process he used to sell his latest purchased collection!

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Brainstorm Brewery #3 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/brainstorm-brewery-3/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/brainstorm-brewery-3/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:40:46 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26660

Here you can find the first-ever Magic financial podcast, hosted by QS' own Corbin Hosler!

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Insider: Tales from the Floor – GP Nashville https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/insider-tales-from-the-floor-gp-nashville/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/insider-tales-from-the-floor-gp-nashville/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:05:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26541

Corbin Hosler recounts his experiences from Grand Prix Nashville, both on and off the trading floor!

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Insider: 10 Core Set Cards You Didn’t Know Were Valuable https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/insider-10-core-set-cards-you-didnt-know-were-valuable/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/insider-10-core-set-cards-you-didnt-know-were-valuable/#respond Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:05:20 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26343

Corbin Hosler reviews 10 cards from Core Sets in the last five years that you probably didn't realize were as valuable as they are!

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Insider: Way Back Trade Stacks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-way-back-trade-stacks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-way-back-trade-stacks/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:05:22 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26120

Corbin looks back at trades he made years ago and finds out how those trades look today and what lessons can be learned from them!

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Insider: Preparing for the Big Event https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/12/insider-preparing-for-the-big-event/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/12/insider-preparing-for-the-big-event/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:15:08 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=24305

Corbin Hosler details everything you need to know about preparing for a big event, complete with practical traveling and on-the-floor tips!

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Controversy and Hate Mail | MNM 285 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/controversy-and-hate-mail-mnm-285/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/controversy-and-hate-mail-mnm-285/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:03:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=23388 Join your new usual Monday Night crew for a very full week of Magic news!

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Insider: What Organized Play Changes Mean Financially https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/insider-what-organized-play-changes-mean-financially/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/insider-what-organized-play-changes-mean-financially/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:04:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=23256

Corbin Hosler breaks down how specific changes to Organized Play affect your collection! Is it time to sell?

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The End of the World as We Know It | MNM 284 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-mnm-284/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-mnm-284/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:02:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=23218

Monday Night Magic. The end of Worlds. The end of the current Pro Players Club. It's here!

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Crossover Week, Part 1 | CC S4E8 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/crossover-week-part-1-cc-s4e8/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/crossover-week-part-1-cc-s4e8/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=23221

Carlos welcomes Sean (RedCastWins), Gavin (Commander Rules Committee), and Imshan to the cast. Get some!

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Something to Chewie On | MNM 283 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/something-to-chewie-on-mnm-283/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/something-to-chewie-on-mnm-283/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:04:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22838

Previews, Judge Tournaments, Interviews, and Old Controversy. It's another Monday Night Magic!

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CommanderCast S4E7, Feat. Vincent Price https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/commandercast-s4e7-feat-vincent-price/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/commandercast-s4e7-feat-vincent-price/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:43:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22718

CommanderCast, now with 10% more sound clips (among other Halloween stuff)!

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In Memory of Tom | MNM 282 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/in-memory-of-tom-mnm-282/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/in-memory-of-tom-mnm-282/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:20:14 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22556

Tom is dead. (Not really.) Long live Tom! Join Chewie, Jack, and the regular crew for a new Monday Night Magic!

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Blue Braids Will Drink Your Tears | CC S4E6 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/blue-braids-will-drink-your-tears-cc-s4e6/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/blue-braids-will-drink-your-tears-cc-s4e6/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:07:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22391

Andy is back, with Justin and Neale, hitting fast mana, proactive decks, and Braids it all together!

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This One’s for Rocket! | MNM 281 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/this-ones-for-rocket-mnm-281/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/this-ones-for-rocket-mnm-281/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:00:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22187 Say goodbye to Gavin in his last Monday Night Magic appearance!

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SitS – “Choose Your Own Adventure” Event https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/sits-choose-your-own-adventure-event/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/sits-choose-your-own-adventure-event/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:18:51 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=21997 "If I may lend a machete to your intellectual thicket." - Captain Jack Sparrow Hello SitS fans...Scene in the Store is happy to announce that our sponsor, The Game Room, has hosted its first full fledged Magic event! So yeah we had our first real event at the store on Sunday, complete with promo cards […]

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Better than ‘Troll 2′ | MNM 280 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/better-than-troll-2-mnm-280/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/better-than-troll-2-mnm-280/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:00:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22003

Gavin is going away. He's been taken by the great caretakers of the game to serve a higher purpose behind the gilded gates of Wizards of the Coast. It's a special surprise in this week's Monday Night Magic!

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I’m a Sphinx | CommanderCast S4E4 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/im-a-sphinx-commandercast-s4e4/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/im-a-sphinx-commandercast-s4e4/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:00:20 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22007

The CommanderCast crew is here, this week joined by Frank from Crazy Talk! Andy also announces a generous drive to support the Child's Play charity. Please see how you can help!

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