Enlightened Tutor | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:08:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Enlightened Tutor | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Co-worker Collections: Unlocking the Potential https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/co-worker-collections-unlocking-the-potential/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/co-worker-collections-unlocking-the-potential/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=120774

Sig meets many new people at his job. How often does he bring up Magic in these meetings? More often than you think, with some lucrative & nostalgic results!

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The unthinkable has happened: MagicFests for all of 2020 have been cancelled. When Sig predicted this possibility 3 months ago, he didn't seriously think it would happen. He's dusting off that article and updating his predictions for Commander card prices going forward.

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You may be tempted to walk away from Magic finance during this time of uncertainty. Sig doesn't think that's the ideal strategy. This week he shares creative ways he's engaging in this soft market in order to refresh his collection and maintain liquidity.

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David does a cross-store comparison of retail prices for three formats to see where the best trade-in values lie.

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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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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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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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Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Rob sets his sights on a tutor on today's segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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For this week, Eddie brings more Guilds of Ravnica spoiler talk and a dive into one of Magic's newest formats to crop up, Premodern.

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Rob ends the week with a Freaky Friday card on today's segment!

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Rob is not so high on this wonderful equipment from Commander. Read more about it here!

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Rob returns this week with one of his favorite picks from Battlebond!

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