Exhaustion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:25:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Exhaustion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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The unbannings of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf are having a big impact on the market, and Adam shares some cards that have the potential to rise in the hype.

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Hi QS readers!   I'm writing to let you know that we've fixed the server issues that had been plaguing the site for the past few days.  Many of you experienced delays and disruptions while the site was undergoing some routine upgrades and maintenance.   For some of you, the site was brought to an outright standstill. […]

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Brian DeMars presents Part 2 of his article on buylisting, focusing on the face-to-face interaction with the dealers. How you approach and treat dealers can make a significant difference in the offers you receive.

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Brian DeMars has been on both sides of the dealer's booth and knows how to get the most out of buylists. In his first Insider article, he describes his approach to selling at large events.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/04/insider-everything-you-need-to-know-about-selling-to-dealers-pt-1/feed/ 7 Back into the Portal https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/back-into-the-portal/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/back-into-the-portal/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:34:35 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=5735 You might think that Wizards had just about enough of Portals by the time 1998 rolled around. You would be wrong. On June 24th, 1998, novice mages were once again ushered through Wizards’ Portal and back into a land of confusing text and sorceries that could be played at instant speed, but only sometimes. The […]

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