Land Tax | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:21:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Land Tax | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Lost Legends: A Deep Dive https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/lost-legends-a-deep-dive/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/lost-legends-a-deep-dive/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=117362

Given Sig's interest in Magic's earliest sets, it's no surprise that he's excited about the recent Lost Legends announcement. But what exactly does it entail?

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Paul looks at the history of Organized Play, from the first Pro Tour to the present. What's changed in the last 25+ years, and what's in store for the future?

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Beardy's got ten new under-the-radar Commander cards for you to consider adding to your 99 this month. Could one of these be the basis of a new deck for you?

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Bitcoin recently notched a new all-time high, almost doubling its previous peak in late 2017. Last time this happened, Magic cards followed suit. Are we due for another wave of Magic buying? This week Sig investigates the correlation.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/01/on-bitcoin-and-magic/feed/ 0 Early Access: MH2 Speculation, Pt. 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/early-access-mh2-speculation-pt-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/early-access-mh2-speculation-pt-1/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:47 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22396 Welcome to December! At long last, the year known as 2020 is coming to a close. Huzzah! I had planned to kick this off with the traditional metagame update, but that's not to be: Wizards hasn't posted the last few events at time of writing, so the data's incomplete. Even if that wasn't the case, […]

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Owning land has always been touted as a sound investment strategy - both in the housing market and when talking about lands in Magic. What about all of the new, exciting lands featured in Zendikar Rising? Joe takes a look at each new land cycle and their potential as potential speculations for MTG investors.

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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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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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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 investors, the majority of the last 18 months has been a magical ride. Picking stocks on Wall Street in 2017 was easier than picking ripe avocados at the supermarket, and economic optimism was as high as I have ever seen in my lifetime. There was growth across nearly every sector and the major Wall […]

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In the past Sig has watched under-appreciated sets closely, and it has paid dividends. Today he wants to flag the latest set with rising prices no one is talking about: Fourth Edition.

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Battlebond presents some juicy reprints as potential pickups. David looks back to Conspiracy to get an idea of how their prices will behave, and the best time for pickup.

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Fallen Empires has always been neglected due to its large print run and lack of power. But is the set really so irrelevant? This week Sig takes a closer look and shares his appreciation for this classic.

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Rob talks about a card that is seeing some financial movement, but isn't really high on his list.

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