Leeches | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:43:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Leeches | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Magic Finance & The Importance of Pacing https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/magic-finance-the-importance-of-pacing/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/magic-finance-the-importance-of-pacing/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126746

What does running a race and speculating on Magic cards have in common? It all comes down to pacing. This week Sig explores various scenarios in Magic finance.

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Poison is back in Phyrexia: All Will Be One! This week Sig dives into the history of this ability and highlights past cards that are worth having on your radar.

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There's been a leak of rares from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. One of those rares looks to completely rewrite the rules of Modern, as David E. explains.

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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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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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Some sets in Magic's history have been worthless for so long that many have written them off completely. Trends through 2016 have caused Sigmund to give these forgotten sets another look.

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Sigmund shares an outside-the-box speculation idea...from Homelands. Before you laugh take a look at the new combo–the idea isn't half-bad, and it might make you money.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/04/insider-speculating-on-homelands/feed/ 0 Uncommonly Good https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/uncommonly-good/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/uncommonly-good/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:01:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=3482 I was at a yard sale a couple weeks ago that advertised Magic cards for sale on Craigslist. These are my favorite things in the world, and I usually try to get there at least half an hour before the start of the sale. For some reason, this time I just didn’t want to wake […]

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