Living Plane | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:41:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Living Plane | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 An Ode to Enchant Worlds https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/an-ode-to-enchant-worlds/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/an-ode-to-enchant-worlds/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=113213

With the new Secret Lair printing of Concordant Crossroads, Sig looks at a selection of Enchant Worlds from Magic's past.

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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 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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The Reserved List spikes have quietly generated a rare opportunity in the high-end market. Sig shares some concrete examples of how to exploit these recent trends.

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This weekend Sig found a sweet deal for a high-end card at half the market price! His luck is the product of a subtle, persistent strategy for finding underpriced cards, which he shares in detail.

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After a momentary drop, Modern Masters 2017 prices have rebounded. Sig shares concrete price data from MM2 to provide predictions for what's to come on MM3's hottest staples.

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Quiet Speculation is excited to welcome back Sigmund Ausfresser with the launch of his new weekly column! Today he discusses the risk inherent in Standard speculation.

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Price spikes are becoming a routine occurrence. In some cases it makes sense to buy into the hype and at other times it's best to sell. Sigmund outlines the criteria he uses to make these decisions and provides some recent examples.

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Remember when Modern Masters was announced and Sigmund sold his Dark Confidants and Tarmogoyfs? Despite a 4,500 player MM Grand Prix, prices still haven't dropped much. Sigmund outlines options moving forward on these expensive Modern staples.

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David Schumann continues to examine the peculiar and rare side of Magic, this time delving into the early expansions to the game.

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Back to form, Carlos discusses a combo deck that animates lands and puts them on the chopping block. How does one win after 'geddoning oneself into oblivion? Read on to find out.

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Nobody enjoys waiting for an opponent to Top, but perhaps there's more at work here than just impatience. What hidden threat could destroy your Commander troupe's social atmosphere and how can you stop it?

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