Future gains are what drive us to invest in a given card, but our predictions can't always be correct. David revisits a familiar topic and discusses the importance of maintaining realistic expectations.

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Corbin Hosler discusses his approach to the buylisting process, with a series of tips and suggestions.

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Corbin Hosler covers a little bit of everything in the lull of the holiday season, touching on casual staples, Modern, and his strategy for early 2014.

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Splinter Twin's recent spike has elicited accusations of market manipulation. Corbin Hosler explains why he he believes these claims are misplaced.

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It never hurts to revisit the fundamentals. Today Corbin Hosler returns to some basic principles in MTG finance, opportunity cost and diversification.

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Corbin Hosler looks at the movement of some--what else?--Merfolk staples, and explains how a slow holiday season creates opportunities.

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Corbin Hosler looks at cards that benefited from break-out decks last weekend, as well as some criminally-undervalued Modern cards.

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A recent debate has arisen in the forums about how to time sales of a spiking card. Corbin Hosler lays out his philosophy and the reasoning behind it.

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