Nicol Bolas | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:24:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nicol Bolas | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 So Wrong It’s Right: Are Misprints Undervalued… or Overpriced? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/04/so-wrong-its-right-are-misprints-undervalued-or-overpriced/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/04/so-wrong-its-right-are-misprints-undervalued-or-overpriced/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=129477

Beardy outlines the common types of Magic misprints and offers tips on how to turn a profit from that knowledge... but not all misprints are worth collecting!

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Joe aka "Beardy" examines how modern Commander decks have evolved into stale slabs of staples. But as a longtime EDH player, can he really give it up for good?

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It's a new year for reprints, starting with Dominaria Remastered. Is it possible to predict the impact and price of reprints? Sig shares three key factors.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/determining-reprint-price-trajectories/feed/ 0 How to Win When the Table Unites Against One Player… You! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/how-to-win-when-the-table-unites-against-one-player-you/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/how-to-win-when-the-table-unites-against-one-player-you/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=119808

Joe aka "Beardy" examines the critical timing in a Commander game when one player takes a big lead. If the table unites against you, can you still win?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/how-to-win-when-the-table-unites-against-one-player-you/feed/ 0 Find Your Golden Egg: Speculating on Oddities https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/find-your-golden-egg-speculating-on-oddities/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/find-your-golden-egg-speculating-on-oddities/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=111746

David cracks open the "egg" approach to speculation, wherein collectors identify cards that stand out and cash in on price spikes caused by later printings.

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Chris closes out his series on soon-to-rotate sets, ending with Core Set 2019. Check out his top picks for the very near future.

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Editor's note: this article contains spoilers from the Magic storyline Hey Readers, welcome back! It's been a while since I've done a Commander Corner article, but what better way to break the drought than writing about one of my favorite Magic characters of all-time? I'll admit I was upset when I learned Nicol Bolas killed Niv-Mizzet, Parun […]

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This week, Chris reviews the decks of SCG Richmond, the first Standard event since War of the Spark's release, and looks ahead to the cards that could be winners going forward.

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The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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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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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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/feed/ 0 Bull, Bear, or Somewhere in Between? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/09/bull-bear-or-somewhere-in-between/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/09/bull-bear-or-somewhere-in-between/#respond Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:37:25 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=89550

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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