Nightmare | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:30:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nightmare | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Scoping Out Magic 30 Vendors https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/scoping-out-magic-30-vendors/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/scoping-out-magic-30-vendors/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122403

Magic 30 is a few days away, and the hype is real! This week Sig examines the vendor list to predict what the selling environment may be like for his cards.

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Sig is playing Magic again! This week he provides an update on how he's progressing toward his Magic goals for 2022.

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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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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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DJ takes his first foray into the world of MTGO, tix, and bots.

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Sylvain gives us an update on the price of M15 rares and gets ready to follow his investing strategy. He also offers his thoughts on Goblin Rabblemaster, the most expensive M15 rare so far.

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Alexander Carl takes on the volatile Vintage Masters market. Where is the value? When should you buy Power? And what other opportunities are presenting themselves?

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David Schumann continues his review of eternal staples, this time focusing on rare and little-known gems from the Portal series.

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Tired of the same silly peanut butter spread for your Commander sandwich? Try the velvety Nutella that is an underused commander!

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The countdown to prerelease is upon us, with only a few days remaining until we all get to bust open six packs of M12 to build a sealed pool. With the changeover to the new Core Set format, sealed events have been a lot more enjoyable, and local preleases are now the only way to […]

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Jay's Buyer's Guide series comes to it's conclusion with Core Set, Duel Deck, and other limited release preconstructed products. Do you know which decks are steals and deals? Jay has all the details inside!

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