Port Town | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Port Town | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Gearing Up for SCG Con Winter https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/gearing-up-for-scg-con-winter/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/gearing-up-for-scg-con-winter/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94229

Sam is battling every day to get up-to-date Pioneer info, with one goal in mind: The Invitational Trophy!

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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 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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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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Failed specs may sting, but they can be an opportunity to learn. David looks at his specs from last Standard season that didn't pan out to draw lessons for next time.

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Standard rotates with the release of Ixalan, and Adam shares what existing Standard cards are in position to be big winners in the exchange.

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Careful inventory management is important to avoid product shortages and dead stock. David introduces some equations that can help you calculate how much stock to keep.

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Mike's got something a little different for this box report. When a set's EV is this bad, sometimes one needs to improvise...

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DJ walks us through a recent buylist sent to Card Kingdom consisting of lots of bulk. This is a great way to monetize your hobby.

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Amonkhet spoilers have had an impact on the market, so Adam offers some quick hits explaining what's happened and what's next...

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There hasn't been a ton of innovation in Standard as of late, though there are still powerful, under-explored synergies to uncover!

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Join Mike as he provides a breakdown of the two most dominant decks in Standard!

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Mike discusses how the top Standard decks of Pro Tour Kaladesh will impact the metagame and markets moving forward.

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When four players are the only 9-1s from the Pro Tour and they all played similar decks, you should take notice. Hope you missed Spell Queller.

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Torrential Gearhulk was met with mixed review when it was spoiled, though it's arguably one of the best cards in Kaladesh.

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