In the first of a new series of articles, David Schumann breaks down the actual numbers on the cost of doing business in MTG finance, beginning with shipping and selling fees.
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In this report, Sylvain gives us an update on his 100 Tix 1 Year project and talks about how he choose his targets.
It seems spoiler season has sneaked up on us faster than usual with Dragons of Tarkir. Corbin surveys the new cards we’ve seen so far, as well as announcing a new project he’ll be reporting on in his column.
Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.
Standard is a very expensive format, but there is value in owning a robust Standard collection. In this article, Ryan breaks down some good practices to maintaining your collection without merely sinking money into the format.
The Magic finance community is pretty high on the Tiny Leaders format, but some people remain skeptical. Danny Brown explains why specs based on the format may be promising but should be approached with caution.
Sylvain reviews his specs for this Modern season. In the light of changes in the Modern format, Pro Tour hype and expectations from players and speculators he analyses the different price trends in an attempt to improve his profit next Modern season.
A certain subset of cards become much harder to reprint once the Core Set is retired. Jason Alt discusses why that may be the case, and offers a few specs in this vein.
It’s far too difficult to know the price of every relevant card, and it’s best rely on others in the community to ensure you remain in front of the hottest trends. This week Sigmund covers this topic in light of the up-and-coming Tiny Leaders format.
David Schumann checks in with the Stock Watch for February 22, 2015, for an overview of Magic finance and an analysis of the the biggest gainers and losers.
Corbin reviews some of his calls on casual cards from six months ago, discussing which to move and which to hold. He also has his eye on some new casual targets for mid- to long-term gains.
Sylvain Lehoux and Matthew Lewis cover the MTGO Market Report, for the latest developments in the online market and their recommendations for buys and sells.
