Alexander Carl takes a look at some common speculation mistakes and what we can learn from them to improve our returns.
Finance
Financial articles focus on buying, selling and trading Magic: The Gathering cards for fun and profit!
Danny Brown wraps up his Zero to Draft project from several months ago, and draws lessons from his quest to draft for free for a year.
Some competition can be destructive, which benefits no one in the end. Dylan Beckham makes the case for stores and speculators to work together to grow the game and market as a whole.
Adam goes over results from the first Magic Online Vintage Premier Event, noting a few interesting Vintage card choices.
Corbin Hosler checks in with his set review of Journey Into Nyx to see how his predictions fared this go-around.
David Schumann reviews the new cards in M15 for Eternal playability. Which cards may make an impact in Legacy and/or Modern?
Today Jason Alt breaks down a buylisting horror story to illuminate some basic principles of buylisting, that can benefit the novice and expert alike.
In this new chapter of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management, Sylvain discusses the poor decisions he made with Return to Ravnica block cards–the losing category of his portfolio–and explain what not to do with Standard positions.
Don’t you wish you could still make some money when your cards drop in price? With advanced trading tools such as options, you can. Sigmund describes an option trade he just completed and why it could be the start of something new.
In his last article before the v3 shutoff, Alexander reviews a surprise development in Vintage Masters, highlights some spec opportunities, and shows the way to free money.
David Schumann breaks down the Legacy metagame from 2014 so far, outlining which decks performed best and explaining their fundamental strategies.