With the Standard metagame finally starting to settle down a bit, Chad is looking to stay one step ahead of the tide of week-to-week tweaks with his new spec targets.
Finance
Financial articles focus on buying, selling and trading Magic: The Gathering cards for fun and profit!
Papa Jace has exploded in price recently, and Paul has some ideas about what might be the cause, ideas that could have wider ramifications for speculators in the near future.
Predicting metagame shifts, watching price charts, and thinking about coming releases inform the investment targets Mathieu has for us this week.
Gatecrash spoiler season is rapidly approaching. But even before we learn what is in Gatecrash, some card prices are already on the move based on set speculation. Sigmund summarizes what’s been moving and what could continue to go higher!
Master’s Edition is returning briefly to MTGO for the holiday weekend. Matthew provide all the information you need to get the most value out of these high-profile and rare sets.
I’ve been thinking a lot about buying collections again recently. It’s fun as all heck to see what’s in someone’s binder and you can make a pretty good profit with turnover. Moreover, I was tired of seeing Sig and Corbin post about going through collections – jealous!
Mathieu has a number of hot spec targets to share this week, as well as a debate concerning the potential of the fishies.
While common sense dictates that we should strive to maximize profits, sometimes this just isn’t possible. But the thrill of profiting, even if suboptimal, can be invigorating. Sigmund talks about why it’s okay to sell prematurely sometimes.
Matthew further elaborates his theory regarding set redemption and the MTGO market. As per usual his conclusions include a variety of recommended speculation targets.
Managing a Portfolio is a tedious, yet important task. Make sure you’re on top of your specs.
Looking for some smart financial plays as Standard is heating up and Modern is cooling down? Read within to rundown Mathieu’s playbook.
Grand Prix: Chicago was this past weekend and the format was Modern. How good for us! Modern moves a lot of card prices, even though it doesn’t get played that much. It’s the reason that Remand and Kitchen Finks are worth so much; why Path to Exile pushes $5. The PTQ season is coming up and Modern cards are going to be in demand for awhile. With continued WOTC support, with Modern Masters, with shocklands being reprinted, this format is coming together… if it can deal with Jund.
As more members of the MTG community take an interest in speculation, it seems like the opportunities are endless. But a fixed set of funds can make the speculation process stressful. Sigmund discusses his approach to evaluating whether or not to buy a given speculative card.