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Common Cents with Aaron Dettmann

Aaron Dettmann — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:58:50 +0000

Grand Prix Portland is coming up this weekend, which brings Modern cards to the forefront of peoples’ minds again. However, this is an out-of-season format, so if there’s an unexpected deck or card that does well and jumps up in price, I would unload any copies you’ve obtained quickly. People will soon realize that the [...]

Money Ramp with Zack Alvarado

Zack Alvarado — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:43:13 +0000

Trade Habits: Prerelease Buylists Though it seemed as if Gatecrash’s prerelease was no more than a few weeks ago, this weekend signaled the launch of Dragon’s Maze prerelease events nationwide. As always, vendors and local gaming stores alike had their hands full while organizing and running these events. A lot of coverage around last weekend’s prerelease consisted of favorite [...]

Common Cents with Aaron Dettmann

Aaron Dettmann — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:04:18 +0000

All the cards from Dragon’s Maze have finally been spoiled. The new cards from Dragon’s Maze have enabled several two-card-combos that have significant potential in both the Standard and Modern formats. These cards may not fit into ready-made decks, but they are just waiting for a prospective deckbuilder to find the right fit for them to [...]

Common Cents with Aaron Dettmann

Aaron Dettmann — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:15:17 +0000

Last week I talked about how better, more accurate pricing information provides an advantage when trading. This week I’ll talk about another method to utilize to get an advantage while trading. A resource that has been very useful to me has been the ProTrader Daily Market Updates I get from MTGPrice. This daily email update lets [...]

Common Cents by Aaron Dettmann

Aaron Dettmann — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:30:10 +0000

How better pricing information provides an advantage Knowledge is power, as Sir Francis Bacon once said; in the world of magic finance, that means knowledge is money. Obtaining better information than most of the market means that you can take advantage of price discrepancies between stores, and utilize that knowledge to your advantage when trading, [...]

Monday: Money Ramp with Zack Alvarado

Zack Alvarado — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:27:15 +0000

Scents of the Trade: Part 2 Last week I began writing the first part of this mini-trilogy which focuses on avoiding bad trade habits; my second installment in the series for MTGPrice.com focuses on the market of foil singles. If you’re truly hungry, like I am, you’ll take the time to sniff out your local [...]

Thursday: Common Cents with Aaron Dettmann

Aaron Dettmann — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:25:11 +0000

Many people are leery of buylisting their cards and selling them to stores and card dealers. Players are worried that they’re getting ripped off and not getting full market value for their cards; however, this is not always the case. There are numerous factors and situations many people fail to think about that can make [...]

Scents of the Trade – Part 1

Zack Alvarado — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:47:48 +0000

by Zack Alvarado Junk Diver. (c) 2013 Wizards of the Coast. Across the web, you can locate many different columns and articles filled with endless salvos of financial advice regarding Magic the Gathering investment ploys and tactics. Amongst all of the fluff, however, is very little – if any – advice about what not do [...]

Common Cents

Aaron Dettmann — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:04:40 +0000

This past weekend saw a plethora of Standard tournaments spanning multiple countries. The United States held a 774 player SCG tournament, while Verona and Rio both hosted a Grand Prix. Let’s take a look at a few of the cards that were highlights at these tournaments. The breakout card at SCG Indianapolis was Prime Speaker [...]

Monday: Money Ramp with Zack Alvarado

Zack Alvarado — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:49:19 +0000

How Do You Brew? When it comes to “rogue decking,” how exactly do you brew? And no, I’m not talking about logging onto mtgtop8.com, searching rogue builds, and tweaking the tech to contend with your local meta – I’m talking about sitting down, fortressing yourself with a collection of cards, and wildly applying critical thought [...]