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Arbitrage Watch: Forbidden Orchard (CHK) and How I Use Trader Tools

For the last 4 months, the spread on this oddball land has been getting ever more narrow.  It almost broke through the average retail price in January, and in the last few weeks it’s actually exceeded...

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Stock Watch: Vendilion Clique Reprinted in Modern Masters 2

MM1 caused a huge spike in Modern cards despite the reprint because it generated significant interest in the format and reprinted a ton of cards that were previously hard to find.  MM2, however, is not...

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Stock Watch: Cavern of Souls, Anticipating Modern Masters 2

Before February’s run-up, Cavern of Souls had been stable for many months. There was really no catalyst for growth, and you can see that neither the buy nor sell prices moved much at all. However, with...

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Stock Watch: Safe From Reprint, Snapcaster Mage Slowly Gaining

So, the majority of what you see on the chart below is old news.  Snapcaster Mage has been trending up since early February, and interestingly enough the trend sequence is inverted from what we usually...

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Dear QS, Welcome to 2015.

You might have noticed a few changes around here lately.  And by lately, I mean about 10 minutes ago.  You might also have noticed that there hadn’t been many changes around here lately;  I’ll be the...

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Trader Tools Dev Blog: Implementing Your Feedback

First of all, thanks to all our users for the overwhelmingly positive response to our site’s re-launch.  As always, we have been very vocal about soliciting feedback, and our users have returned the...

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MTG Origins: Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy & Jace, Telepath Unbound

I always wondered what it’d take to print a Planeswalker at 2 mana.  The answer?  Don’t print a Planeswalker at 2 mana.  I’m a bit disappointed in Jace, Telepath Unbound  as he takes a full turn cycle...

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MTG Origins: Liliana, Heretical Healer & Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

Being the first Flip Planeswalker spoiled, I may myself have been spoiled by Liliana, Defiant Necromancer. I was immediately struck by the elegance of the card’s design, and the wonderful synergies she...

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Insider Alert: Glimmervoid, Arcbound Ravager & More

The market is restless today! In case you’re not checking your email this morning because you’re avoiding your boss, who wants those TPS reports, here’s a link to the email we sent out just a few...

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Trader Tools Dev Blog: No More “Sorcery Speed”

Just a couple of quick updates today. First of all, Editions and Lists had been loading really slowly.  We spent some time looking into the architecture that processes List & Editions prices, and...

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Major Updates to Trade Routes! Turn your cards into cash faster than ever...

See how we made the most powerful Magic card selling software even faster and more powerful!

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9 Cards I Want To See in a Battle for Zendikar Standard Deck

I love to brew. The big fall set release is my favorite time of year because all bets are off. The oppressive Theros block is gone, replaced by a quirky, powered-up group of creepy tentacle aliens and...

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Insider – 17 Foil Commons and Uncommons You Should Target At Your Battle for...

Commons and Uncommons are an unlikely source of revenue, but they can really help to pad your collection and your margins.  People always need them and seem to have a mental block about getting and...

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Battle for Zendikar Intro Deck Lists Revealed!

Just a quick post to let you know what you need to focus on: Felidar Sovereign (R) Defiant Bloodlord (R) Nissa’s Renewal (R) Oran-Rief Hydra (R) Sylvan Scrying x2 (U) Barrage Tyrant (R) Serpentine...

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Preparing for the Pro Tour by Brewing with BFZ

I’m going to the Pro Tour.  No, don’t worry, I didn’t suddenly discover how to play Magic better than a 12 year old.  I’m going because I want to see, first-hand, how this new Standard metagame shakes...

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Insider: Lessons in Card Evaluation from the BFZ Pre-Release (and how they’ll...

Although I didn’t open an Expedition, my pre-release went about as well as it could’ve. I opened a challenging but incredibly strong sealed pool, featuring Undergrowth Champion, Beastcaller Savant,...

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Insider: Interviews with Craig Wescoe & Jon Finkel (LIVE From PTBFZ)

It’s not every day you get to chat with two of the best Magic players around, but today’s not just “every day”, it’s Pro Tour Friday! I’ve composed a suite of 5 short questions that Pros can quickly...

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Deck Tech: UB Aristocrats from Christian Calcano & Team TOGIT’s

We’ve been waiting to see a deck featuring Liliana, Heretical Healer for a few months, and now that it’s powered up with Zulaport Cutthroat, it’s finally seeing the limelight. Here’s the deck list as...

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Missing In Action at Pro Tour: Battle for Zendikar

Kelly was live at Pro Tour: Battle for Zendikar last weekend and relays stories from the floor, including the cards that -didn't- see play.

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Insider: Making Money by Being Wrong – MTGO Penny Stock Picks

Kelly has been buying baskets of bulk rares on MTGO. He explains how such a strategy works and why it can be especially appealing for small bankrolls.

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