A Bearish Outlook for Magic Speculation
After my unexpected month-long vacation from writing, I thought a macro article would be a good way to start again. Today I’m going to explain why I think it will be difficult to make money speculating on Magic in the future. I’m using the term “speculation” here to mean buying cards you believe will increase...
Conjured Currency #20: Buying Bulk
Sequels are Always Better than the Original Welcome back, speculators and players alike. Normally I’d use this segment to look back at last week’s article and amplify a specific point that I failed to mention, or answer a question from a reader. Instead, this whole week’s article aims to be a part two of...
Pitt Imps Podcast #76 – One More Than 75
As the title says we passed no. 75 and we barely mentioned it last week. Oh well. We get to go over the last 2 Theros Limited GP’s ever. It kinda makes me sad. Anyway SCG was sitting in Portland and streaming Magics all weekend so we cover that. Then a bunch of M15 news...
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Brainstorm Brewery #104 – Finance Fun01
The gang is joined by Kevy Metal (@kevymetal) from Heavy Meta, improbably, to talk about M15, Vorthos and Finance 101. Spoilers are discussed and much merriment is had at a Brew Crew member’s expense, though probably not the one you’d assume. Finance 101 is still an important topic each week. M15 spoilers are discussed...
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Unified Theory of Commander: Draw Part 2 – Tutors
There are ways around just about every rule ever made by mankind. We’ve all learned to push the boundaries and discover which rules really apply and which ones are not fully enforced. Kids learn which parent to ask to get that extra TV show before bed. Students figure out which teachers are pushovers that let...
Playing Magic for Free #2: From Trading to Trader
Read Part 1 of this series – here! Completing the Transformation I was talking to a friend, Kevin Grigsby, who has bought and sold cards off and on since well before my start in the game. We discussed a story dating back to the unbanning of [card]Land Tax[/card]. It was the first time I was...
Investment 207: Ryan vs Marcel
“Half a denier for my bloody life story?!” “You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.” “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here—this is the war room!” A while back, we analyzed the different investment strategies implied by the Pick of the Week segment on the Brainstorm...
Serum Visions: Lager is Beautiful
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Serum Visions! This week, we are going to be talking about the most popular beer in the world: the lager. There is a beautiful and interesting history behind this type of beer that is hidden behind its most recognizable brand, Budweiser. While finding its roots in Austria in the mid 1500s, it...
The Magic Word: A Capital Idea
Greetings, Brainstorm Brewery readers! I am the editor of ye olde BSB, and though I have lurked in the background until now, I figure it’s time for me to come out of the shadows, at least momentarily. You may know me from my work on Quiet Speculation, but I’m not here today to talk about...
Brainstorm Brewery #103 – Conspiracy Theories
Vintage Masters Drafts are in full swing, Power is bought and sold, and StarCityGames announces a scene change for Sunday afternoons. Don’t be caught with your pants down; hear the facts from your favorite MTG finance podcast. Wall-to-wall value is the hallmark of this cast, and this installment is no exception. Whose cricket friend returns...
Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:57 — 26.1MB)
Conjured Currency #19: Bulk Pickings
(Cold)snap Back to Last Week Welcome back, readers of Brainstorm Brewery material. I think I’m getting into a routine where at the beginning of each article, I’ll bring up an insightful comment from the previous week to bring full attention to it. Last week we scratched the surface of token finance, and I forgot to mention...
Pitt Imps Podcast #75 – Tagged by 1866
This week we had our logo contest winner on to discuss how he came to that logo and he gives us a little bit of details on his artistic back round. We covered all that mono-black that owned GP Chicago and give SCG Vegss it’s rightful amount of time as well. We announced our teespring...
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:55:35 — 26.5MB)
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