Looking Back at 2014
Chas Andres looks back at his 2014 predictions: the good, the bad, and the hilarious! See his favorites, his home runs, and his strikeouts as we head into the new Magic year!
AuthorCassie LaBelle
Cassie LaBelle is a professional writer and long-time Magic financier based in Denver, Colorado. She has been part of the competitive Magic community since 2001, and has been writing about trading and speculation on a weekly basis since 2010. She believes that smart buying decisions and the framework of personal finance can be used to make Magic more affordable and accessible to all.
Reserved List Revelations
The Reserved List is evil and is the reason older card prices go up, right? Well, sort of. Chas Andres harkens back to two years ago’s Reserved List prices and notices a strange pattern. His findings may surprise you…
The Best Time To Buy Standard Cards
Standard prices are down all over the place! Finance guru Chas Andres explains why this happens at holiday time and why you should take full advantage before spring!
What To Do With Leftovers
It’s pretty easy to end up with too many Magic cards. Sure, it’s easy to trade staples and high-end goods, but what about the rest? Chas teaches you how to shrink your growing pile of duds and make money in the process!
Modern Masters II
Sure, it hasn’t been announced yet, but the trends are there! Chas uses what we learned about the first Modern Masters run to tell you what you should be stocking up on and what you should be selling!
The Legacy Of Grand Prix New Jersey
Legacy has a higher price tag on it than almost any other format, so what does a mega-event like the GP do for the market? More importantly, what does a format shakeup do? Chas Andres leads the way!
The Next Commander
If you’d known about Commander years ago, you could’ve made a fortune! What is the next big casual format on the horizon? Chas examines the multitude of options!
Commander 2014 Financial Set Review!
Chas Andres spends the day discussing the casual card market’s fluctuations with annual supplemental set releases and where he thinks the market on these new Commander cards is going!
Commanding The Casual Market
Chas Andres examines the history of casual Magic finance and reviews the roller coaster that has been the Commander market! What does the ability to sanction Commander events mean for its financial future?
The New Pillars Of Standard
Chas Andres reacts to the Pro Tour as it pertains to the Standard market and talks about why Khans of Tarkir is one of the most unique finance sets we’ve ever seen!
Investing In A New Modern
It’s been a while since a set has had as much Eternal format impact as Khans of Tarkir. Chas tells you which cards are going to be huge specs for Modern by examining some of the most recent offseason results!
The Upside Of Khans Standard
Khans is proving to be one of the most popular sets in recent memory, but how will its Standard implications mess with the market? How much more supply of a popular set will be opened than an unpopular set? Chas answers all the important financial questions in the wake of the Pro Tour!
The Khans Of Tarkir Finance Mailbag
New sets entering circulation are always interesting to the Magic market, but what happens when a set is expected to be the biggest selling set of all time? Chas answers the questions presented to him by you, the reader.
Return To Return To Ravnica
With Return to Ravnica rotating, it is dead to the finance world, right? Quite the contrary! With RtR on its way out, the prices have never been lower, which means there is a lot of money to be made! Chas tells you how to do it!
Khans Of Tarkir Set Review: Part 2!
You’ve only a short time remaining to learn the ins and outs of KTK finance before the set is out and your speculation opportunities are more extinct than a dragon on Tarkir! Finance guru Chas Andres reviews every single rare and mythic in the new set here!