Also last week during the Leaving a Legacy podcast, they talked about how to upgrade while getting in to Legacy.
First, I have no doubt where my finances are. I am not a single dude with a ton of disposable income, or free time to do whatever or whenever I please. I can't just take my tax return and plow it in to foil Japanese versions of cards. I am a bargain hunter. I want to play different decks, and the biggest hold up right now are the mana bases. Reserve list duals and City of Traitors, I'm look at you two!
Well, I bit the bullet spent about 3-4 hours Saturday and Sunday and compiled a rather length list of trade material from my list on Deckbox. Stuff I will never play, most likely. (for the record, I don't do Commander.) So 90% of those cards I have are basically trade material. And instead of hoping and poking around various lists- I threw them all at Card Kingdom.
After double checking I had what I said I had, and removing lesser condition cards the grand total of trade value would be north of $600. Which is insane.
So what to do with that trade value? Basically I plan to acquire at least 1 Volcanic Island. And if I can find some cash for my impending birthday, a second might be in my near future as well. (SWEET!)
Why those instead of City of Traitors? I just think Volcanics are a better investment right now. With this sort of trade value, I gotta maximize my long term investments.
Things I learned during this process:
- I have a lot trade stock being unused
- My trade binder was nearly cleared out
- I had many cards not listed on DeckBox, doh.
- I still don't like foils.
- My value engine worked, but it took 2+ years to get here
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