So in the aftermath of GP Nashville, I find myself with a lot of practically complete decks, but nothing fully refined and ready to go. I might work on building some form of Pod deck, but I don't know. I think that I am going to work on updating a Puresteel Paladin deck and see if I can't get that back off the ground. I made a few trades this week, but didn't really bother trying to keep track of them. It is not very easy when you are around a bunch of people you know and are taking notes on everything. I am planning on investing pretty hard in Thalia, as well as Dark Ascension. I have been working on identifying some of the key cards in Innistrad and DA that will jump in value, so I am working on stockpiling them. Thalia, Increasing Savagery, and Dungeon Geists seem to be under the radar, while Vamps like Stromkirk Noble and Zombies with Messanger and Gravecrawler are pretty high right now. I think that if Sorin dips to $25 that I will try and pick a bunch up, and the same with Liliana. While the new set will bring a lot of stuff, there are some cards that are just no loss right now. It seems like Dark Ascension is rather underpriced, and I feel like if I can work towards getting a bunch of Dungeon Geists right now and close my eyes to any drop in price, that I should do well in the long term. This would also mean taking them out of my binder and not trading them.
I ended up moving the Foil Sorin for a Jitte, an Elesh Norn, a Steam Vents, and a Thalia. I am really going to bank on her going up. At $4 right now, I get the feeling that there is profit to be made, which is why I made sure to get two playsets today. I also might be using 4 for a Zoo build for Modern. I feel like my binder is awkward now because I have around 80% of the cards for any given deck I want to run, but don't know what to run so I can't track down the missing cards. I figure that just throwing together a Puresteel brew (Thinking WB) will get me back on track. Lingering souls is really good right now, and being able to have a boatload of sword carrying dudes seems like it is really good. Also, while clunky, going UW/b for Souls might be even better. Not really sure. Gotta figure it out. I am thinking a 1 of Wolfhunter's Quiver might be good as a Trinket Mage target, and that Increasing Devotion seems rather good.
I ended up making a deal to pick up a Bazaar of Baghdad off someone. It was in really good shape, so I was alright paying high for it and also throwing some money in there (I would gladly include cash on a deal like this. It is strange, because at the end last year, my collection was growing, but I didn't feel like it was anything special. In the last few months, I have been picking up some amazing cards, getting 2 FBB duals, a Beta Trop, a Mox Pearl, and now a Bazaar of Baghdad. I am hoping that by the end of the year, I have the best collection in the city (that didn't pay cash for Power). Seems more than reasonable if things continue the way that they have been. I get the feeling that I need to come up with some goals for trading, to figure out what I really want. Might work on that in the next few days, as taking some time to think about it is probably necessary. So here's the big trade.
3 Spawnsire of Ulamog ($4.50)
4 Silence ($8)
Hellion Eruption ($.50)
Gravitational Shift ($.50)
Wrexial, the Deep Risen ($1.50)
2 Training Grounds ($4)
Comet Storm ($1.50)
2 Celestial Mantle ($3)
2 Isochron Scepter ($14)
Promo Memnite ($4)
2 Increasing Confusion ($3)
2 Signal Pest ($2)
Nissa Revane ($6)
Lake of the Dead ($8)
Boom/Bust ($1)
Progenitus ($15)
Etched Champion ($4)
Phyrexian Obliterator ($25)
Jace, Memory Adept ($15)
Curse of Death's Hold ($2.50)
Kessig Cagebreakers ($1.50)
4 Sulfur Falls ($20)
Chandra's Phoenix ($7)
2 Quicksilver Amulet ($4)
Total:$155.50 + $50 cash + $25 Binder Credit
GOT: Bazaar of Baghdad
THOUGHTS: The condition of the Bazaar was really good, which was one of the key factors in the higher price. I was expecting to get it for around $180, but he wanted more, and since we have had a rather good history of trading (the Trop), I felt that while his asking price was a little high, I was alright with it. After going through my binders (he took about $25 out of those .50/1/2/3 binders that I set up for the GP and never pulled out) we were able to get close, so I was happy to clear out a bunch of non-standard stuff, as a lot of it was sitting at home and not really doing anything. Being able to move a bunch of cards to pick up a treasure is the ideal trade. My binder shrunk 38 cards, and the Bazaar is going to stay at home. I am seriously thinking about getting a safe to protect my valuables, and with the recent flow of expensive cards, it might be something worth looking into. It is strange that I now have four cards that are worth over $200 each (Mox Pearl, FBB Volcanic Island, Bazaar, and Trop). I think that I need to go through my collection and figure out what I want to aim for by the end of the year. Stay tuned
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