I've recently come across this site called Quiet speculation, which boasts to keep you ahead of the game in the MTG finance world by shooting out tips on when cards will rise, offering some nifty trading tools and various "Insider" speculation articles. The fee for all this knowledge? $3 a week, which isn't a ton, but on the other hand, I could randomly buy boosters for that, and perhaps get the info for free. Lastly, they do offer a 111% refund if you don't turn a profit or find their services beneficial.
I'm actually going to Columbus SCG invitational this weekend, which seems like a good time to try and nab some cards that might be trending upwards. I'm wondering if anyone has tried this site or had any success/profit.
It's probably good if you're a merchant or you trade a lot. If you do it casually, you can definitely find information out by yourself. A lot of it is public knowledge now that reddit.com/r/mtgfinance is a thing.
If their info really is valuable and can make someone lots of profits, why don't they just use it themselves, instead of selling it for three bucks?
Hmmmmmmmmmm!
If their info really is valuable and can make someone lots of profits, why don't they just use it themselves, instead of selling it for three bucks?
Hmmmmmmmmmm!
Good point, though that's not how things *always* work.
On that note, don't go for it. I tried the service and I will tell you honestly there's nothing worth $11.99 a month for. I'll give you a list as to why.
1.) Forums are slow, basically full of brag posts and nothing really informative (unless you somehow want to delve into older threads where it's basically old information anyway).
2.) The Insider articles seem rushed for the most part it seems the author's go "oh damn i have to write a QS article!" and write very generalized articles. It's information you could surmise yourself if you had any knack of finance in the MTG market.
3.) Not only are the forums slow, but there's close to 0 moderation. No help of any kind, and sending emails is a hit or miss. I was shocked someone replied in a timely fashion when I brought up serious complaints about the service I was getting. I got a reply same day, only to get the next one several days later.
4.) Zero to none notifications, it just seems all the tools they say they provide for the Insider service you actually don't get. There's such a huge disparity to when you get emails/notifications. (months in between).
If any QS member wants to disprove me that's fine, because I would LOVE them to.
The point about making money is a good one. If people had a fool proof way to make money, they'd be doing it themselves rather than selling the info.
The fact that they're selling the info tells me taht either A) their system doesn't work, or B) their system is so risky that they feel better off selling the info than taking any risks.
Their buylist tool sucks. That's the only reason why I tried out their service (I canceled my subscription the same day I paid for it). You look up all of these buylist prices on the app and go "Oh cool, I can get this much from this website!" but then you go to the actual website and they're not paying as much as the buylist app said they were. It was just a big waste of my time looking up each card I wanted to sell only to go to the highest one and find they're not paying that much.
As a QS member for ermm 3 to 4 month I can say that their buylist tool is quite good. I sold a ton of common/uncommons to vendors through their buylist. Their articles are pretty informative and has increased my knowledge of the art of buying/selling cards. If anything you can always always try their 1 month thing.
I've recently come across this site called Quiet speculation, which boasts to keep you ahead of the game in the MTG finance world by shooting out tips on when cards will rise, offering some nifty trading tools and various "Insider" speculation articles. The fee for all this knowledge? $3 a week, which isn't a ton, but on the other hand, I could randomly buy boosters for that, and perhaps get the info for free. Lastly, they do offer a 111% refund if you don't turn a profit or find their services beneficial.
I'm actually going to Columbus SCG invitational this weekend, which seems like a good time to try and nab some cards that might be trending upwards. I'm wondering if anyone has tried this site or had any success/profit.
What do you guys think?
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=409478
Hmmmmmmmmmm!
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Good point, though that's not how things *always* work.
On that note, don't go for it. I tried the service and I will tell you honestly there's nothing worth $11.99 a month for. I'll give you a list as to why.
1.) Forums are slow, basically full of brag posts and nothing really informative (unless you somehow want to delve into older threads where it's basically old information anyway).
2.) The Insider articles seem rushed for the most part it seems the author's go "oh damn i have to write a QS article!" and write very generalized articles. It's information you could surmise yourself if you had any knack of finance in the MTG market.
3.) Not only are the forums slow, but there's close to 0 moderation. No help of any kind, and sending emails is a hit or miss. I was shocked someone replied in a timely fashion when I brought up serious complaints about the service I was getting. I got a reply same day, only to get the next one several days later.
4.) Zero to none notifications, it just seems all the tools they say they provide for the Insider service you actually don't get. There's such a huge disparity to when you get emails/notifications. (months in between).
If any QS member wants to disprove me that's fine, because I would LOVE them to.
The fact that they're selling the info tells me taht either A) their system doesn't work, or B) their system is so risky that they feel better off selling the info than taking any risks.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=499393 My Sales Thread