Pack to Power - Trades 4-6

Posted on May 7, 2010

There is one thing as a "grown-up" that I am still adjusting to; chores.

Man, I hate chores, but as a grown-up your life is littered with them. This week I have been watering the straw in my backyard in hope that grass will grow. I also had to prepare the guest room for my mother-in-law who will be visiting next week. Needless to say between working a full time job and manning a hose, there hasn’t been much time for magic.

When I actually do get to enter the world of magical cards, I have so many priorities that it’s hard to find time to bust out the ole "Pack to Power" binder. Now with the new deadline and the removal of Time Twister from the list of legal targets, the pressure is on. Hopefully in the coming weeks my trade reports will host more than these meager trade numbers. Before we get to the trades let’s do some shout-outs.

Shout-Outs

I want to thank those of you who have been getting the word out. We were on episode #204 of Monday Night Magic, and even though Conley Woods said that these articles would probably be boring, we still appreciate the plug. We also received some podcast love from the guys at Draw Go Radio; I want to thank them for the plug and the invite to be on the show. For those of you who want to report on the progress be sure to check the link at the end of each trading report. Trick has done a great job of keeping track of the dollar amount. Speaking of dollar amount, let’s talk trade.

Trades

My first trade of the week was a no-brainer. They offered me a Foil Full Art Zendikar Mountain for my Pack Mountain, signed by me, of course. I knew my signature would be worth something some day, approximately the difference between a ROE basic and a Zen foil mountain. Yeah, I know the trade was lopsided, deal with it folks. I am not going to walk on egg shells for this whole project. The purpose is to have fun by doing the seemingly undoable.

The next trade that I did was a bit insane. My trade partner was looking for a Liliana Vess for his cube. The strategy here was to trade for some cards that aren't necessary seeing tournament play but are desirable to certain audiences; you can usually get this kind of card dirt cheap, no cards on my side of the trade were valued over $2. I knew that It That Betrays is popular with the EDH folk, the Paladin goes in the Naya Ally deck and the Nirkana Revenants could trade well. The Nirkanas have two things going for them; they are Mythic and they are Vampires. I am hoping to find a casual player who wants these. This trade turned out to be a huge surprise, as he and I both undervalued the cards involved. Anyways, it’s not the safest bet but I need to diversify if I plan to get this done. Speaking of diversifying lets take a look at my last trade.

I traded my Swords for a set of Wall of Omens. Wall of Omens is really hot in standard right now. I see it being kind of like Kitchen Finks for 2010, not in a functional way, but in a trading sense. You can trade Wall of Omens for two dollars and up. It’s an uncommon so people who have extra don’t really care about them but people who need them really need them. The Walls will trade faster than Swords so I think it was the right move to trade the Swords at my first opportunity.

Here are pictures of the current trade binder. I am hoping to by a camera soon so I don’t have to keep using my crappy blackberry to get shots of trades. I hope you guys enjoyed the trade report. Have a rockin day!