There are many different ways to make money from this game: Win YCS/Regionals, Scale, Trade.
Winning/Topping YCS is a pretty difficult thing to do even if you have all the best cards so I am not going to spend any time on talking about this as if it were a reality for the majority of people.
Winning/Topping Regionals is a bit more manageable for the common reader of a blog like this. It costs $20 and you receive 5 packs; which if you were to go buy packs at the store, entering a regional will save you some money (saving cents is still saving). Comparatively topping in a regional is much much easier than a YCS. There are fewer people (in most case unless you went to YCS Lima) and the player base is not as competitive. Although your prizes for winning is a binder that is mediocre at best and a mat that for the time being (if it is a newer one) is wanted. So lets say you top, you will profit basically whatever you sell the mat for. Mat will sell for roughly 60-80 bucks in most cases and you can sell the binder for 20 which will cover your entry.
I am not sure that this is the path I would choose because you are spending from 9 to at least 7 (10 hours) attempting to make $60-80 which boils down to about $6-8 an hour; that is hardly even minimum wage.
Scaling is a bit difficult and it takes a lot of practice, patience, and money to make a profit this way. But hey you know what they say "The rich are only to get richer." But if you want to take the scaling route, look up my youtube channel for more information about that. Usually the sets are what determine the amount of profit (Order of Chaos) was a great set to scale. You will need to have a lot of information about the set and determine the expected values of the holos; you will pull supers the majority of the time and if the set does not have good supers then that should be a deterrence from purchasing the set.
Lastly there is Trading. This is by far the best way to make the most money especially if you are confident in your prices and you control the trade. Controlling the trade is key when it comes to it. You look up the prices and you decide the prices of the cards. Majority of the time you will ask what a person values their cards and they will either say: I dont know or they will spew out some grossly over value of the card.
If they respond with 'I don't know' then you proceed to look the value up and give them a price with a few shaven dollars off, if it is a $10 card then you say $5-7. From there you make a profit from about $3-5. Although that doesn't seem a lot at first but if you make 30 trades like that you have just profited $90-150 in the little time you are at a locals or regional.
If they respond with 'A gross over-value of the card' you have two options: You can either walk away (which is easier) or you can sit there and try to explain to them the actual price of the card. In this case you will most likely have to trade for the card at value which is never good for profiting. The only cards I would suggest doing this with are cards that you believe will retain their value or raise in price or cards that are in high demand that you could bump up a few bucks. Either way I would typically stay away from these type of trading.
Most people believe that trading for the higher priced cards is how people make the most profit but in reality it is how to make the quickest profit. If you plan on getting out of the game soon then this is the type of trading you should do. If you plan on staying in the game for a while then focusing on the cards that range for $5-20 is the way to go. You will make the majority of your profit shaving down $5-10 cards and then re-trading them or selling them for their actual price.
Stay tuned for trades that I have made at events. I typically write down all the trades which is a great way to keep track of what you have and how much you have made.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Cards to look out for 4-18-2012
Card Look Out!
Mischief of the Yokai - STBL
Each face-up monster on the field loses 2 Levels, until the End Phase. You can remove from play this card from your Graveyard to select 1 face-up monster and reduce its Level by 1, until the End Phase. This effect cannot be activated the same turn this card is sent to the Graveyard.
This card is relatively own until 100 YCS and with Rabbit running a muck in the current meta this card ultimately stops your opponent from being able to XYZ summon TWICE. NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!
It is current running for 5-10 but I am expecting for it to go to about 15 because it is from a fairly old set and it can definitely be the turning point of a game against any deck that XYZ on a regular basis. You can probably pick these up for 1-3 due to the fact that it is not a widely known card from Starstrike Blast.
Mischief of the Yokai - STBL
Each face-up monster on the field loses 2 Levels, until the End Phase. You can remove from play this card from your Graveyard to select 1 face-up monster and reduce its Level by 1, until the End Phase. This effect cannot be activated the same turn this card is sent to the Graveyard.
This card is relatively own until 100 YCS and with Rabbit running a muck in the current meta this card ultimately stops your opponent from being able to XYZ summon TWICE. NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!
It is current running for 5-10 but I am expecting for it to go to about 15 because it is from a fairly old set and it can definitely be the turning point of a game against any deck that XYZ on a regular basis. You can probably pick these up for 1-3 due to the fact that it is not a widely known card from Starstrike Blast.
D.D. Crow
During either player's turn: You can discard this card from your hand to the Graveyard to target 1 card in your opponent's Graveyard; banish that target.
This card is a widely known as a card for the side deck. It is really good against Dark Worlds and Inzektors. If the ruling is confirmed against Inzektors it could definitely cause D.D. Crow to be the main source of the Inzektor demise. If you don't know what I am talking about with the rulings: If you opponent goes Inzektor activate effect and you D.D. Crow will they have only one Inzektor monster in the grave then they MUST equip one from their hand and if they don't equip one from their hand then you will be able to verify that they have no legal targets in their hand. Furthermore, if they don't have a monster in their hand or graveyard know you got what you initially wanted PLUS you gain the knowledge of their hand.
Lost Blue Breaker
If there is another face-up Fish, Sea Serpent, or Aqua-Type monster on the field: You can Tribute this card to target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that target.
With the OCG announcement of its next structure deck and Depp Sea Diva being a confirmed card, Lost Blue Breaker will become another card to be sought after especially with the new Water Boss monsters that are in this structure deck. The card right now is going for 1-2 bucks which is really lower especially for a secret rare. I would expect this card to rise in price even if it is reprinted in the structure deck. People like to holo out their decks which would cause this to go up to a minimum of $5.
Introduction
Hello Profiteers,
My name is Alex but my screen handle on nearly all the Yugioh sites is Jo Axel. I have been playing this game since its release in 2002. I purchased Dark Duel Stories and the rest is history. On and off for about 10 years I think most people have lead that life style but finally I am here to stay for away and decided to put some information out for everyone to hopefully use and make this hobbies of ours not only that but also an investment. Not many hobbies people invest it actually can produce a profit but when it comes to cards, it definitely can you just need to know how.
I am going to be posting here as often as possible because I know that consistency matters when it comes to stuff like this. I am frequently in discussions on what to invest in and also I do a lot of research on my own. Spending several hours a day/week looking into cards to invest in; I feel like I have become a pretty good source of how to turn profit in this game. Not all of my predictions come into the light but that is how most of it is, in the long run it really isn't about the money to be made; it is about the experiences and the friendships discovered.
I have learned a lot for playing this game and I know most of the people reading this probably can relate to that statement. But now I am going to step away from the fluffy part of yugioh and get down to the serious business of it. If you really want to call it serious business. I look forward to see all of you comments and feedback. Don't be shy and please leave me a comment even if it is just a hello.
Check out my Youtube channel, click here. It gives the basics about scaling. It will also be covering a lot of what I write here but you'll be able to see me and listen instead of read.
Also follow me on twitter @YugiohJo for more instant news and updates.
My name is Alex but my screen handle on nearly all the Yugioh sites is Jo Axel. I have been playing this game since its release in 2002. I purchased Dark Duel Stories and the rest is history. On and off for about 10 years I think most people have lead that life style but finally I am here to stay for away and decided to put some information out for everyone to hopefully use and make this hobbies of ours not only that but also an investment. Not many hobbies people invest it actually can produce a profit but when it comes to cards, it definitely can you just need to know how.
I am going to be posting here as often as possible because I know that consistency matters when it comes to stuff like this. I am frequently in discussions on what to invest in and also I do a lot of research on my own. Spending several hours a day/week looking into cards to invest in; I feel like I have become a pretty good source of how to turn profit in this game. Not all of my predictions come into the light but that is how most of it is, in the long run it really isn't about the money to be made; it is about the experiences and the friendships discovered.
I have learned a lot for playing this game and I know most of the people reading this probably can relate to that statement. But now I am going to step away from the fluffy part of yugioh and get down to the serious business of it. If you really want to call it serious business. I look forward to see all of you comments and feedback. Don't be shy and please leave me a comment even if it is just a hello.
Check out my Youtube channel, click here. It gives the basics about scaling. It will also be covering a lot of what I write here but you'll be able to see me and listen instead of read.
Also follow me on twitter @YugiohJo for more instant news and updates.
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