Special Post - How to start up a Binder (By Debris)

Alright, so you're new to this game and have little in your binder AND pockets. How can you possibly start up a binder with such little to give? To be honest, it's really hard. You aren't going to magically wake up one day after investing $5 with $100 in your pocket. The truth is, trading is a little like the growth of Science. At first, it starts off real slow, but then gains exponentially faster. The more cards you have, the faster you're going to make profit. I'll talk more about this in one of the next articles. Anyways, to the point, here are some of my "Methods to Profit"


1.) How to get around Konami reprinting EVERYTHING

Right now, one could say that Konami has gone crazy with the reprints. As a player of the game, I love this, but as an investor, it requires thinking to get around. Here's Konami's seemingly golden rule:
You're safe for a year, and then you're fair game.
What I do to get around this is trying to keep my binder almost entirely in the:

• Turbo Pack holos, (never really lose value unless a "Lumina-LC02" event happens, OR this was before an easy to get reprint was announced, like Doomcaliber Knight)
• Bling cards (make sure these are Mint Condition because the market for these is for the people who care if their cardboard is shiny. Again, they never lose value unless a "Lumina-LC02" event happens)
• Desired cards from the new set. KEEP IN MIND that for the first 2 months after a set is released, all the good cards are overpriced, (or in rare cases, underpriced) so wait for 2 months, then you have 10 months before you have to worry about a reprint! If it takes this long, you're doing it wrong. I typically stick stuff on Ebay if it sits in mind binder for 2 months or more.

2.) The single BEST product for instantly getting Trade-Bait

Go to any single Legendary Collection 2 Opening on Youtube, and on average you're seeing 3-4 $5+ cards pulled. These are amazingly tradable and also cards that will shoot up in value over time, they are perfect short-term AND long-term investments. Not just this, but every time you open one of these things you get E-HERO Great Tornado, Parallel World Fusion, Darklord Superbia, Darklord Asmodeus, AND a ton of N00B Bait (God Promos and a Binder). If you're looking at instantly getting trade-bait, Legendary Collection 2 will always give you something that people will want. Worst case scenario you sell me the Promo packs for $5 *wink*.


3.) Know your Area

I can not stress this enough. If you know what people in your area want, you might not even have to resort to online trading, and that is AMAZING for business. For example, my area is filled with BKs, Rich people, Competitive Players, and other Juicers. A lot of these BKs got into Storm of Ragnarok, so my Thors, Lokis, and Odins all became very tradable, unlike online. Competitive players love those cards from the new sets, so much so that they are often willing to juice themselves for them. Leviair sells like Hotcakes over there. It's difficult to trade with other juicers, you just have to know your values and catch them where they don't. All of the kinds of players I mentioned love cash. Cash speaks above cards in all but a few instances. If your collection is 40-60% liquid assets, you're in a good situation.

If you have any questions, just comment below! Next Article will probably be about the sad and true answer to "What is the SINGLE BEST card to invest in right now?".