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TheMcShakeAlchemist (Sean Handy)
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From Rags to Riches #3
July 31, 2012


 
Hey!  Thanks to everybody for writing in about these articles!  I love the feedback.  This will be a shorter article, as I went out of town for Magic: The Gathering both Saturday and Sunday, so I only have Thursday locals to really give any trading material for Yu-Gi-Oh!, but, here goes!
 
First, the trade binder I started the week with
 
Secret Rares
Gagaga Girl
Inzektor Exa-Beetle
Lavalval Dragon x2
Vision HERO Adoration x3
Elemental HERO the Shining
Frozen Fitzgerald
Tardy Orc
Scrap Orthos
Locomotion R-Genex
Elemental HERO Neos-Alius x4
Dark End Dragon

Ultimate Rares
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
Number 17: Leviathan DRagon
Inzektor Sword Zektkalier

Gold Rare
Herald of Perfection (Ghost)
Naturia Barkion (Ghost)
D. D. Warrior Lady
Blackwing Armed Wing

Ultra Rare
Blackwing Armor Master
Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor
Tragoedia
Dimensional Prison
Inzektor Giga-Mantis
Lightpulsar Dragon
Darkflare Dragon
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast

Super Rare
Ryu Senshi
Master Hyperion
Masked HERO Vapor
Archlord Kristya
Preperation of Rites x3
Blackwing Armed Wing
Blue Eyes White Dragon (Dark Legends)
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast
Kuraz the Light Monarch
Charge of the Light Brigade
Elemental HERO Gaia
Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
Queen Dragun Djinn
Eclipse Wyvern x2
Gishki Aquamirror x3
Gishki Shadow x3
Wind-Up Rat x2
Genex Ally Birdman x9
Evo-Force x3
Magical Exemplar x2
Debunk
Dark Diviner
Beast King Barbaros x2
Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon
Cyber End Dragon
Malefic Stardust Dragon x3
Limiter Removal
Submersible Carrier Aero Shark x2
Fossil Dyna Pacycephalo x2
Black Ray Lancer x3
Dark Armed Dragon
Power Bond
Jurrac Guaiba x3
Flelf
Nimble Sunfish x3
The Agent of Mystery - Earth
Raiza the STorm Monarch
Gold Sarcophagus x2
Dark Flare Knight x2
Reborn Tengu x2
Blackwing - Vayu The Emblem of Honor x2

Normal Rare
Blackwing Armed Wing x5
Bottomless Trap Hole
Super Polymerization
Chain Disappearance x3
King Tiger Wanghu
Hero Blast
Hieratic Seal of Convocation
Elemental Hero Bubbleman
Photon Thrasher
Raiza, the Storm Monarch (black rare)
Torrential Tribute (black rare)
Wind-Up Magician x2
Evo-Diversity
Photon Papilloperative
Shien's Smoke Signal
Legendary Six SAmurai - Kegeki
 
Commons
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Instant Fusion (Duel Terminal)
Alligator's Sword DRagon (Duel Terminal)
Doomcaliber Knight x2
Doomcaliber Knight Starfoil
Greenkappa Starfoil
Call of the Haunted Starfoil
Gem-knight Pearl Starfoil
Double-Edged Sword Technique x2
Gateway of the Six
Torrential Tribute
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
Cyber Dragon x3
Dark Armed Dragon x2
Forbidden Chalice (Starfoil)
Future Fusion
Snowman Eater
Trance Archfiend x3
Gilta the D. Knight
Trade-In x2
Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
 
 
 

This first amount that I made today wasn't actually a trade.  Someone decided to play me for cards and after a few games, I had not lost anything, and had gained

Gorz, the Emissary of Darkness (Black Rare) $2
Elemental HERO Gaia Super $1 x3
Compulsory Evacuation Device Common $1 x3
Total: +$8
 
Now, though, I'll get to the actual trades.  As stated previously, I won't have as many due to the lack of local attendence my part, but here's what I got:

My:
Trance Archfiend $1 ($1) x3

Their:
Evigishki Gustkraken $3 ($5)

Net: +$0 (+$2)

There isn't much to say about this other than people will undervalue Hidden Arsenal secret rares pretty low at the release.  Know which ones are good beforehand and you can get little deals like this.
 
My
Tragoedia Ultra $8 ($7)
Queen Dragun Djinn $7 ($6)
Black Ray Lancer $4 ($3)
Total: $19 ($16)

Their
Genex Ally Birdman $3 ($5) x2
Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon $2 ($5)
Rekindling Playset $10 ($9)
Total: $18 ($24)

Net: +$1 (+$8)

This is one of those where being able to speculate is fantastic, because I assume that Lavals will make the Rekindlings fantastic later on.  I also would like for readers to take note of the Gadjiltron in this trade.  Most people don't realize how much this card has been driven up by the casual crowd.  It's huge in OTK decks and Malefics but only has one printing that is pretty hard to find.
 
My
charge of the Light Brigade super $4 ($2)
Chain Disappearance $6 ($7) x2
Super Polymerization Rare $7 ($7)
Total: $23 ($23)

Their
Gladiator Beast Murmillo Secret $0.50 ($1)
Gladiator Beast Bestiari Secret $1 ($2)
Gladiator Beast Retiari Secret* $5 ($7)
Gladiator Beast Heraklinos Super $1 ($1)
Elemental Hero Prisma Gold $3 ($5)
Monster Reborn Parallel Rare $13 ($15)
Total: $23.50 ($31)
 
Net: +$0.50 (+$8)

There isn't that much to see here other than me deciding to try and pick up some Gladiator Beast stuff.  Generally if you have the whole deck foiled out you can move it at a lump price, after picking up all of the pieces for relatively cheap.  The reborn goes back to my first article about the ease of up-trading shiny staples.  Lastly, before everyone jumps down my throat for losing value on the Chain Disappearances, please note that it was recently spoiled as a reprint in the Legendary Collection for this year.  I was honestly just desperate to move them, seeing as the most expensive card out of the most recent Legendary Collection is roughly $7. 
 
 
I ended up selling a card to a player, so I'll start documenting the amount of money I have in my "Yu-Gi-Oh! Fund".
 
 
My
Elemental Hero Gaia Super $1 ($1)
 
Their
$1 Cash
 
Net: +0
  
Interesting thing to take note, if you can sell something of yours for anything near retail value, DO IT.  Cash is king when trading, and generally you can buy the same card back later for about half of what it is actually worth.  Selling cards for retail value is a great feeling.
 
 
Total Net: +$9.50 (+$26)
 
 
 
Overall it was a pretty slow week, but, as stated previously, I was out of town traveling for Magic both Saturday and Sunday.  Please let me know if you'd like to see smaller articles like this in the future, or if you would rather me wait a week and try to have a bigger article out there.  Even if you ahve ideas that aren't related to trading and want some deckbuilding advice, feel free to get in touch!
 
 
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Thanks a ton for reading! 
Never stop learning
 
Sean Handy
The McShake Alchemist
*Damaged, but still playable in a sleeve

 


 


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