Want to Trade

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Hey folks,

I would like to take a quick break from the M10 spoiler season and yatter to you about some cards I am looking for. I would not say I'm desperate for these cards but I am rather willing to make sure I give you a really good deal for the trade.

Some prerequisites : It is preferable that you reside in the States or Canada and mandatory that you trade with me via 'CCG Tradepost'. If you have less positive feedbacks than I do, I will request you send your cards first (sorry).

Here is what I'm after . . .

WANTS
(at the time of this post, I need 35 cards but here are the priority ones)
3 x Dauntless Escort
1 x Knight of New Alara
2 x Martial Coup
3 x Behemoth Sledge
3 x Enlisted Wurm
2 x Mage Slayer
3 x Reborn Hope
3 x Bant Sureblade


HAVES
(at the time of this post, I have 686 cards up for grabs)
1 x Blitz Hellion
1 x Fight to the Death
1 x Glory of Warfare
2 x Mycoid Shepherd
1 x Retaliator Griffin
1 x Sages of the Anima
1 x Spellbreaker Behemoth
1 x Vedalken Heretic
2 x Blood Tyrant
1 x Bloodhall Ooze
1 x Charnelhoard Wurm
3 x Cliffrunner Behemoth
1 x Cylian Sunsinger
1 x Exotic Orchard
2 x Extractor Demon
1 x Font of Mythos
1 x Giltspire Avenger
1 x Goblin Razerunners
6 x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
1 x Kederekt Parasite
1 x Magister Sphinx
1 x Nyxathid
1 x Obelisk of Alara
2 x Paleoloth
1 x Rakka Mar
1 x Scepter of Insight
4 x Sigil of the Empty Throne
2 x Soul's Majesty
1 x Telemin Performance
2 x Voracious Dragon
1 x Worldheart Phoenix
4 x Archdemon of Unx
1 x Caldera Hellion
1 x Clarion Ultimatum
1 x Cradle of Vitality
3 x Feral Hydra
3 x Flameblast Dragon
1 x Kederekt Leviathan
4 x Knight-Captain of Eos
1 x Minion Reflector
1 x Salvage Titan
1 x Skullmulcher
1 x Spearbreaker Behemoth
4 x Titanic Ultimatum
2 x Vicious Shadows

Have a look at your collection - Hopefully we can work something out . . .

I also wanted to send a shout out to 'Carbon', fellow Canadian and a really decent human being . . . . here is the story -

We made a trade deal, Carbon received my cards and unfortunately I did not receive his. Carbon went out of his way and got a second set off to me. I received the second set the same day his first mailing came in - the letter was misdirected to a neighbour down the street who was on vacation for a week or two. Everything worked out fine and the second set was mailed back to Carbon. I truly appreciate anyone who ensures a perfect score on their trade feedback. Thanks Carbon!

CardDrifter Trading Site

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I'm taking some time out from the Alara Reborn spoiler analysis to give a plug for the CardDrifter card-trading website. The folks here have been online since 2005 and have over 40,000 cards listed and available for trade. You can send a private message to another trader to negotiate a deal or post an offer for their cards. Your mailing address is kept confidential until the trade is finalised.


Entering your collection is a breeze with an auto-complete function which will mean more time playing Magic the Gathering and less time maintaining your inventory. CardDrifter also stores a complete price guide of all cards, updated weekly using data acquired from completed eBay listings. This heads-up price information is extremely useful in negotiating fair trades and ensuring both traders are getting a good deal.



CardDrifter provides easy access to useful information / tools such as: 'Most popular haves and wants', 'Most viewed cards', and 'Recent listings'. Another feature of CardDrifter is its ability to match users up with other users based on each others haves and wants list. Basically, it does all the work for you!

CARDDRIFTER CONTEST ! ! CLICK HERE !

Also - VERY COOL CONTEST now running . . . Refer all your magic-playing friends to CardDrifter.com using the referral link provided when you log in. For every friend you refer, you will win an entry into the drawing for the ALARA REBORN Booster Box! Additionally, if you are registering for the first time on CardDrifter, you will automatically win an entry!

Contest will end after 100 people are referred in total, or on May 25th, whichever comes first.

CCG Tradepost

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My buddy Norm and fellow MTG blogger over at Casual Magic beat me to this but I wanted to give a plug to CCG Tradepost which just recently went live on the web. This site, within a few short weeks has over a hundred members and promises to grow exponentially. CCG Tradepost is a community that allows it's members to trade Magic: The Gathering cards with each other and is the brain-child of MTG fan and software guru Nick Davis who wanted a better way to trade MTG cards.

Although there exists many other sites and forums that deal with card trades, CCG Tradepost is head and shoulders above the rest. Think of CCG Tradepost as an eHarmony dating site but just for cards. When I log into my account (which is FREE by the way), I may instantly see who has cards I may need and what cards I have that are in demand. Nick's very slick database and software wizardry provides an excellent match rate to other users . . . there is no longer any exhaustive searches through countless posts looking for that special card only to find that your collection is devoid of any interest to the other person.

A users at CCG Tradepost starts by comparing your "Haves" and "Wants" lists with the rest of the members on the website. Based on how your "Haves" match up with their "Wants" and vise versa, CCG Tradepost formulates a list of members that will most likely be interesting trade prospects to you. This settles the major drawback of forum trading, having to go through lists upon lists only to find a couple cards that are suitable for trading.

If a member finds another member who seems to have lists compatible to their own, they can choose to initiate a trade. Once a trade is initiated, both members cooperate back and forth, perfecting the lists of cards that will be sent and received by both members. It is a fail safe system that clearly displays the cards to be traded. Once both members are satisfied with the lists and confirm the trade, then and only then, the shipping information of both users are displayed. This keeps CCG Tradepost members in control of their private information.

Another important feature on CCG Tradepost that sets it apart from traditional online trading is that it has a built in feedback system, similar to that of eBay. Once a trade is completed, then the members may leave feedback for each other. A full personal trade history is also available to CCG Tradepost members. This way, they may look back and review what they have sent and received.

To generate interest and get the word out about this great site, Nick is running a CONTEST. He will be giving away three Shards of Alara booster packs to the first CCG Tradepost member that reaches ten positive feedback!