How to Pimp #1: Using eBay

If I made a Frequently Asked Questions about my Commander deck, number one would be "How much is it worth?" The answer to that is, "A lot more than what I paid." I was fortunate to get in ahead of the curve - for example, I paid less for my Foil Japanese Urborg than the price Star City is currently selling English foils for, and that's one of the more tame price jumps. Pimping a deck these days can be very expensive, especially if you are a fan of tapping for blue mana. Even worse, the cards can be nearly impossible to find depending on their obscurity - I have a great example of this later on in this post.

Which brings me to the second most frequently asked question - "Where the hell did you find these?". This is a topic I'm going to address in a series of posts, focusing on different places you can go to find the cards you want and some tips I've picked up that have helped me get the deck to where it is now.

Part 1: Improving your eBay Mileage

Ebay is the first site that nearly everyone is going to check for their pimp cards. If you are new to the market, you'll perhaps be surprised to find that a number of sellers have huge inventories of Japanese foil cards for sale, so it can be pretty easy to find a number of the cards you are looking for. But how do you know you are paying a fair price, and how can you find the cards that aren't listed? Check out the tips below for the answers!