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It's not just a 'Stall Deck' archetype

If youre playing a deck that uses self-mill in order to keep your graveyard stocked, Afterlife from the Loam feels like the perfect way to swing a game in your favor

The spread has to cover: enough raw copies to realistically produce a 10 grading fees shipping and insurance failed grades marketplace fees time the chance that the market moves against me while I wait If the spread is wide, the gem rate is favorable, and I have a real edge finding clean copies, buying raw and grading can be the better strategy

*laughs* Truly though, it took a ton of discussion

But if you have clear collection goals you can put the cards you buy towards the collection and the rest towards reselling (and admire the cards while you can)