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Magic The Gathering's new set, Double Masters, releases today. Double Masters is an artifact-focused set containing powerful reprints across multiple formats. My latest article, Competitive Commander Staples in Double Masters, is live on TCGPlayer Infinite. To find out what Competitive Commander (cEDH) cards are in the article, click here.
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I am excited to announce that my latest article, Jumpstart Deals and Steals for Commander, is featured today on TCGplayer Infinite. The image below is a hint of what is in the article. Going forward, I will be publishing Magic: The Gathering content on TCGplayer Infinite. Also, I plan to continue writing additional articles on this website. Friday will still be the release day each week for new content. Thank you for the continued support and patronage.  Jumpstart These Commander Deals and Steals Lang Van is a Vietnamese restaurant that has been open for over 25 years. It is located near the corner of Shamrock Drive and Eastway Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lang Van serves lunch and dinner every day except on Mondays when closed. Recently, Charlotteans came together and raised over $50,000 to support Lang Van. The owner, Dan Nguyen, was struggling to keep the restaurant afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. Why are residents donating money to help Lang Van?  Lang Van Amazing Food Lang Van offers over 130 dishes on their menu (prices not current). Customers are certain to find something to enjoy even with dietary restrictions or preferences. Pho and Hu Tieu, Vietnamese noodle soups, can be ordered with a variety of meats and seafood. For those interested in something besides soup, the vermicelli dishes are a great option. If a customer is overwhelmed by the menu, Nguyen is willing to assist. Lang Van receives positive reviews about the freshness and taste of their food on Trip Advisor. However, food is not the only thing that receives high praise at Lang Van.  #43 Hu Tieu Hai San  #43 Hu Tieu Hai San Amazing Service Nguyen and her employees are focused on taking care of customers. They offer a high level of service to each person whether they choose dining inside or takeout. Nguyen makes every customer feel welcome and appreciated at Lang Van. This sentiment is echoed in a 2017 interview with Nguyen. The main priority for Lang Van's staff is always the customer. Nguyen decided to only allow takeout orders during COVID-19 for the safety of her staff and customers. Personal Experience During a recent visit, I tried the #43 Hu Tieu Hai San. It is a delectable seafood noodle soup and lighter alternative to Pho. I do enjoy Pho and typically order the #26 Pho Dac Biet from Lang Van. Also, the #2 Goi Cuon (Fresh Summer Rolls) is a nice appetizer to enjoy during warm weather. While waiting for a takeout order, I watched Nguyen greet multiple customers by name. She brought beers to a few customers while they waited to place an order. Nguyen and her staff made everyone feel welcomed and appreciated. The way Lang Van treats its customers, along with great food, makes it the best Vietnamese restaurant in Charlotte. Also, Lang Van is the highest-rated restaurant in Charlotte on Trip Advisor. I encourage anyone who enjoys Vietnamese cuisine or dining out to visit Lang Van.  #2 Goi Cuon (Fresh Summer Rolls) Miniature Market is an online and retail gaming store located in St. Louis, Missouri. They sell board games, trading card games, tabletop miniatures, and other gaming-related products. A robust buy back system is available for customers to sell Magic: The Gathering singles and sealed product. Customers can also sell miniatures for Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons. In addition to offering cash for buy back lists, Miniature Market offers a 30% trade bonus for store credit. Buy Back System Overview The buy back system on Miniature Market is easy to use. Customers can filter by MTG set, rarity, and foiling. There are options to sort by alphabetical order and price. Foil cards are highlighted to show differentiation between card editions. Prices are shown for Near Mint condition. Played condition is accepted at 75% of the Near Mint price. A robust FAQ is available to help answer questions about the buy back system and process.  Buy Back System Processing and Payment Miniature Market reviews all buy back lists before approval. They advise customers not to send in any items until an approval email is sent. The FAQ states that this can take 24 hours during weekdays or longer over weekends. This not a positive customer experience since card quantities and prices quoted at submission is not guaranteed. The delay for approving buy back lists adds to the wait time for receiving payment. The processing time for received orders is three to four business days, not counting weekends. Orders received on a Friday may have extended processing time. Customers should understand that the entire process can take around two weeks. Buy Back Experience I submitted a buy back list to Miniature Market featuring multiple Commander format cards. The buy back list was approved within 24 hours. I compared the cash prices of cards between the Miniature Market and Card Kingdom. Prices were lower on Miniature Market for cards such as Karakas and Cathars' Crusade. However, some cards I submitted had substantially higher cash prices on Miniature Market. Tana, the Bloodsower was $6.50 on Miniature Market and $2.50 on Card Kingdom. Sram, Senior Edificer was $3.40 on Miniature Market and $1.80 on Card Kingdom. Sen Triplets from Mystery Boosters was $13.25 on Miniature Market and $8.00 on Card Kingdom. The additional cash offer of $10.85 made it worthwhile to split the buylist between two vendors. While a few cards were graded down to played condition, I was pleased with the amount of cash received. Unfortunately, Miniature Market labeled the PayPal transaction as goods and services. This caused me to pay at 3.4% transaction fee. I have never had an online vendor label a buy back or buylist payment as goods and services. Miniature Market will mail a check for payment, but it is not as fast as PayPal. The overall process between shipping and receiving payment was less than two weeks.  Buy Back Card List Even with the PayPal transaction fee, I believe Miniature Market is a suitable buylist alternative to Card Kingdom. I found the system fast and easy to search for card prices. The highlighting of foil cards helped me avoid selecting the wrong edition. The overall process of selling cards to Miniature Market was smooth. However, Miniature Market's response time to questions and comments is slow. Customers should not expect the same level of customer service offered by Card Kingdom. While Miniature Market may not always offer the highest buy back pricing or level of service, it is a worthwhile consideration.
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