Most effective way to “invest”

[tybud_PSN]

@jonblaze2424_PSN said in Most effective way to “invest”:

@tybud_PSN said in Most effective way to “invest”:

@jonblaze2424_PSN said in Most effective way to “invest”:

@SaveFarris_PSN said in Most effective way to “invest”:

Dear SDS,

How can I get rich quick? Preferably without time, effort or skill.

Thanks in advance!

Nah, but you’re insecure wisecracks are still always entertaining

Insecure wisecracking? This guy has some of the best most accurate information on this forum, you're not even close to being as helpful or knowledgeable as him.

With that said, man up and figure out your own way to make stubs instead of begging everyone else.

Whole point of this forum is for people in the community to discuss the game and help others, simply asking for guidance or tips isnt begging. Dramatic much??

I know SaveFarris and what he does, I respect what he does, I’ve been around for many many years. But if you can dish it out then you can expect to get it back. No need to get butthurt on his behalf

Not [censored] hurt at all, just telling you how it is.

[aaronjw76_PSN]

So, since I am done trying to earn stubs right now as what I have will carry me through until I am done playing I will give my approach to "investments".

#1 I don't do investments anymore and haven't for a couple years now. Meaning, I do not try to buy up cards in anticipation that they will go diamond. Oh, and I NEVER mess with silvers or other cards. I only care about cards that have a chance to go diamond leading up to an update.

2. I use fangraphs for hitting and pitching leaders and use a custom date range for the update period. Example: this update I used June 1 to June 28. I then build custom player filters on fangraphs for hitters and pitchers using the names of 82-84 OVRs of live series cards.

3. I compare the top 3-5 of each against the card OVR to determine if I think they have a chance to go diamond. For example, Bo Bichette was an 84 OVR but was, statistically, lower middle of the 23 player custom list that I created with a 0.5 WAR for the update period. I can rule him out from going diamond, esp with his common fielding. Compare that to Seager who is an 82 but KILLING the ball in those 25 games. He has a chance to go diamond. Robert and Harris, also 82's had a chance to go diamond. Then there is Carroll, also killing the ball, who has a chance. Everyone else on the list doesn't seem like good candidates for diamond.

Now I gotta do some educated guesses on who I think will go diamond. BUT, I haven't invested in any of these cards so how do I do investments? Buy orders.

4. Once I make my educated guesses on who might go diamond I place significant buy orders for their cards at a significantly lower price point. Usually 1K lower as a minimum. Example: this week I put buy orders in for Seager and Gausman. I think I have 170 buy orders for Gausman and around 155 for Seager (haven't looked and can't remember). The Gausman buy orders are for 1650 stubs/each and Seager is for 1801 stubs/each.

If you pay attention to the market at all you know that people just sell to the highest sell order instead of listing on the market very, very frequently. Go look at the completed orders for Seager and Gausman. You'll see many, many completed in the sub 2K range even though the card quick sells for 3K now. This is what I "invest" in. I place massive buy orders on educated guesses for cards that stats have indicated have a chance to go diamond and then wait for my orders to complete. Once they do, I quick sell all duplicates and profit.

Do I lose out on some? Sure, I "invested" early on that Bogaerts, and a couple others, would go diamond. They did not but I did hit on others. Most of my educated guesses, however, do pan out. I could provide it with my completed order history if anyone truly wants to challenge me on it but you'd be wasting your time.

As I said, this updated I took educated guesses on Seager and Gausman and they both went diamond. Now I am just waiting on my orders to complete which should happen sometime tonight or maybe tomorrow based on my experience.

Have I have put in buy orders for a card that went diamond but the orders didn't complete? Twice. Last year it happened (can't recall the player) in part because there were so few packs being handed out last year with no TA and no XP wheel. Two years ago I remember putting in buy orders for Correa who went diamond but I got greedy putting in buy orders REALLLLLY low that that did not complete. Be sensible, hold your water and they will complete.

Anyway, that's how I do "investments" and usually make 500K+ profit per update period for something that takes less than 30 mins. I generate the fangraphs list the day of the update and start putting my buy orders in around 2:30pm (30 mins before update).

I hope this helps someone out. Plenty of stubs to be made from "investments" in this game though SDS has tried to make it harder with the card value changes and slowing the pace of updates.