Quoted from lpeters82:That may be the difference...I rarely "need" anything. I have a list of about 50-100 cards that I watch and buy whenever they come up at buylist prices. I keep a list of my prices printed out at home and work. I generally watch eBay, Mercari, Craigslist, and Facebook.
PS: In some ways it's similar to pinball, when a deal comes up have cash and be ready to buy it now.
I'd second using the facebook groups. I'm a cube guy as well (http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/397) and always get the best price for buys/sales on those groups. I've frequently used the high end group for the higher $$ parts of the cube and the bigger general mtg sale groups for the <$50 stuff.
Also, if anyone wants to trade a pin for some IE P9 cards, let me know