unlimited mox ruby for 4 strategic planning

[TheRogue]

as the title says if you were offered this sort of deal would you take it if you were the one with the unlimited mox ruby?
Or is it a bad deal?

[Lurker101]

I'd keep the ruby. It will always be played and always gain in value. I see strategic planning as plateauing in value soon and it doesn't work in as many decks.

[andrewpate]

Because I have only partial power, I tend to favor generally useful cards, like a Mox, over narrower cards.  For example, I would not trade a playset of beat-up Volcanic Islands (assuming it's my only set) for a playset of mint Sea Drakes, even though this is, by most standards, an advantageous trade for me.  Sea Drakes are harder to trade and useful in fewer decks.  As such, I'd def. keep the Mox, here.

If, however, you are a player with a full set of power who has won a spare Ruby at a tournament, then I might seriously consider the trade.  You could probably not sell the Mox easily for that value, and padding your already excellent collection with a set of SPs is pretty solid.

[BC]

Don't make the trade.  Strategic Planning spiked in value last summer when it was successfully incorporated into Control Slaver at the 2008 Vintage Champs.  It hasn't been seen since (neither has Control Slaver), and has been slowly declining in value over time.  It might see another temporary price spike due to the restriction of TfK, but I think before too long it will be another forgotten $50 card from Portal, while your Ruby will still be a Ruby.

[Troy_Costisick]

Don't make the trade.  Strategic Planning spiked in value last summer when it was successfully incorporated into Control Slaver at the 2008 Vintage Champs.  It hasn't been seen since (neither has Control Slaver), and has been slowly declining in value over time.  It might see another temporary price spike due to the restriction of TfK, but I think before too long it will be another forgotten $50 card from Portal, while your Ruby will still be a Ruby.

Agreed.  Keep the Ruby

[vassago]

In your position, I would agree with every one else, keep the ruby.   PM me with some details, because I have an extra ruby, and possibly might consider this. 

[TheRogue]

i took your advice into consideration and i did a different trade.

i traded some extra forces a mana drain wasteland intuition and 2 standstills for 3 of them,

does that seem like i got a bad end of the trade or does it seem fair?

[bluemage55]

i traded some extra forces a mana drain wasteland intuition and 2 standstills for 3 of them,

does that seem like i got a bad end of the trade or does it seem fair?

You got the really good end of the deal, assuming all cards were mint.  The cards you traded were around half the value of the 3 strat plans, and that's if you traded 4 FoWs.

[TheRogue]

actaully it was 2 forces of will.

the thing that bugs me in my gut was the mana drain i broke my playset, but i hardly ever get to use them