GoingMadlem

It would be easier to write it off as a conspiracy theory if some MTG finance peeps weren't so loud about the fact that have inside information.

Saf, don't sub-tweet me. Tag me if you're talking about me. Once and for all, I don't have "inside intel". I'm well positioned to hear rumors from all angles and I hear them more or less constantly as do MANY people in the industry. These aren't nuke codes.

That might have come across wrong. I don't know what information you have, but I do think that some of your tweets can come across like you do, which I think is a net negative for finance as a whole because of the perception it creates, even if it isn't true.

I don't want to accuse you (or anyone) of anything, but I would say I think that finance as a whole would be better if people were careful about public posts/tweets that could be seen as them having inside info, even if they really don't.

Everyone needs to decide what they consider "inside info". If you mean did someone at WoTC email me a set list, card images, etc, that simply doesn't happen. If you mean "some rando said they saw something somewhere", that is more or less constant & not worth complaining about

All I'm saying is that I can understand how people could read some of the tweets as "James knew the buy a box promo ahead of time," when there is probably a way to tweet the same basic info that wouldn't give that perception (unless you want people to think that, then you do you)

Saf, I can't be more clear: I hear rumors all the time and when they make sense or become repetitive, they do guide my hand. I have no responsibility to disclose those rumors. I know lots of things ahead of time, as do many others, yourself included, as is normal in the industry

But "knowing" basically just means that my research + an offhand remark adds up. If I get official leaks, I turn them over, and I've already done so publicly just recently with Bolas, which I saw in Feb.