A loose guide for grading whitening would be something like: No whitening - GM 10 1 to 2 spots of whitening - 9 Mint 3 spots of whitening - 8 Mint/Near Mint 4 or 5 spots of whitening - 7 Near Mint All 4 sides have whitening - 6 or below Color boarder cards have a hard time gem minting compared to cards with white/grey (think modern) borders since things like silvering/whitening are much less noticeable
And in the early days of Magic, green and card draw were not friends
Balancing careful strategy with an understanding of the market, and respecting the simplicity and complexity of the investment world, is key to navigating through it successfully
The card pool is enormousover 742 cards, making the chase for the top "God Decks" even more intense
Because its not enough to just win your next Commander battle, you have to win the right way
However, Bandai seems to be focused on selling cards right now which is fine by us because we have OPCTGSim, which at the moment does a great job as a One Piece Card Same simulator