State of the Average #1

Welcome to the first-ever State of the Average. I am not going to commit to the frequency of these wonderfully named articles, because I am unsure how often they are needed.  With the new year, and new content coming out of the site, I felt it was important to bring readers up to speed. I have been extremely busy with many projects, and sadly the content here on the site has suffered.  I honestly thought that it didn’t really matter, until I logged back in to my StrictlyAverageMTG email and found about a dozen notes from people wondering where the

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Shipping International to Canada with Tracking

As a supporter of our site, Phil has already made a splash with his generosity and willingness to help others.  In a conversation earlier this week, I asked him to throw this guide together to assist those who are wanting to ship cards over the border to Canada with Tracking.  I thought it was a great follow up to an older piece I did, Pucaing Internationally from the US. -Strict   Shipping bubble mailers international to Canada WITH tracking, withOUT getting overcharged! So the subject of international shipping has come up, with a few mentioning they can’t ship with tracking

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Strictly Short: #NoRecips – Using PucaTrade As It Was Intended

You probably received a link to this page because you offered me, or someone like me, a reciprocal trade on PucaTrade.com.There’s been some ambiguity around the word “recip” so I’d like to get us on the same page with two definitions: Recip — Short for reciprocal trade.This is trading cards for cards. It’s based on a negotiation and the terms agreed upon by all parties. Return — Short for return send. This is when you check someone’s list and send them a package, after they have committed you a trade on PucaTrade.  The main difference between these two things is that there’s no expectation or obligation

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Pucatrade Christmas in July – Secret Santa

Hello, Friends! Been a bit of a break for old Strictly here.  I have been dealing with some Real Life things and some minor health things.  But I am doing well, and feeling well. Gonna make it a serious go for starting up writing on a regular basis again.  To kick this off, I am going back to where I started with many of you, Secret Santa! Yeah, I am a few months early, so we are doing a Christmas in July.  For this Secret Santa event, I am handing my Santa hat over to my really good friend Kriple.

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