Ok this is kind of click bait, but it is mostly true. I've talked about selling some cards once before to help me become a dolphin faster, which I did and became a dolphin right at the turn of the new year, but finally put most of my cards on the market.

Why?

Im making a bet, I don't think Splinterland cards are going to lose value or that the project is dieing, I am just betting that the value of Steem is going to increase faster than that of the cards.

I could be wrong and I will be completely ok with that, but if Im right I can pay more for the cards in USD, but less in Steem. Than as the market goes bear again, I can sell the cards for less USD, but for more Steem which will hopefully let me accumulate more Splinterland cards in the long run as well as stacking Steem.

What's Next?

I plan on taking some of the Steem and selling it for BTC, I have already powered up some of the Steem, and finally, drum roll please . . . . . the DEC I made from selling the cards will go into buying Orbs and Untamed packs. I also forgot to say some of the Steem will be used to buy Alpha and Beta packs as well.

I have decided to become more of an investor or speculator on the future of Splinterlands than a player. Investing in sealed product, the price should continually go up as more and more packs are opened. This will allow me to wait until the crypto market starts going down again and provide a good hedge the next market dip.

It will also be less headache to keep track of and less prices to watch. As new cards come out and powerful cards become less powerful their will always be less and less unopened packs for people to gamble on to hit that amazing gold legendary.

Rental Market

To wrap things up with the change of curation rewards, I also feel like I make more from curating content then I do from my rental cards. I could ne wrong and did't actually run the numbers, so would love for someone to tell me rental cards is where its at and I would once again start accumulating a few legendaries for rentals.

I do realize the price of the cards should, in theory, continue to go up, but banking the price of Steem will go up just as much if not more once again.

In conclusion to recap, Steem just seems like the better overall investment right now. I'll continue to invest in sealed product passively, but I dont plan on dealing with individual cards as it is not worth the time, in my opinion. I think Splinterlands has a bright bright future and am just changing the way I am investing in it.

I have been impressed how fast my cards are selling and hoping this click bait title will spark some engagement on my post so let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Final PS making this update from @esteem which I havent used in a while and it seems to have made some really good improvements since I last checked it out so if youre still using Partiko go check it out!