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Pick a card, any card! Actually, pick a Black Lotus, if you can.
That’s because the Black Lotus is the rarest Magic: The Gathering card in the world. First introduced in the game’s original 1993 Alpha set, it initially saw a print run of only 1,100 (an additional 3,000 or so – also quite valuable - were printed in the 1994 Beta run).
So imagine one fan’s surprise when he found one, in mint condition, while opening up an Alpha pack live on the internet (the, uh, "magic" happens around the 8:00 mark):
The video was intended to show off the experience of opening up a vintage, sealed Magic deck, though it also shows off the experience of stumbling upon tens of thousands of dollars while wearing surgical gloves. Last year, an Alpha Black Lotus sold for $27,302 on eBay, and though that card was in near perfect condition, this one is in, well, perfect condition. Fresh fish, right out of the pack!
The Black Lotus is one of the game’s legendary ‘Power Nine’, a set of absurdly powerful rare cards printed during the game’s 1993-1994 infancy. They’re all valuable; in good condition, any of the Power Nine will easily fetch a few grand. But the Black Lotus is the Holy Grail, and it looks like one lucky guy just found the holiest one.
That’s because the Black Lotus is the rarest Magic: The Gathering card in the world. First introduced in the game’s original 1993 Alpha set, it initially saw a print run of only 1,100 (an additional 3,000 or so – also quite valuable - were printed in the 1994 Beta run).
So imagine one fan’s surprise when he found one, in mint condition, while opening up an Alpha pack live on the internet (the, uh, "magic" happens around the 8:00 mark):
The video was intended to show off the experience of opening up a vintage, sealed Magic deck, though it also shows off the experience of stumbling upon tens of thousands of dollars while wearing surgical gloves. Last year, an Alpha Black Lotus sold for $27,302 on eBay, and though that card was in near perfect condition, this one is in, well, perfect condition. Fresh fish, right out of the pack!
The Black Lotus is one of the game’s legendary ‘Power Nine’, a set of absurdly powerful rare cards printed during the game’s 1993-1994 infancy. They’re all valuable; in good condition, any of the Power Nine will easily fetch a few grand. But the Black Lotus is the Holy Grail, and it looks like one lucky guy just found the holiest one.
