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One of my prized possessions, the Alpha Black Lotus. This is perhaps the most sought after card in Magic the Gathering. It was a gift from my wife on our honeymoon.
MerlinZer0
My local mtg shop is the store with the PSA10 Black Lotus, 2mill price tag. Owner is the guy that was selling the superman #1 a while back
Midgarmerc
False. The most sought after card in MTG is Storm Crow
TheDoerle
Whoa, awesome gift. I've never had a girl give me a flower before!
StrikaAmaru
Wife h... Oh wait nvm.
TheStorytellerComic
1992 me is like "Deeeeeeeeeyam"
TatersWhatsTatersPrecious
Hope its certified
bubblesuit24601
Hot damn. I used to work at Card Kingdom in Seattle, and even me just seeing this pic somehow gave all my old co-workers a boner.
thebirdsnake3916
The prize of prizes.
thebirdsnake3916
I had 2 way back in 98' I sold them for way less than they are worth now. Think it was like $40 dollars for the pair.
CLav
I'm not even a Magic The Gathering fan, bitt even I know the black lotus is an amazing card to have. Nice work op's wife!
TOMMOEX
If you ever need to fall back on any savings or pay off your mortgage, there's your answer
thecardpletionist
True, but hopefully it never comes to that. If I had to sell this card, it would only be because I have no other choice.
CommentProvider
Arguably the most laughably broken card MTG ever printed. Pretty neat that you have it OP.
Topi41
*plays contract from below* - who’s broken here?
godsaveQueen
Which Pokemon is this?
DRLavacookies
it's blue eyes white dragon
thecardpletionist
This is oddish
FormulaFuzzball
Mother of god
FormulaFuzzball
THE BLACK LOTUS
JustAnAbidingDude
Musicosity
Thank you for connecting the dots of a meme I forgot that I did not understand when I initially saw it.
SinisterDev85
Nice! I've always wanted to own a BL! I've owned a couple "Power 9" but never the elusive black lotus! Been playing/collecting since 1994!
thecardpletionist
Awesome! I've been collecting TCGs for a little over 20 years myself.
SinisterDev85
The best I have now is a Unlimited Demonic Tutor I got autographed by Douglas Schuler ?.
ProperPlanningPreventsPissPoorPerformance
Well a graded 6 'excellent' is going for about $15,000 so, nice.
thecardpletionist
Thanks! I doubt I'd get a 6 with the edge damage on my copy, but I'm thrilled to own any copy since so few were printed.
HerMajestysSecretButthole
kgirl924
My brother's old camp counselor had 4 of these cards from knowing a guy involved in production. He sold them all and paid for his college.
Tanmangioni
I’d tap
DTownFunkyStuff
Holy shit dude google how much this card is worth! It costs as much as a car!
SmolTenk
he knows.
DTownFunkyStuff
I’m not talking to him jealous bird I’m talking to anyone that doesn’t know like I didn’t
zenoshogun
Might not be the best comparison, there's a fair variance in the cost of a car...
poisonwell
True. this would cost 50 of my cars
Thorinori
Anywhere from a junker to a pretty damn solid car based on card condition.
YouJustGotRickRolled
As someone who recently started magic , what's "mono artifact" and "interrupt"
bout2callbovice
"Mono artifact" used to mean an artifact that had to tap, and "interrupt" was just another term for "instant" iirc
Topi41
And since the 6th edition rules change, there’s no difference between interrupts and instants anymore.
bout2callbovice
Although I played back when the internet was barely a thing so we kinda made up our own rules and interpretations haha
YouJustGotRickRolled
Sorry for downvoting but transparancy of information is important and you acknowledged another comment as being more cprrect
bout2callbovice
I'll live, somehow
holyicon
Actually, Interrupts superseded Instants in the resolve stack.
bout2callbovice
^ listen to this person
Aer0wl
She literally gave you her flower.
thecardpletionist
What a blooming good joke.
TweakerTheBarbarian
“I’ll give you $24 for it.” - Creepy Uncle Rudy
SamArt53
Hey, that’s supposedly what we paid the Indians (we swindled) for Manhattan.
thecardpletionist
Creepy Uncle Rudy offers the best deals and the worst manadatory back massages.
Sheepyhead
Remember when he opened a black lotus he suspected to be fake's case by throwing it on the floor lmao
PapaSchnitzel
Add a floppy taco and we got a deal.
golemsheppard
I understand that these are rare and coveted, but as someone who has never played MTG, what's their gameplay value?
thecardpletionist
Most consider it to be the best card in the game. It works in any deck and is very broken.
golemsheppard
But why? How is this so OP in MTG game mechanics?
thecardpletionist
If you played this on turn 1, you would have the mana equivalent of turn 4. Its the best ramp ever printed and it costs nothing to play.
DidNotIntendToBeHereThisLong
It still seems over rated to me. Theres plenty of amazing cards out there, including one that doubles its damage every turn and stacks
Topi41
2 words: immediately value. There are so much cards and combos nowadays that win you the game if unanswered, but there are many answers too.
Foxxycosplays
I have the Blacker Lotus at home ;)
WilWheatonStoleMyButtplug
Unglued and Unhinged were the best expansions.
Foxxycosplays
Yehhhh XD
QuiteADapperAsshole
Jesus your wife is well off. Is she single?
blainetog
@OP's wife might've been able to get it for as little as a few hundred dollars if they married 15+ years ago.
QuiteADapperAsshole
Longer than that I think. Idk
QuiteADapperAsshole
No wait that seems about right
Nykidemus
More like 20+. They were in the 4 figure range when I was in high school. You've gotta go back to like 94, maybe 95 for that cheap.
blainetog
Here's a copy of Scrye Magazine from 2002 that lists the Alpha Black Lotus at around $500: /a/iEzkg So, 15-20ish years 1/2
blainetog
2/2 then rather than 15 years precisely.
Nykidemus
Man, I thought they quit printing Scrye in the 90s. I suppose my memory of things from when I was 14 is not as good as I thought. lol
AkevoTheBard
First and only tournament I played in was against a guy that bought out not one, but two of these against me.
JollyJokzr
If it's any consolation, they restricted it to one in 1994
thecardpletionist
Oof. That's brutal. If its any consolation this card is illegal in most tournament formats these days.
poisonwell
isn't all the cards? Don't they run the scheme to make people buy new cards, making tournaments accept only them?
thecardpletionist
Some formats like vintage allow you to play cards that have rotated out of the other formats.
abadlydrawnskulladay
You can’t tell me what to do! I’ll triple Pot of Greed Exodia you if I gor’am well want to!
onef8
Oh god the suspense is killing me. Is it authentic or not?!? I gotta know how this story ends!
BSPlissken
I'd still get it graded just to know. Doesn't mean any less, but it's a cool factoid you can point out.
therealpyroman
No offense, but even if it is real, I think it is, it would only get rated max 7, most likely lower. That dramatically reduces the value.
TheVoidListens
They said it was/passed the tests
Zigor22
It doesn’t sound so powerful?
PossiblyJewish
It's a free 3 mana of your choice. You can get a 4 drop out turn 1. Imagine multiples in your hand turn 1. It's pretty gnarly.
PoliticalMayhem
Do you even MTG Bro!
PoliticalMayhem
Haha jk, so it is an artifact so you can play a land and this on turn 1 and cast something in your hand that cost 4 mana.
Zigor22
I bought a few booster packs once. Never got into it. Yugioh is my go to, though it’s been years.
PoliticalMayhem
It's so powerful they had to limit decks to just 1 because with multiple in your opening hand you can go off and get 1st turn kills
wildfire393
It's almost surely real because of the wear. Nobody's printing fake Magic cards and then bareback shuffling them to decrease value.
thecardpletionist
You'd be surprised. Some fakes have come into circulation lately with fake edge wear for this exact reason.
wildfire393
Edge wear is one thing. Surface wear like this is much harder to fake because it has an element of time to it.
thecardpletionist
True.
GoodChange
Yinyang107
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Slagurth
AllTheBestNamesWereTaken
Careful... He's going to have to Garak blow up your shuttle now...
Vergenbuurg
CeruleanFish10
LOLz, sry off topic OP. Been HM with an injury watching DS9. Nostalgia **intensifys**
thecardpletionist
ever had to sell, but I have no intention of selling since this was a very meaningful gift from my wife. 2/2.
MichaelJordan45
And you should have the card in the case in a sleeve. Come on man that cards worth thousands.
GaurieBanner
Get it verified for insurance purposes
lDanielHolm
Awesome thing to have! It has some obvious wear, so it likely isn't worth the big bucks, anyway. Cherish it well!
StrykersWill
HP grade (this looks far better) are selling for anywhere from $5-10k right now.
lDanielHolm
I didn't say it was worth nothing. It's an alpha black lotus, ferchrissakes.
mardukkur
Even beat to shit lotuses are worth a lot.
lDanielHolm
I don't disagree. I was talking in context of lotuses.
Riley93
Out of curiosity as someone who used to play, what makes this card possibly the most sought after. And what would a possible price point be?
DJent777
It gives you three mana for 0 cost to play. Giving u a potential 3 mana advantage early on. Cheapest I've ever seen it is around 4 grand
FiveHeadedSnakeGod
I remember it being worth around $300 in the mid-90s. The increase doesn't surprise me, but it is pretty staggering.
Muffyns
Isnt it like 30,000 USD now? Probably more
Cthulhukitten
ridiculiously op but many cards are. It's not usable in legal, I asumed it was because of the usual stuff, availability date of printing etc
NooberPoof
It is useable in the open tournaments. Also very rare due to a few hundred getting destroyed in a basement flood early on.
Turbz
You should have a better card case than a plastic slip one. They make much better ones. Just saying from a old baseball card collector.
thecardpletionist
For sure! I took it out of its protective layers to take the picture but it is not normally this exposed.
MichaelJordan45
As a still current collector this case is perfect. Don’t mess with screw down cases. Buy a sleeve for the case you have it in now. They’re
Xelbair
Card in a perfect fit sleeve in normal sleeve, in oversized sleeve, inside a toploader, inside a case!
TheUsernameIsSoLongThatYouCantActuallySeetheSpanishinquisition
I am seeing your exposed card
thecardpletionist
MichaelJordan45
Called perfect fit sleeves.
thecardpletionist
Ran a number of tests before purchasing years ago and am convinced its legit. Would submit to PSA/BGS for an authentic grade if I (1/2)
shuttlecockinakumquat
Not worth grading, just from looking at it here.
SelfPleasureRobot
Always worth grading if high value. Insurance purposes.
TheN8
Get it valued even if you never intend to sell it. Cpntebt/home insurance won't pay out on your say so that it's worth X amount.
PuppetGamer
Denting or creases but it is still extremely cool to own a copy of this card
Starrkprimera
Its still worth thousands, lol wtf
Warhead42
Assuming it's real. Without even seeing the back, I'd say it's moderately played at best. Not worth getting graded, likely worth more raw.
thecardpletionist
Yep. But I would still get it authenticated before selling it if that day ever comes.
PuppetGamer
All the white around the edges and the Knicks at the top of the card would probably bring it down a bit and I can't see any 2/3
PuppetGamer
It looks like it has been played so I don't think it is worth all that much compared to other copies 1/2
Topi41
Well a mint one should go for 80 grand or more - even if this goes only for half of it, it’s still quite a treasure.
ThatShiftyMonkey
One has sold for that much. Theyre typically ~30k in mint.
ChronicD
One sold for around $125k. Ridiculous.
itsalwayssunnyinmyunderpants
80 fuckin grand WHATTTTT
AsFarAsIKnow
Cardboard Crack TM
thecardpletionist
Its definitely worth much less than a mint or near mint copy.
MoreLikeDysenteryTrail
Probably how you could guess it’s real. No one forges a card and plays with it!
Tbkssom
Still worth a shit load tho
RocketsRus
Not many copies to compare it to, considering only 1100 were ever printed.
PuppetGamer
That's still 1099 other copies to compare it to I think that is still quite a lot of comparisons
RocketsRus
That's only based on the assumption that 1099 copies of that card have survived 30 years.
thebirdsnake3916
I had 2 in 98' Won them in a betting round. Sold them of to pay rent in 2000. $40 and sone games. Ouch!
thebirdsnake3916
Sorry for the typos. Sausage fingers.
TwitchNmare
By looking at the print and borders, if I was you I'd get it authenticated because it looks duped to me and I run a card shop
OrionthecatAttack
Hopefully it’s just slightly bigger than normal cards. As Alpha cards are a teeny bit bigger. They were banned for that reason.
astrangehop
It's the corners that are a different shape. Have an alpha gauntlet of might, can't tell the difference in a sleeve.
DasHawMahfiaWerksEy
Weird flex, but ok.
OhYesOhYesMyNameIsWillELee
I bet that card gets him unlimited pussy, fake or real... Some guys have all the luck.
TheStorytellerComic
There are card shops around still?!?! Not where I live :(
Topi41
From this picture you can’t assume that, cause it’s far to low res. You would need a scan or something to go for sure.
CasuallyCanadian
Agreed, you might want to double check... although not checking is cheaper and might save you a little heart break.
thecardpletionist
Its real, it passed all the tests except the bend test which was not administered for obvious reasons.
Bluntcid
So if it failed the bend test.... It's a fake? :P
dyxj
Bend test wasn't administered.
DukeOfBadDecisions
I think there are more than a few people all jealous about your card. Neat thing man! Your wife sounds cool.
thecardpletionist
Lord knows I am lucky to have her.
FreakLikeFerguson
How many moneys
thecardpletionist
Too many moneys
ifyouoralovedonehavebeendiagnosedwithmesotheliomayoumaybe
One sold last year for 27k, and there is another listed for 100k
PsychedelicButterfly
Holy cannoli, I want op & his/her wife to adopt me.
TheCeilingIsLava
You forgot the test where you throw it in water - if it floats, it's fake. If it's real, it will sink.
GenghisThong
Pretty sure if it floats then it’s A WITCH!!
thecardpletionist
Ah yes, almost important as the burn test. True alpha cards burn a different color than fakes.
slzydud
Burn the witch!
KillingTlme
My first two were real, they burned purple.
thecardpletionist
This guy magics
alexjonesisagayfrog
My buddy had a 9.5 of these that wotc bought off him
UnderseaYeti
I work at WOTC and have 3 framed shadow box style displays of the full alpha set as original uncut sheets on the wall by my desk. Very cool.
CarnCarbyofRabbitArmy
That sounds so cool! Gonna dot this. Let me know if you end up making a post of this please!
thecardpletionist
Holy cow, could you share a picture of it? That sounds amazing.
LostCatWantedDeadAndAlive
My friend doesn't know what the 9.5 or "WOTC" parts of this comment mean.
astrangehop
9.5 is the garden grading (it's not all beat up) wotc is the company that originally printed it back in 1993.
alexjonesisagayfrog
Wizards of the coast. 9.5 is its grade (essentially mint and perfectly centered) on a 25 year old card which was produced super cheaply and
alexjonesisagayfrog
With notoriously bad presses
KartFnocker
why'd they want it? (and how much??)
alexjonesisagayfrog
They were trying to get mint version of every card ever printed and from every set his was the only one up for sale and they payed way above
alexjonesisagayfrog
Market at the time they payed 85k so it wouldn’t go to auction.
Nineteenletterslong
probably the best condition version in the world, so they wanted it back. I would guess.
KartFnocker
I know they have rarities and uniques there, but that'd be an interesting expenditure for a company without a specific use in mind
MrE158
Most likely an in-house archive (or even museum).
thecardpletionist
That's very cool. A 9.5 is worth silly money these days. Kudos to him for having owned such a special card.
ElioAuditore
Yeah like 20k
thecardpletionist
Closer to 80k based on the 9.5 that sold this summer.
alexjonesisagayfrog
He sold his for 85 wotc was trying to get mint versions of every card and his was the only one being sold
SatanicSpirals
There are only a couple 9.5+ known, right? I heard some guy in UAE was trying to buy them up
thecardpletionist
Yeah there are very few copies in that conditon.
ElTitoMojito
Where can you sell old cards? I have a bunch of beta to 4th edition
alexjonesisagayfrog
Local game stores
JollyJokzr
If you have individual expensive cards, sell individually direct to buyers instead of to a store. You'll get more money.
StrykersWill
I'll give you treefiddy.
Nineteenletterslong
If you are selling beta or unlimited cards, I recommend you look up the price of every single card. Common Lightning bolt is worth over $200
ElTitoMojito
Seriously? Thanks, I have 4 in a red burn deck
Nineteenletterslong
Well, unlimited is only $20, but beta cards are exploding in value. Other good commons are Dark Ritual, Disenchant, Llanowar Elves, Sinkhole
SecondSince
Either find a local store/collector or sell them as bulk. Just do some research as to what cards are worth something, but most will (tbc)
SecondSince
get you very little to nothing. Just a fair warning to not get your hopes up.
alexjonesisagayfrog
Bruh if look up ever card bolt is like $160 and it’s a common and lotus is an uncommon
SecondSince
In mint condition, sure. But almost none of them are in that condition.
Thorinori
Since they are older cards to begin with, this isn't necessarily true. Especially with the beta cards.