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I know it's impossible to tell from a scan, but what would you guys grade this? How much should I value it? (I'm not interested in selling, but just for insurance purposes)
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11 months ago I bought an Alpha Black Lotus from the owner of a local card store that I've been going to since I started playing magic in 1994. It wasn't a cheap purchase. It's in great condition....

Wow, taking a loan out to buy power! I hope the investment works out for you. I'm fortunate that I started collecting power back around 2001. I paid 100-150 for most of my first Unl Moxes. Paid...

LOL, so true!!

I'm a little late to the party, but I recently noticed the price jump at SCG on their Lotuses. Alpha lotus went from 10K to 20K since I last checked. I had expected it to go up from what I'd been...

I feel like it's worth noting that NM Alpha Lotus is up to 10K on SCG. First time a non-misprint, card has reached that level in retail pricing as far as I know.

Because Wasteland is now $130 on SCG...

A Wasteland Story:

I've had the same playset of wastelands since about 10 years or so when I picked them up for Type 1. When wasteland first came out...

I remember when Mirror Universe was the most expensive Legends card....

Before:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180743812434


After:
http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=376358

Thought this was interesting. I think he got a good deal originally, but...

On the Lotus front I just noticed that SCGs increased their lotus prices across the board. NM Alpha is up to 4k from 3k, Beta went from 2.5k to 3k and Unlimited went up a bit too. They don't even...

That's not bad.

Thanks for the back story Gunslinga. I love his description of the card in the auction, it's priceless. So he bought an Alpha Lotus? For how much and in what condition and from who? I'm curious...

For those of you who had been following this little saga earlier. Just stumbled across this again. The auction has changed! It just warms my heart :)...

Booster boxes are usually around $90 right? Why are innistrad boxes listed for around $100 on the major online retailers? Did something change?

The plot thickens. Although, does T&T and SCG authenticate cards? Is it a service, do you have to pay them?

And if it come back as real? I guess he'll be pretty annoyed with you ;)

I can just hear this guys thought process ; "Hmmm, I can buy this card and glue it back together and then re-sell it for more... genius!"

Guess who's back??

Darksteel Lotus
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beta-Black-Lotus-MTG-P9-LOOOOOW-Price-/160655623741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2567d2463d


LOOOOOOOW Price!!!

Why is the price of Ancestral Vision up to $10 on SCG? It's still banned in Modern and sees little Legacy play. Am I missing something?

I was not aware that the front and back of a card always had to line up. Is this true?


The seller tried to sell me that lotus off ebay awhile back. A friend of mine has bought some power and...

Are you saying that b/c of the corners and the centering? I just don't know how you can be sure of that from seeing a scan on the internet. I have a beta Lotus that I am sure is real, but I would...

Well the scuff marks on the back of the card to not look like natural wear. Looks like someone was trying to make the card looked aged or something.

But Gunslinger, how does the centering on the...

My question "Why?" was not only about the price but I'm pretty curious how beta Lotus ended up that way :)

Why?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Lotus-ID-4312-POOR-POWER-9-BETA-MAGIC-MTG-CARD-/270819960408?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0e20a658

The winky face means I was joking. I thought that was universal.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160641385888?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

What's your definition of "average condition?" ;)