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I felt like pulled a little too thin when I got off work today, so I settled in for a quiet night with a shower, eating some ice cream, and buying about 15 dollars worth of grab-bag material off a website for causal Magic decks. Things being what they are, I'm unlikely to do anything else productive tonight. Everything I got was just fun shit. Cheap, casual, and fun. Basically, if I'm going to blow a little cash on something like this, it's one of the perfect selections. I'm excited about getting my cardboard in the mail.
As long as I was online, I figured 'what the hell'. Someone at the game shop had encouraged me to invest in playing Vintage, which is just a Magic format that uses every set instead of the most recent ones. In the past, I played this format because I tended to buy newer packs and trade them when their value was at their highest for cards from older sets whose value were still accruing. In this way, I never acquired the most expensive cards, but I did get a substantial body of what you would consider 'must plays'. If you play Black, you must play Demonic Tutor. If you play Blue, you are running 4 Force of Will. Since I'm getting back into the game, I briefly considered pricing some of these must haves. Back in the day, I had a deck that would run these cards to good effect. I look at the price of Force of Will now and realize that I can get four beat up copies for just over a hundred dollars.
Swell. There is no way I am about to drop a hundred dollars on four cards right now, regardless of my love for the game.
The real shame is I had no idea how much the prices on these cards had gone up. I had traded for them specifically for that reason, but basically I would say that the value of that stolen binder has doubled by now. If I had it today and sold its contents online, I could probably pay off most of the rest of my car. (frowny face)
Well, such is life, right? I only killed about 10 minutes doing that, so it's not worth fretting about, but it is an interesting consideration. I hope the guy that stole those cards had the good sense to hold on to them and sell them now. You know what I bet, though? They got stole at Archon, so I bet the goon that did it played them without sleeves and they're all wrecked today. XD It's serve that person right!
I'm in desperate need of a haircut and a new wardrobe, but I'm going to have to settle for the former since I 'm short on paychecks this month. Things are going to pick right up starting July 1, though, meaning that I'm actually way ahead. It's a tough call between buying new clothing and paying more money off on the car, so I'll probably settle for some clothing I really like and then split the difference. Tomorrow morning is hair cut day, and to beat traffic, I'm going into Issaquah for the game way early. I'm planning on maybe having lunch out then taking photos. I think I'm starting to get a decent eye, so I'm really looking forward to the practice.
In addition : Oh, I didn't realize I already had a photography tag. Neat.
Part 2 : Reading this over real quick, I noted that I never found out who stole my stuff, so I purposely tried to avoid assigning a gender to the thief. Obviously I slipped, though, because in the sentence right before I refer to said thief as 'guy'. So, there's your assumption of a male when no gender is known for ya.
As long as I was online, I figured 'what the hell'. Someone at the game shop had encouraged me to invest in playing Vintage, which is just a Magic format that uses every set instead of the most recent ones. In the past, I played this format because I tended to buy newer packs and trade them when their value was at their highest for cards from older sets whose value were still accruing. In this way, I never acquired the most expensive cards, but I did get a substantial body of what you would consider 'must plays'. If you play Black, you must play Demonic Tutor. If you play Blue, you are running 4 Force of Will. Since I'm getting back into the game, I briefly considered pricing some of these must haves. Back in the day, I had a deck that would run these cards to good effect. I look at the price of Force of Will now and realize that I can get four beat up copies for just over a hundred dollars.
Swell. There is no way I am about to drop a hundred dollars on four cards right now, regardless of my love for the game.
The real shame is I had no idea how much the prices on these cards had gone up. I had traded for them specifically for that reason, but basically I would say that the value of that stolen binder has doubled by now. If I had it today and sold its contents online, I could probably pay off most of the rest of my car. (frowny face)
Well, such is life, right? I only killed about 10 minutes doing that, so it's not worth fretting about, but it is an interesting consideration. I hope the guy that stole those cards had the good sense to hold on to them and sell them now. You know what I bet, though? They got stole at Archon, so I bet the goon that did it played them without sleeves and they're all wrecked today. XD It's serve that person right!
I'm in desperate need of a haircut and a new wardrobe, but I'm going to have to settle for the former since I 'm short on paychecks this month. Things are going to pick right up starting July 1, though, meaning that I'm actually way ahead. It's a tough call between buying new clothing and paying more money off on the car, so I'll probably settle for some clothing I really like and then split the difference. Tomorrow morning is hair cut day, and to beat traffic, I'm going into Issaquah for the game way early. I'm planning on maybe having lunch out then taking photos. I think I'm starting to get a decent eye, so I'm really looking forward to the practice.
In addition : Oh, I didn't realize I already had a photography tag. Neat.
Part 2 : Reading this over real quick, I noted that I never found out who stole my stuff, so I purposely tried to avoid assigning a gender to the thief. Obviously I slipped, though, because in the sentence right before I refer to said thief as 'guy'. So, there's your assumption of a male when no gender is known for ya.
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