So I went to SuperCon in Miami last night and got talked into buying a Modern Masters booster for $10. The vendor hands me a pack and says, "Kids are saying there could be a $200 card in there, good luck." Of course, I didnt think I could be the lucky one who got it, considering that serious players probably buy dozens of boosters and I just bought one.
As soon as I got home I started looking through the commons, then some uncommons, 'cool, a holographic silver, jackpot!' and then behind that where i'm expecting to find a token or land or some useless thing I see that little red symbol and I get excited, 'what a cool picture! so stoked to add this to my collection!"
The problem with this though is that now that I know how much it's worth, I'm afraid to even touch it (even though i slipped that bad boy into a sleeve as soon as i saw it was red), let alone play with it. I haven't been playing for long at all, only a couple of months. I feel conflicted on whether I should sell it to buy the new Origins block and build my card collection...or try to make a new deck with it for myself. I kind of dislike the idea of how expensive some cards can get, after all it's a game created so everyone can have fun...if it werent for the internet i would have no idea how valuable it is and i'd be having a good time playing with it right now.
How long did it take you to find your "lottery winner" card? Did you keep it or sell it?