A little over a month after its discovery was made public, The One Ring — a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gatheringcardthat is, by necessity, the rarest ever — seems to have been bought by rapper Post Malone.
In a video posted to TikTok and other social media sites, Malone can be seen with the previously anonymous owner of the card — now identifying themselves as Brook Trafton — excitedly examining the card and saying, “Yeah, I’ll take it,” in the instantly familiar manner of someone deciding to splurge on something nice. Good for you, Post — treat yourself!
When I found the One Ring, the first person who came to mind was @Post Malone. I have played MTG since I was a kid and obviously it would be amazing to keep this card. But for a guy like me, being able to sell it is life changing. I just really hoped it would go to someone who would appreciate it as much as I do. This is my dream come true, meeting Post Malone and him buying the One Ring card from me is literally a moment straight out of a fairytale. Post Malone @Magic: The Gathering you have changed my life. Things like this don’t happen to people like me, I guess it’s magic. I am forever grateful ✨ #postmalone #onering #oneofone #mtg #magic #mint #psa #card #magicthegathering #lordoftherings #trading #tradingcards #theonering #sauron #collector #edition #one #gandalf #tradingcardgame
Trafton cries, hugs Malone, whoops, and punches the air. It’s not yet known how much the card sold for, but offers had been made as high as $2 million.
Those offers came from Magic resellers, though, and it seems Trafton had been keen to sell the card directly to another Magic player and collector — a community Malone famously belongs to.
“When I found the One Ring, the first person who
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