Post Malone spends $2m on this one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card
A Toronto retail worker has sold a rare Magic: The Gathering card to musician Post Malone for $2 million.
Brook Trafton – who realized his «childhood dream» when he discovered the rare card earlier this year – parted with his prized collectible after what he'd thought was a standard meet and greet with Post Malone turned into an «unexpected» sale.
«I was overwhelmed with joy and emotion,» Trafton said, recalling when he first uncovered the card, a one-of-a-kind discovery of such importance that he didn't even tell his father until the card had been safely stored at a bank.
«How can someone like me actually find something so astronomical?»
After hiring a lawyer and a public relations firm, Trafton was contacted by representatives of Post Malone who said he wanted to meet him and see the card for himself.
«As soon as he saw [the card] he said: yes,» Trafton told the BBC. «I said: 'Pardon?! Like, what do you mean?'
»He's like: 'Yes, I will take this card'. It was so magical. I'm not going to lie. I cried a little bit. I cried a lot."
As for what's so special about this particular card? Hailing from Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings set, the «One Ring» card is completely one-of-a-kind, making it one of the game's rarest finds, particularly as it was discovered in perfect mint condition, too.
ICYMI, Magic: The Gatheringcreator Richard Garfield has founded a new game studio alongside veteran developers from Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and Halo.
The new studio – known as Popularium – has already begun work on its first title, Chaos Agents, and is committed to taking a community-centric approach to the development process, just like beloved ARPG Hades.
«It solved a lot of the issues which often face games where you have
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