Redditor Finds $25,000 Worth Of Rare Magic: The Gathering Cards In Dead Uncle's Safe

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You never know what you're gonna get. This gnomic phrase is as true to a box of chocolates, to life, as it is the fact you never know when you might just stumble on a stash of rare and valuable Magic: The Gathering cards in your deceased relative's safe.

Over on the MagicTCG subreddit (backed up by reveddit), a user posted a request for information and advice. The Reddit user had finally been able to get into their uncle's safe, after he died in 2013. They weren't sure what was in the safe and had thought that it might be empty. Turned out the uncle had stashed a collection of valuable Magic cards in there. In fact, the collection of just six cards amounts to around $25,000 worth. It's quite the find!

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According to TCGPlayer's market value, the finder's haul comes to just shy of $25,000. The most valuable card by far is the Black Lotus, which is worth some $13,600. The next most valuable in the collection is the Mox Sapphire, worth around $3,995. The least valuable card is the Savannah, but even here, that single card can fetch $609 and is considered one of the best lands in the game.

These are Unlimited Edition cards, which does drop the price slightly compared to an Alpha or Beta card. However, many of these cards – Time Walk, Black Lotus, and the two Moxes – are part of a group known as the "Power Nine", which includes Magic's most powerful and valuable cards.

Those offering advice cautioned the OP to be very careful, and warned them from posting the cards on local pages or bringing them out to meet those interested to others' houses. "You have a small home down payment there", wrote one. "Do not make it known or put yourself