Short on Cash?

[Garth One Eye]

Don't sell your Power!  Pawn them instead.  

I was laid off a few months ago, and money was REALLY tight.     I really didn't want to part with my Power, but the mortgage was due...  I must have called about 15 pawn shops, and the usual response was "Power What!?  A card game!?  Nah, we don't loan on those..."  Finally, I spoke to one guy who not only heard of Magic, but used to play back in the day.  He looked up the current cost of Power on eBay, and promptly loaned me $1000 on the spot.  

Well, I'm working again, and my buddy Jeff spotted me a good portion of the buy back price to get my Power back.  In the past three months, these cards have gone up quite a bit, and I'm thrilled to have them back.

So some food for thought, if you're in a bind, consider pawning rather than selling.  

[iccarus]

I'm shocked you found a pawn broker who knew what the cards were worth.  Everytime I've stumbled across a collection in a pawn shop I find out that the store bought it with little knowledge of the game and either paid way too much or way too little.  Usually too much though, as people who resort to pawn shops usually give them a Scrye to estimate the value of the collection

[Garth One Eye]

I was fortunate to find a broker who actually took the time to look on eBay for the card values.  When I picked them up yesterday, he seemed upset that I came back.  Guess he figured he could keep 'em for $1000.  Not a bad investment.  

[LordLamneth]

Glad to hear that you got your power back.

Thanks for the advice. I hope I never have to use it.

LordLamneth