ohh, MTG player ka din pala.. ako naman, i sold my legacy mono blue merfolk deck last december to buy my fender strat MIM 
ganyan din iniisip ko dati.. i saw before, i think 2003 when i'm still a newbie, ng isang beta black lotus NM.. it is priced about 20k.. napamura na lang ako at sinabi ko sa friend ko "ano ba yan pre, para sa isang piraso ng karton 20k? ibibili ko na lang yan ng cellphone!".. pero nung nagamit ko na sa tournaments and testplays, nasabi ko na lang sa sarili ko "sulit to!"..
P.S. i don't own a black lotus.. hiram lang yung vintage deck na yun..
Oh. So I guess your deck sported Force of Will, Swords to Plowshare, Tundra, Daze, Standstill, Aether Vial, WU fetch and Hallowed Fountain kaya umabot ng ganung presyo.
And yeah, Black Lotus and other T9... Insanely priced cards. TBH, nowadays, I can't see the point in spending huge amount of money for pieces of cards. When I was still super-active in T2 scene, I used to buy singles from Ongkeco. That was during the Lorwyn days when Kithkin, Faeries, and Demigods rule the tourney scene. Yeah, it's true that some of those cards (especially Legacy/Vintage piyesa) are worth collecting because their prices are already expected to keep on rising. But LOLS, I sold my T2 cards and bought myself pedals. And I never regretted selling them. For me, sulit ang Black Lotus if you really are a Magic fanatic and are active in Vintage. But meh... IF I have one, I'd sell it and buy myself good guitar.
I'm located here in Davao City and there are also M:tG players here like the Chee Brothers (Crisler and Cristerson). The only reason I still go to their shop is because of the community we Magic players have built here. Even though I don't play anymore, it's still fun to hang around with the guys every once in a while. Pahiram2x na lang ako ng deck ngayon if ever I'd join an FNM tourney. But no, I wouldn't want to spend on M:tG anymore. Not unless piyesa for the cheapest Legacy deck, which is Burn, lols. Chain Lightning na lang rin naman kulang ko, so no fuss.
