My son Ben

Post #176,269 by broomberg 9/24/04 4:53:15 PM Reply	My son Ben Go to tournaments, memorizes the rules for the new cards on the day of release, wheels and deals, trading, buying, selling them. I'll give him $30 for food and entry cost to a tournament, he'll come back with $40.
Post #176,271 by ben_tilly 9/24/04 4:58:56 PM Reply	Yabut does he actually PLAY the game? :-P About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
Post #176,274 by broomberg 9/24/04 5:06:41 PM Reply	With a vengeance With absolute focus. He plays for at least an hour a day, either at friends, at home, or over the internet.
Post #176,297 by ben_tilly 9/24/04 6:46:07 PM Reply	Would he want to buy 2 old junk decks? Last week while cleaning I ran across the decks from when I played (very) casually in the mid 90's. If you want, I can send a list of the cards that I had. I was trying to figure out what to do with them. Your son is probably better than the garbage. Cheers, Ben About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
Post #176,302 by altmann 9/24/04 7:00:41 PM Reply	$$$ Some cards from the Mid 90s could be quite valuable. Escpecially the "Moxes" I think the Black Pearl. If you have a local hobby or games shop, go pick up an issue of Scrye for a price guide. There are a bunch of free online price guides too, but I wouldn't know who is reputable. My game store manager buddy says that many of the free online lists can be a bit overinflated. -- Chris Altmann
Post #176,317 by ben_tilly 9/24/04 8:15:18 PM Reply	None of mine are valuable I just glanced at a list. The most expensive thing that I think I have is a Hypnotic Specter. $5. However I should figure out how much the list is worth before sending them. Cheers, Ben About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
Post #176,314 by broomberg 9/24/04 7:51:23 PM Reply	Send the list Actually, if you were going to throw them out, send the cards! You owe me for the ride (and entertainment) anyway.
Post #176,318 by ben_tilly 9/24/04 8:18:15 PM Reply	Hey, hey, hey! Would you try to add stipulations on a gift after you give it? I'm first going to get the list and estimate how much I think it is worth. Then see what he offers. Cheers, Ben About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
Post #176,321 by broomberg 9/24/04 8:35:35 PM Reply	Hrmph That wasn't a gift, that was an investment.

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