“Gun Death” Magic Cards

I used to play this game back in the 90s.

Thirty-year-old Sean Dugas was brutally beaten to death by two players who were looking to obtain his extensive collection of Magic cards. An active player in the Pensacola area, Dugas had a collection that was valued between $25,000 and $100,000.

Now to add a personal twist I got rid of my collection about 10 years ago, I have just a few cards sitting here on my desk reminding me of that time of my life. I don’t think my collection was worth all that much, nor did I think the game was still popular enough, and still running the same collector’s market for a collection to be worth that kind of scratch.

Also I’ll point out my collection was technically stolen. A friend of mine (who I haven’t seen since) mentioned he was selling his collection. Knowing that cataloging and listing the cards for sale was a lot of work, I handed over my collection with the agreement that I’d pay him 10-20% (I forget the exact number) of the total sale price. He agreed, took my cards, and that was the last I saw of him. At best it was probably worth $1000, I really don’t care, and I write it off as a loss.

I happen to know where this fella lives, and I own lots of guns. If the whole “Gun Death” philosophy was true this guy would be dead now. He isn’t. In truth I’m not even bothered by it, as the cards would likely be rotting in a box, or destroyed by the flood we had a few years ago, so better somebody else has them than me.

Hey, but guns cause crime, and “Gun Death” is the only form of murder, right?

h/t Barron and Lord Sega