Would you just "kill" for some super rare Magic:The Gathering cards?

[Sonikku]

This guy would!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/twin-convicted-of-killing-man-over-fantasy-cards-worth-100k/

PENSACOLA, Fla. - William Cormier III, a Florida man, was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday and sentenced to life in prison without parole for beating a former Pensacola newspaper reporter to death with a hammer and burying his body in a concrete-covered pit so he could steal a collection of fantasy role-playing cards worth $100,000.

 

[dainthomas]

Dibs on his cards.

 

[Newell Steamer]

This is sickening.

 

[thraashman]

I wonder if that would qualify as a rules violation that results in a game loss.

 

[smackababy]

It really isn't about MtG cards, but about an item valued at over $100,000. The fact that it is a "nerd thing" is pretty irrelevant, especially in the age of the internet where anyone can find the approximate value of anything.

Chances are the guy will plead self defense, because they were currently in a MtG match and the victim was "killing" his deck.

 

[DominionSeraph]

I'd kill for a Snickers.

Damn, I'm violent when I'm hungry. I should eat a Snickers.

 

[BUnit1701]

It really isn't about MtG cards, but about an item valued at over $100,000. The fact that it is a "nerd thing" is pretty irrelevant, especially in the age of the internet where anyone can find the approximate value of anything.

Chances are the guy will plead self defense, because they were currently in a MtG match and the victim was "killing" his deck.

This, its not like the guy wanted to add the cards to his deck/s. He wanted the cash.

 

[zinfamous]

It really isn't about MtG cards, but about an item valued at over $100,000. The fact that it is a "nerd thing" is pretty irrelevant, especially in the age of the internet where anyone can find the approximate value of anything.

Chances are the guy will plead self defense, because they were currently in a MtG match and the victim was "killing" his deck.

yup.

misleading title.

not that it justifies murder, but come on.

 

[thraashman]

This, its not like the guy wanted to add the cards to his deck/s. He wanted the cash.

I bet you it'd be a killer deck though

 

[smackababy]

Now that I think about it, I am wrong. Clearly, the victim activated the guy's trap card: Stand your Ground. Thus, it resulted in a dead guy. And, since they were playing for keeps, obviously he got to keep the deck.

 

[KB]

Wow how many Black Lotuses and Moxes do you have to have to reach $100,000?

 

[Fern]

Thread title correction:

Would you just "kill" for $100,000?

We already know the answer is a resounding 'YES'.

Every day people kill for much less money that that. H3ll, they kill for Nike shoes.

Fern

 

[smackababy]

Thread title correction:



We already know the answer is a resounding 'YES'.

Every day people kill for much less money that that. H3ll, they kill for Nike shoes.

Fern

To be fair, some of the shoes in question have sold for almost $100k on eBay.