My uncle passed away last September (...this should be another post...) and so as I'm about to finish sorting out his belongings at home, I came upon my own stored belongings which was kept in the spandrel ('room under the stairs').
There were 2 boxes of mine and I was very happy to rediscover what has been stored for more than a decade.
MAGIC.
I almost had written off my cards thinking it might have been damaged and/or thrown out as a lay person may not know its value. Though I still wished I can rediscover my cards and by that time prices would go up astronomically. If the legendary 'Black Lotus' card can command almost half a million dollars, what about others cards that got released just a few years after that? Wishful thinking, I know.
I played Magic: The Gathering mostly during my elementary years, starting with the 4th Edition, and it was around the Urza's Saga edition wherein I completely stopped. Upon checking online pricing guides, I learned that the core edition cards doesn't hold much value given the probability of reprints. What actually held better value are the expansion sets.
As an example from my screenshot above, I see that the Sylvan Library is priced around $20 while Stasis is $4.5 a piece. I thought they would command a high price because of just being 'old'. But I did discover few cards that commanded a price range between $50-$100 which was a pleasant surprise. :)
What is interesting is that in-demand and costly cards before may not necessarily be what is being sold at a high price now. Probably due to meta changes. I have yet to scan through and log the full cost of the cards that I have now. While I do plan to sell them, I'm not in a rush.
Some NBA Cards -- Shawn Kemp
Before I went to Magic cards, it was actually NBA cards that got hyped up first. I bought several packs and learned that it's better to build a collection. I chose Shawn Kemp as my brother was a fan of Seattle Supersonics. I have yet to see if these have value haha.
Regardless of the prices of the cards, I still owe a huge part of my childhood to this game. Even credit it to the improvement of my vocabulary. It was also funny that an elder churchmate wanted to confiscate it and declare the cards to be satanic. :P
Memories are priceless indeed. :)
How about you? Any stashed item that you have found that actually had so much value?