Even lightly played vintage cards can be valuable and beautiful
Its scarcity in the highest grade has resulted in PSA 10 sales eclipsing $1,000, but you can find 9s (still a mint designation) in the $100 ballpark
The Forest above was not only my favorite from the first set but remains a winner to this day
Loxi: Being a three drop is really what sells me on this, as it's got a pretty low opportunity cost for quite a bit of punch if you have a lot of artifacts (read: any artifact deck)
Identifying specific cards from diverse sets, varying conditions, and intricate artwork has long been a bottleneck for collectors, retailers, and app developers
This was a card that I had great disdain for when I was playing blue red spells since it would usually kill my only creature: a Crackling Drake, and leave my opponent with more life to overcome as well as a big creature