I get the feeling this was a shill post, if someone really thought the cards were great they wouldn't go right to mining and say "hey guys these are so amazing!" you would buy them and set them up and they would be unavailable like all the rest.

In short, the ebay listing is probably also the op..

Died laughing at this!

What about setting up a small mining rig? If your parents let you buy a video card then you can mine with it to make coins.

Some good cheap video cards are the AMD RX 550 or RX460's. If you're able to get something nice like a 1070ti or a Vega 56 you could get coin much faster.

PIVX, BWK and ETN. Still on the lookout for the coin that will overtake Bitcoin. I don't think it exists yet.

Diversification is important so that you are not reliant on one coin or market. You will need a strong stomach if you only hold bitcoin unless you do as some stated here, download the cold wallet, encrypt(don't lose your private key), and hold. Close the wallet and don't look at the price for a couple years to save the stress from volatility.

By diversification I mean finding the best altcoins, or what you view as the best. Do not trust hype or pumps, find technology and invest in what you think the world would use. Stick with only reputable exchanges like Bittrex or Binance, I definitely recommend against stocks.exchange.

A brief overview of the tech and the coins that brought them about that might get you started, newer alts are beginning to combine the tech and keep your eyes out for new improved ideas:

Bitcoin - Father of Crypro, first one and the largest market cap. Tech is simple and outdated.
Ethereum - Implemented Smart Contracts
Monero - First true privacy coin
Dash - Implemented Masternodes which speed up transaction times and pay dividends

Most altcoins are either a fork or clone of one of the above. Things to look for are mobile implementation(completed mobile wallets not "future implementations"), stable methods of minting, and actual real teams that are completing what they say they will. Small pre-mines are also very important. A good example is PIVX.

Most of all try to control impulses, don't chase and have fun. Remember Crypto is going to be the future of the monetary system and all forms of transactions, and 99% of it is built and driven by the community. So what we want to see and what we decide to invest in is what will become.