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Myself
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Here is one which may spark interest. The classic Invisibility vs Flight.

I don't know my answer for sure, though possibly flight, since I need to travel a lot (though I'd prefer Teleportation). I'd carry an altimeter, to measure my altitude (shouldn't be too expensive) and maybe even fly with a bulletproof glass shield.

How would I afford all the technology to fly? Well, there are several offers of over a million US dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a legitimate superhuman ability in an agreed experiment. I'd use flight for that first, before using it for much.

Invisibility could get old, but I could make money from intelligence and sabotage for the Australian Military.

I don't know. What about you?
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Invisibility, especially if it's the kind that you can use on self AND others.
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Oh, no.
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Dang government...always trying to dissect the supers
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Indeed. For the most part, they're the same inside. Just maybe a few more...or a few less organs.
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Quantakinesis, surely.

I think, of all of us, I'd make the best use of it.

Unless I got among the first pick, in which case, I would choose Power of Imagination.
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If there's 99 others, I would want to be the last one to receive the power :p
Although with over 7500 powers on the superpowerlist, there's roughly 99% chance your favorite power doesn't get taken.

I got another question.

I created this super-meta-human serum in my lab. Makes you super strong, fast, agile and with fast regeneration and increased lifespan.
 
What would be it's market price?  

Not sure yet if I would offer it on the black market.
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It would have to be something unusual that would still be useful so that you don't lose it if someone else thinks it up.

I would probably go with Theme Manager, seems like a good core ability for me.
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Hm...you and wonder_drow right.

Now that I think about it, I would like to go last, and I would probably go with something I just made up on the spot right there.

For example:

Existential Feedback

The ability to disrupt a subject's position and condition in the fabric of reality

Basically Self-Existence Manipulation targeted at others, and it can harm animals, plants, undead and inanimate objects, too. But you have to build up the power to let it affect more than one subject at a time. And when it first manifests, the effects may be random.

A more limited version of this would be Existence Backlash, where it can only produce negative effects (direct harm).
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I would want to be last. There are some good powers that others might not take. For Instance Boundary Manipulation: Controlling the boundaries of all things, even abstract concepts( This has to be my favorite power) or Willpower Projection: Shaping things around b=me just by projecting my willpower.
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You could probably get tens of thousands for a small dose, at the very least. Making it pricy would keep most from buying it but would draw rich people and athletes who are willing to pay big money for a competitive edge. It depends if the effects wear off after a bit or remain permanent.

If they wear off then:
A: You can make money by repeatedly selling it to people, preferably at 25,000-50,000 USD per however much you need for decent results.
B: If the meta-human powers remain but you must continure to take it to expand the duration of your life( Kind of like an immortality serum you take whenever you start to reach the end of your extended lifespan) then I would guess that around 100,000 USD per dose would be right.

If the effects are permanent then sell it for hundreds of thousands of dollars per dose. Simply because that kind of thing is a one use product and very valuable.
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By the way, you do not know what anyone else picked. I forgot to mention that, so being last wouldn't help in any way.
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GENERATION 21: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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 Are made-up-on-the-spot powers allowed?
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Guess I'll go for a power that's versatile & powerfull, yet with a low rating.  

Like for example Q power, which is at a low 47%

Or maybe I'd go for a power I created myself, and which I doubt would be picked by anyone :

Inherent Factual Omniscience

That way I would know who the other 9 are, where they are, and what powers they have.
And how to deal with them.
And how to cancel their powers if they pose a danger.
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Yes.
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GENERATION 21: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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Excellent.

*goes away to get planning...*
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