MASS has gone to its ATH of 1.6$ since its launch. The price was stable in between 0.5 to 0.7$ but now it has gone down to 0.04 - 0.05$ and is stable in that window. I do agree with your idea that its better to buy this coin from exchange rather then mining it. I don't think there is any loss in buying MASS at current price.
Talk about the future, past is gone. No doubt MASS has enjoyed a great past but its future is not looking great. Price is very much low and there are no solid indication that this price will go up from here. Also we are hearing no news about development from the team.