So I ordered an ancient tomb from a low unnamed person on tgc player
So this person sent a extra foil {tombstalker} asking for positive review and I don't know fakes that well
Rip it in half. If there's no blue inside it's fake. Unless you've got a microscope, then you can check out the edge and see if there's blue in it.
Also, water beads off of legit magic cards. It smears into fakes. (Never tested that one myself, try a basic land first maybe.)
Bend it. If it creases or doesn't bend back it's a fake. (Again, I've never tried it, test it out on a basic land.)
If it's a legit card I'd be super happy. I love me some free cards.
1. It's sad to see human faith gone :(
2. YouTube has a bunch of vids on determining fakes or real
3. It's probably the vendor trying to boost his feedback, what's wrong with that?
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 12:36:42 PM
3. It's probably the vendor trying to boost his feedback, what's wrong with that?
The card I got doubled what I paid in total
Quote from: Millionlittlee on September 13, 2014, 01:22:34 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 12:36:42 PM
3. It's probably the vendor trying to boost his feedback, what's wrong with that?
The card I got doubled what I paid in total
Yea no one gives away a free $20 card. I have ordered couple hundred dollars at a time, sent a message asking if they can toss in some free zen lands for a valued customer ;), and they said no lol
{Ancient Tomb} is a $20 card {tomb stalker} foil is $8 what am I missing?
(Sorry didnt mean to be a douche but just saying that sometimes people do a nice thing so they can have the satisfaction of doing a nice thing :P)
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:27:43 PM
{Ancient Tomb} is a $20 card {tomb stalker} foil is $8 what am I missing?
(Sorry didnt mean to be a douche but just saying that sometimes people do a nice thing so they can have the satisfaction of doing a nice thing :P)
Tombstalker is a $21 card
People also don't know everything when they sell on TCG
Don't rip it
Black light test and also bring to an lgs to see with other items of same set
I thought my sigarda foil was fake but it was just that blocks foiling process
Quote from: Millionlittlee on September 13, 2014, 01:31:27 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:27:43 PM
{Ancient Tomb} is a $20 card {tomb stalker} foil is $8 what am I missing?
(Sorry didnt mean to be a douche but just saying that sometimes people do a nice thing so they can have the satisfaction of doing a nice thing :P)
Tombstalker is a $21 card
The original is a $21 foil true. But still think about the shop who on earth needs a foil {Tombstalker} it's probably sat on his shelf for years!! So he figured why do I even bother lets give it away to a lucky person who in return can give us a positive review. It's supposed to be a nice gesture.
Is there anything that makes the card look fake?
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:34:51 PM
Quote from: Millionlittlee on September 13, 2014, 01:31:27 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:27:43 PM
{Ancient Tomb} is a $20 card {tomb stalker} foil is $8 what am I missing?
(Sorry didnt mean to be a douche but just saying that sometimes people do a nice thing so they can have the satisfaction of doing a nice thing :P)
Tombstalker is a $21 card
The original is a $21 foil true. But still think about the shop who on earth needs a foil {Tombstalker} it's probably sat on his shelf for years!! So he figured why do I even bother lets give it away to a lucky person who in return can give us a positive review. It's supposed to be a nice gesture.
Is there anything that makes the card look fake?
I don't know fakes well so I can't tell you
Does it look real to you though?
The MM foil is only $8.
Compare and contrast...
I can test cards for fakes.
Does the card feel coarse?
Does it look a little thicker than a regular foil?
Does it Bend easier than a normal foil?
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 01:43:56 PM
I can test cards for fakes.
Does the card feel coarse?
Does it look a little thicker than a regular foil?
Does it Bend easier than a normal foil?
This^ these are good tests
Who's to say the seller didnt make that mistake...
I mean I got a foil russian kiora....when I ordered a Russian kiora.... $140 price difference
Quote from: E.kann1 on September 13, 2014, 01:45:13 PM
Quote from: Millionlittlee on September 13, 2014, 01:44:21 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on September 13, 2014, 01:41:35 PM
The MM foil is only $8.
It isn't mm
Oh, ok then. Wow.
This could be an amateur seller who received cards from a sibling, friend, etc and didn't know any better about the price.
OR it could be fake.
OR, since they were a low rated seller, they included a high price card for (possibly) the first buyer.
Nobody will know until it is checked for errors.
True but it's kinda sad when the first thing he thought of when he received an awesome card was ... This is fake instead of wow how awesome!
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:51:37 PM
True but it's kinda sad when the first thing he thought of when he received an awesome card was ... This is fake instead of wow how awesome!
I know.
The note? That's a little suspicious asking for a good rate. He might just want more people to buy his cards, who knows.
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 01:53:16 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:51:37 PM
True but it's kinda sad when the first thing he thought of when he received an awesome card was ... This is fake instead of wow how awesome!
I know.
The note? That's a little suspicious asking for a good rate. He might just want more people to buy his cards, who knows.
I don't think it's unreasonable. It's a useless card to him and all he wants is a good rating so what's the problem in that :D
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:56:24 PM
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 01:53:16 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 01:51:37 PM
True but it's kinda sad when the first thing he thought of when he received an awesome card was ... This is fake instead of wow how awesome!
I know.
The note? That's a little suspicious asking for a good rate. He might just want more people to buy his cards, who knows.
I don't think it's unreasonable. It's a useless card to him and all he wants is a good rating so what's the problem in that :D
Understood. But it's more than what he paid for....
True but who on earth wants a foil Tombstalker. That's a card that would never sell ever .. To him he probably got it for $5-$10 so it's meaningless to him
I include free foils on my TCG sales to help ratings
People love it
Muggy everyone loves you we don't need to go any farther
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 02:05:08 PM
Muggy everyone loves you we don't need to go any farther
Muggy is a Broncos fan .... Therefore I hate him GO PATS!!!!
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 02:06:34 PM
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 02:05:08 PM
Muggy everyone loves you we don't need to go any farther
What does football have to do with this thread?
Muggy is a Broncos fan .... Therefore I hate him GO PATS!!!!
You said everybody loves Muggy and I corrected you :P
Back to the tread Million do some tests and get back to is on it
Check with ur lgs
Quote from: Mattao19 on September 13, 2014, 02:06:34 PM
Quote from: Bass Cannon on September 13, 2014, 02:05:08 PM
Muggy everyone loves you we don't need to go any farther
Muggy is a Broncos fan .... Therefore I hate him GO PATS!!!!
HELL YEAH!!!!
I do not know anyone who would just give that away. Take to lgs. Black light test. Microscope. Many tests available:)
Why do we all assume the worst?? Like seriously why be unappreciative?? Even if the card is a cheap proxy foil that he made it's still awesome AND FREE!! Like seriously just accept the gift and be happy!!!
(Sorry I just don't like all the negativity from a nice gesture :D)
I agree to, but it is illegal to make a card that looks like the real thing..
Those new TCGplayer stores are desperate to generate numbers that attract customers. A few bad reviews could easily sink a dealer with under 100 transactions (or under 10,000 when it comes to it). I'm inclined to think it's real. Worst case scenario: you have a nice, shiny proxy.