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Ok, there, some old school Vindicates. Now you people can be happy about it. lol Plus a bonus Justification. Always loved that particular foreign name. I'm actually pretty happy because I just traded for that 4th foil one this Thursday after hunting for them since they came out.
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2443/vindicates.jpg
Korean foils are starting to pop on Ebay...Lol
That's also from Ting, so what do you really expect?
-Matt
The problem with eBay is the sellers. There are quite a few overseas sellers who have been posting Korean items on eBay for years now. A great example is Tingxuan. It's common knowledge that the guy does not grade properly, overcharges by a boat load, and has slow shipping. As a Korean collector would I ever buy cards from Tingxuan with a straight face? No. Unfortunately there's people who go and look at those auctions and think that's an acceptable prices to charge so it really messes up the secondary market.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiblast
There's a Korean Foil Ponder from M12 up right now and I'm pretty sure it's going to sell for way more than it should. Korean M12s print run will be smaller than English or other language print runs because they started printing months late. However you have to realize that this set is going to be opened in droves for the next year. Prices up now are not reflective of what the cards will and should actually cost. In addition you have to take note that depending on the seller the reason why boxes are 200.00 and not 90.00 is not because it's "rare" it's because shipping from Korea costs a ton and they include that and eBay fees in the price.
Shit gives me a headache. It's sad to see Korean go the way of overpriced not so rare Foil Japanese.
I'm working on it, but my friend in Korea doesn't know where the stores are at exactly. lol Not to mention, he hasn't played in ages so he has no clue what he's after. I'll have a few boxes of boosters soon though if he finds a store nearby. If anyone knows where the stores are at that sell it, that would help.
You knew Korean would go the way of Japanese. If anything, I like the writing better. Though I am not a fan of either. That and older Korean cards have a reputation for being overly expensive also so it went without saying.
Old Korean cards were only pricey in Mint condition; at least in my experience people never used to respect the language so a lot of the cards were treated poorly, making Mint Korean hard to find.
To be honest the new font kinda sucks. It doesn't even come close to the older fonts which look a hell of a lot better. You're right I did know, which is why I went in early and even then I spent a lot of money more than I should have - I'm happy though.
It's still going to cost you around 130.00 USD per box even before shipping due to the South Korean Won and USD translating poorly.
Love the french Vindicate.Quote:
Originally Posted by dahcmai
New finished playset due to GP Amsterdam:
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waiting for some russian foils to arrive, along with them a thoughtseize, ponder, empty the warrens and other playables! no fetches though :-/
Luckily Mark Poole did a very special alteration for me:
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Much credit to him for beeing friendly and doing a great job all day long.
Finally finished my deck at GP Amsterdam and managed to get 45th place with it (200$ + 1 pro point).
The sleeves are a bit dirty, but all the cards that are available in Foil Japanese are Foil Japanese.
Enjoy!
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3043/img069k.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1599/img070xp.jpg
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http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8987/img074ee.jpg
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And the sideboard:
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by schniggaz
Love your Savannahs!
@all members: what would you prefer: 3 russian foil rainforests or 3 jap foil strands?
i dont know yet which i will finally choose in my deck, somehow i like the misties more, U/W is also not such a nice combination but it is the old card frame :-/
or i will end up with 3jap deltas + 3jap rainforests. somehow i just dont like strands.
Japanese>RussianQuote:
Originally Posted by dernestor86
Russian has become too mainstream and is losing it's appeal. It also looks really bad when mixed with Japanese. At some point the 5 or so people who like Russian and pay well for it will stop and it will kill the market for it.
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1...psterkitty.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by mythical1
Compared to Wapanese which every child begs mommy to buy for him?
Maverick deck is sick, love the alters on the lands and pridemage. Is splashing blue just for eldric worth it? He seems borderline playable at best.
This. Dan Frazier's has to be one of the worst all time. I always cringe when I see signed Moxes. He's also a dick. Of course, so is Zug.Quote:
Originally Posted by Markers
D. Alexander Gregory, Scott Fischer, John Matson, Stephen Daniele, and Rebecca Guay, even though she is a dirty hippie, are some of the good guys.
Russian cards look cooler to me, but Foil Strands are so much prettier than Foil Rainforests...Quote:
Originally Posted by dernestor86
Wayne Reynolds was a really cool guy to talk to (even if some don't like his signature!). Franz Volwinkel is pretty cool too, as was Aleksi Briclot.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAardvark
This deck seems borderline playable at best.Quote:
Originally Posted by ivanpei
Therefore it's in the DTB section.
@Schniggaz: I think the deck is ultra hot, congratz (also to your finish)
I recently got a hold of 4 Burning Wish with a fish drawn on them with black magic marker. The fish looks the same on all four of them. Could this be Scott M. Fischer's signature and does this do anything for the price? Generally I dont like signed cards but I figured I'll ask before I ship them back to the seller.
That is Scott M Fischer's signature. Generally, it should be at equal or lesser value. Signatures don't add value to cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by useL
Stating it that general seems slightly stoopid to me. Especially when it comes to rarer signatures you got to pay a lot more than the usual price.Quote:
Originally Posted by rukcus
The "who got the worst signature" discussion is the last thing this thread needs. It only depends on personal taste therefore it is pretty pointless ...
Also very nice Maverick. Very neat altered cards.
Yeah, but whose going to pay extra for a signature?Quote:
Originally Posted by oRen
I am one...and I am not alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cox
If I don't have the card/sig I am going to pay a premium.
I've seen plenty of playsets valued and bought for slightly more only due to cool signatures... I don't own much signed cards but for example I have a set of foil JSS City of brass signed in gold by Tedin which looks amazing, and various collectors/sellers who saw it tended to value it 15-20 eur above normal playset price (therefore 110-120 eur + 15/20 eur).Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cox
Did you pay more for them because of that signature?
I don't play the game anymore (except CUBE). The only reason I buy Magic cards is to have a signed version/getting it signed.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cox
If you were referring to me, I won them at a tournament.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cox
I would pay more for a signed card.
When I ask artists to sign cards I own, I always tip (ie, increases my cost per card), so I have no problems paying extra when regularly buying cards.
Storm Cake > all
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t.../stormcake.jpg
I'll try to post a close-up of the cake. If you want me to take the photo down, Patrick, I'd be glad to, just let me know.
BTW I forgot how awesome ice cream cake is.
-Matt
I am sooo jealous of that cake.
Well, if I'm ever on the East Coast when it's near your birthday, Storm Cake it is :)
-Matt
Best Storm (Ice) Cake ever, thanks so much for this! (And the pic is totally fine with me)
We should have added the altered LED's arround it, would have looked even more awesome^^
Patrick
Too bad I couldn't ask them to put the cake in Foil Japanese.... :)
-Matt
Did the ice cream cake give you a brain freeze?
Ice Storm Cake next? ;)
Nicely done.Quote:
Originally Posted by rukcus
Awesome cake. I'm sure I'd get a brainfreeze as well. LOL.
I tried really hard to justify getting an Abyss (since the card is pretty terrible in legacy). I just wanted to get it for Sharuum honestly, since it's like super recurring removal that doesn't affect you. However, $100 for a card that is optional in Sharuum seemed like a bad deal.
Until I picked up this beauty:
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Front. Minty Fresh!
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Back.
Does this kind of miscut increase the value much? It's pretty obvious, though not as crazy as some of the others I've seen here.