I have a little question: Do you guys consider Portuguese as a pimp language?
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I have a little question: Do you guys consider Portuguese as a pimp language?
I do, it's pretty hard to get in the states.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrAsH
Not if you live in Portugal. Pimping is about getting what's hard to get, not what's widely available.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrAsH
Personally, I consider every non-English Western language to be un-pimped. I want my cards either Asian or English. Only exception is FBB duals and cards that sound silly translated. Like Retard (French Delay).
I don't like Chinese cards. The languages I prefer, in order, are:
English (boring right)
Japanese
Russian
French
I don't really like other languages, although I haven't seen many Korean, and those look okay.
Korean > Russian > Chinese > Japanese > German > English > Other Languages.
I agree that non-Romance alphabets look a lot better. For some reason I think I like Russian the best. I always liked the Hebrew Glory that was passed out at the Judgment Prerelease (and I seem to remember liking the Arabic card...what was it, Laquatus' Champion?), and I was a little disappointed that they didn't make more.
Really? IMO JP and Russian are at the top. S-Chinese is terrible tho. Worse than English even.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillemallCFH
Yeah, I normally like to get a mix of the languages, not exactly pimping the deck, but I like all foreign languages. A deck of mine can have Italian, French, English, Russian, Chinese, all mixed. I also like to put textless spells.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frenger
Not exactly pimp, but like some sort of sentimental value, or... Hell, I can't explain really well. :tongue:
And I HATE PORTUGUESE CARDS, some cards have silly and stupid translations (if you can understand portuguese you know what I'm talking about, lol) .:mad:
same thing here, in Russia. and i suppose in every language besides mb English.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrAsH
coraz86, Laquatus' Champion was in russian. you can find such cards here:
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/86-r...1.html#card003
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/87-r...2.html#card002
Wow, Sanskrit is beautiful. I wish that would exist cards in that language, I'd build an entire deck in Sanskrit.
:eek:
Less talk. More pimp.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...dragontest.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Hollywood
You win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Occam
Does Richard (pickle.69) have that? Because he fucking needs it if he doesn't!
You'd expect the cards like the Arabian one or the Hebrew one to have P/T to be written down as T/P, but I guess that would be too confusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykpon
He does :) I made this scan specifically to ask him about its authenticity, as he told me previously that he owned one. Never been an expert on such cards, especially the non-cardstock versions.Quote:
Originally Posted by yawg07
So is this like just a piece of paper glued to a card? Still::eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Occam
probably not even glued.
It isn't glued, although some other copies are. I bought some of these as they're pretty important parts of magic's history. Most of these are on cardstock, but some are printed on a weird type of paper (like the dragon above), and the latter are basically distinguished only by the paper type and the seller's reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeroenC
@Yawg: Oh, I think I can get a giant growth for you if you are interested. Lmk.
Why are they glued to a normal card? Or is the regular card there just for reference?
misc question: Does any of you know if it is possible to kind of "peel off" the foil layer of a card and transfer it to another card?
I just placed the dragon inside a penny sleeve with a normal card for ease of safekeeping. Some of them (when played by Garfield and co) were glued to other surfaces to make them easier to handle.Quote:
Originally Posted by caiomarcos
@Julian: It's probably a lot easier to impose a scan of the desired card on an acetoned foil to get a foil proxy.
How can you tell such a playtest 'card' isn't counterfeit?
Cardstock playtests are easier to authenticate, but there aren't any specific tests like those we perform on typical magic cards. The only way to authenticate them is by comparison of material (for the dragon, type of paper used, thickness; easier for cardstock), size of item, printing and by due diligence on the seller. Compared with summer magic and even test prints, the number of people who possess or who know about playtest cards is minute, likely smaller than the above groups. That makes due diligence a lot easier. There is only a handful of people, maybe less, who have indepth knowledge with playtests from owning legitimate decks from playtesters, and I've spoken to a couple of them about authenticity. My cardstock playtests have been passed by them insofar as scans are concerned.
The dragon, which is the largest authenticity question mark of those I own, is likely legit due to the fact that the largest playtest collector around today owns a djinn that is from the same source, and he feels that it is legit. The dragon has the same printing parameters as the djinn, and is the same as the one Richard (the shivan dragon collector) has. All that can of course go up in a pile of smoke with new developments, but authenticating playtests is simultaneously made easier and harder by the very small pool of people who deal with them. I would say that the most common playtest card would have the same approximate numbers as a summer rare.
This is stomach-turning. I should get myself an oldskool copy machine and make a few :wink:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Occam
Except the basic lands, I think. Perhaps slightly more than summer rares (12-15 each), somewhere in the 15-20 range. IIRC, there were only 12 dark rituals, for instance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skeggi
You could, but they aren't as expensive as their rarity would indicate. Certain cards, like members of the p9 would fetch quite a bit, as would cards that didn't make it into alpha/beta. Too bad I don't have all the information on how to circumvent fakes, though. :frown:
I've been looking for a way to get a playtest Giant Growth! :D
I know a guy who has one, in fact he has two DECKS of playtest cards haha
But since he has only one, he can't trade it.
PLEASE PM me with specifics! :D
I'm all about that too - especially land art. I think foils are retarded (OMG SHINY...pffft) but I do like the artwork. I've always been a fan of art museums too, so maybe that's it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Machinus
You've just replied to the 2nd post in a 86-page thread to a guy who has been banned for over a year.
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Originally Posted by Skeggi
I agree, we need new pics. Unfortunately I do not have enough money for even my first set of duals. So no pimpness here.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikekelley
Alright so; the next few pics aren't going to wow anyone, they're by far not as expensive to get like some of the cards posted in this topic, but nevertheless I'm very happy with my collection.
As for the deck, I love playing it in both casual and legacy and got some nice finishes with it on tourneys here. I doubt I'll ever win a tourney with it though but that isn't the most important thing for me either way.
I've been playing elves since 1998 and because of our 10 year anniversary I decided to start foiling the deck september last year. Some of the card were harder to get then others... I still need to foil the heaths and mutavaults, as well as 1 cradle.. and then my sideboard yeah.. I'm just a starting pimp :)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/215/elvesdec11.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4769/elvesdec12.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4563/elvesdec21.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9112/elvesdec22.jpg
nice!
Want to sell Caller, Messenger, Ranger, Cradle and Priest? ;)
Messenger and Caller are hard to find and the Promos are to expensive...
I haven't seen a foil Cradle in years. Nice.
How can you even know that those are Magic cards?
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/rari...er-images.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by sadface
#005. 2 of the 3 were opened from Alara Reborn boosters and I purchased them.
I've opened an all white card with the black boarders from a precon. The second I did Mike Glow offered to buy it for 75$. They're worth something.
But how does this card "pimp" my Legacy deck?
Using them as soldier/goblin tokens would be classyQuote:
Originally Posted by Ch@os