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Yeah, I know the price isn't insane on Summer cards, as more have surfaced over the last years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noctalor
I still think it's easier to find textless than summer, though. :) At least, I've been introduced to many more (relatively speaking, of course) textless than summer.
Well there's a lot of factors but to make a long story short, I think that these things are in the "name your own price" category along with things like the Garfield family cards (e.g., Splendid Genesis), that set of Russian Foil Bobs, or the BGS 10 Alpha and Beta Lotus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phreshdawg
*All of this info is based on extrapolating from the info in the video, which could possibly not be the whole truth.
1. "Only" Barry worked on this set and Barry's group did all the play testing. Any cards that weren't in Barry's collection were likely to be single cards that the play testers held on to. That's no likely to be much and many of those are likely to have been destroyed, lost, or forgotten. Also, since WotC didn't test this, it's likely that they only have the submission form he showed; all text files, not cards. Also easily faked.
2. Misprint Guy (I should probably know his name) said that he bought everything worth having, he probably has, for all intents and purposes, every Spectral Chaos play test cards in existence.
3. From the info I've heard about him, MG doesn't seem likely to sell his stuff, especially the more rare pieces like this. As a result, any real cards are unlikely to emerge on the market.
4. Okay, so lets say that someone does want some of these cards or that some of these surface. What are these cards? Formatted text with straight lines in between them. The most complex fake would require you to acquire some colored card stock, cut with a paper cutter, and glued to some like-new revised commons. A fifth grader the inkjet that comes free with mom's Dell could replicate these.
5. As a result, the only way these cards have any value is if you know the provenance. So back to point 2. Even if you do get him to sell you some, your investment doesn't hold much value unless you get something like a certificate of authenticity from him.
I sometimes think about, and am disappointed by, the fact that twenty years in, there's no physical monument to Magic. If the Hall of Fame wasn't specifically from the Pro Tour, a physical HoF would be the perfect place for items like these. If an MtG museum ever happens, many of the best pieces will be in the hands of private collectors. Hopefully they'll be like the insanely-rich people who indefinitely lend out their art collections to museums so that the rest of the world can experience them.
The judge textless bolts are a lot rarer than summer, and a lot more expensive. They look really nice too.
I lend out some of my cards from time to time. Nothing in magic which is attainable is truly a one-of piece, but I've displayed summer duals, hurricanes, textless saga, textless MMQ, the UL/AQ stuff, Seth Rogen etc. If I don't feel security is a concern, cards should be shared with people who want to see them tbh.
I'm not really that interested in playtest cards, to be honest. Anything that can be replicated that easily isn't really collectible.
Playtest cards have that "cool" factor, like someone who builds a deck that wins in a very unique way or pulls off a crazy win. They don't really have a "pimp" factor because they are unfinished, unusable and not really impressive looking. If you saw the video theres a card with a cock drawn on in pen or whatever as the artwork (here for all you weirdos), its weird.
The cool part is learning the story behind things like cards were taken from this set that are later used. Lotus petal was taken directly from the set. Mythics were suggested. Multicolored cards introduced.
The mail was nice today :) :
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Still waiting for my other old korean cards to arrive, especially the korean brainstorms and duresses.
almost done with this pile, missing 2 deltas, 2 tarns, 2 emmys, pact is in the mail. starting the sig process now. Modern isnt that bad
working on 12 post foil but not as close to done as this deck
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Dayum son, this is one of the coolest shiny thing ever :tongue:
Enchantress project coming along nicely.
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What's the deal with the textless WG?Quote:
Originally Posted by bwah?
Hot Damn!Quote:
Originally Posted by bwah?
Very nice. There's nothing like old frame Asian foils.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noctalor
These Wild Growths are just GORGEOUS.
Today in Super Secret Tech, a nice Legacy deck that produces no mana!
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Here's the sideboard, also fully signed:
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More pretty, manaless pics in Super Secret Tech. Enjoy!
Wow that is fucking sweet. Not like that Modern crap up there :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by bwah?
I'd like to share my foiled dredge deck. I know it's not much compared to the other pimped dredge decks posted here. But it took me a few years to finally complete it. It started with a single FKZ and it was downhill from there. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...825_111946.jpg
The original art for Cephalid Coliseum is by John Avon and it's beautiful. You have made a terrible choice here. It would be a simple task to upgrade this non-pimp playset.Quote:
Originally Posted by SHABOOGS
Agree, and I would also change those gemstone mines for time spiral ones. Apart from that, beautiful deck.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesh
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that my contribution is not as good as the rest but here is my through the breach r/g for modern, i have 4 sakura tribe-elder foil being signed and the 3 summoning trap are signed foil, the 3 chalice of the void are foil, and the 4 wooded foothills are jp signed. Sorry for the bad quality of the images.
Have been foiling/pimping out my Goblins deck for a lil bit now, got the first "draft" from the alterer yesterday for my Matrons.
http://i.imgur.com/DmOQNvV.jpg
My legacy/vintage contribution.
http://i.imgur.com/NEVWe4x.png
Please no
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