Quote Originally Posted by HonorBasquiat View Post
I still don't understand what difference it makes for you if my proxies are passable or crappy looking... As long as I'm not trading or selling them as real cards what difference does it make?
Assuming that they never leave your possession, it doesn't matter how good they look. However, it does matter where you got them. Buying Magic cards from counterfeiters supports the Magic counterfeiting "industry," and this is bad. If you had your own printing press and made the most perfect fakes (which only you would use for casual games and which would never leave your person) then literally no one would care.

edit: For example, this guy shows you how to make pretty sick foil proxies. I've used this technique to make a bunch of custom-art foil tokens, and will most likely eventually make some proxy Vintage decks for me and my friends. They look pimp, but if you take them out of the sleeve (or if you use alternate art) it is very easy to distinguish them from real cards. I'm not supporting counterfeiters, I'm not hurting LGSs, I'm not damaging the secondary market, and I can still play good looking proxies while spending very little money.

If you really are only interested in playing casually with good looking proxies and aren't looking to screw someone then I highly doubt your friends would complain about you showing up with proxied foil Tundras and Force of Wills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAV1WI98lKE