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[door]

Thank you Jeff Miracola

my jaw is somewhere on the floor! Did he make these on an event or you sent it by mail?

[SupREME-10]

my jaw is somewhere on the floor! Did he make these on an event or you sent it by mail?

Diddo

I only wish I had a collection of cards like those only my choice of artist would be Rob Alexander.

WOW I love the stuff I keep seeing in this thread.

[Zalren]

I decided to celebrate my landing a new job by starting my power collection.





Only 7 more to go!

[nicolasbol]

Those black borders on the Ancestral and Time Walk are just DELICIOUS !

[TheElvishPiper]

Congrats on the Power! Jealous of the tasty black borders!

[r3dd09]

Pretty clean power, I see something similar in my near future.

[balthor]

Thanks Ron Spears (all foil)

[balthor]

Here is the RUG deck I used to win a tournament. Sorry camera sucks.





MY PRIZE :)

[jamied1981]

I guess my buddy is uploading
Some stuff I might as well it's been a while.







This is only some stuff still waiting on some packages.

[dernestor86]

S-chinese fetches nice!

what u guys think, sunbleached or real?

[kiblast]

Real. Black text looks solid black and not greyish- that's my main indicator if I have to distinguish sunbleached from genuine misprints.

[Oogway]

Does anybody know of sites who do traditional chinese stock? I found mtgmintcard who do alot of simplified stuff, but im more interested in traditional stuff.
I have been checking out ebay but am interested in more lower demand cards

Thanks in advance

[jjjoness']

Real. Black text looks solid black and not greyish- that's my main indicator if I have to distinguish sunbleached from genuine misprints.

There are other ways to bleach a card that will destroy certain colors, but leave black untouched. I have no clue what ink is used to print Mtg cards, but I'm pretty sure you can destroy the chromophore with relatively common reduction/oxidation agents.

[dernestor86]

There are other ways to bleach a card that will destroy certain colors, but leave black untouched. I have no clue what ink is used to print Mtg cards, but I'm pretty sure you can destroy the chromophore with relatively common reduction/oxidation agents.

this would lead to changes in the surface. this card has a perfect surface. can red pigment be destroyed 100% due to sunbleaching?

[Sigar]

Does anybody have any tips on how to avoid foil cards bending like crazy? And how do you straighten them out, if you receive some really bent cards? Thanks!

[Nicol Bolas]

Does anybody have any tips on how to avoid foil cards bending like crazy? And how do you straighten them out, if you receive some really bent cards? Thanks!

Put said card inside a sleeve, rub the back against a table edge or counter top while bending the card backwards to remove curl.

Double sleeving, storing foil cards in binders that close flat or simply packing inside tight deck boxes with rest of the sideboard will prevent them from curling.

[jjjoness']

this would lead to changes in the surface. this card has a perfect surface. can red pigment be destroyed 100% due to sunbleaching?

Not necessarily. Fumigating the card with mild oxidizing agents in low concentration (so heat won't damage the card) might do wonders here. If I have the time I'll do some experiments next time I'm in the lab. If by sunbleaching you mean by UV (a UV lamp will be much more efficient than good ol' sun), then yes, that could be possible. I don't want to go into the details here (pm me if you're interested), but depending on the pigments that are used exposure to UV can completely remove a certain color, or even cause a colorshift.

[r3dd09]

Could be sun bleached, if you took a photo class in school, you should know filters can do wonders. not going into further detail.

[Valtrix]

Does anybody have any tips on how to avoid foil cards bending like crazy? And how do you straighten them out, if you receive some really bent cards? Thanks!

Put your foils in a sleeve and find a bottle of a reasonable size. Curve your foil around the bottle the opposite way that the foil tends to warp the card, and tape it there. Leave it for awhile and when you take it off, it should be less warped. Cards will warp again eventually, but this process worked pretty well for me for good amounts of time.

[Koby]

Does anybody have any tips on how to avoid foil cards bending like crazy? And how do you straighten them out, if you receive some really bent cards? Thanks!

Silica gel packets. Leave the cards in loose (penny) sleeves and keep a packet or two in the box to absorb the enivornmental moisture. Foil cards will warp with warm and moist climate.

Forcing the card to unwarp with pressure alone will damage the card gradually.