[DO NOT TRY TO SELL IN HERE] Pimp Legacy Decks

[MGB]

I have a question. What is more pimp: NM Beta Duals or NM drastically Miscut white-bordered Duals?

I was at Vintage Champs and I saw Eli Kassis playing a deck which used playsets (4-of each miscut, all miscut differently) of drastically miscut Revised or Unlimited (couldn't tell) Volcanic Islands and Tropical Islands as the manabase. Now, Eli probably has access to any card he could possibly want, so in his mind playing these is more "pimp" than straight up NM Beta Duals. How does the community rule on this matter?

[iamajellydonut]

I have a question. What is more pimp: NM Beta Duals or NM drastically Miscut white-bordered Duals?

I was at Vintage Champs and I saw Eli Kassis playing a deck which used playsets (4-of each miscut, all miscut differently) of drastically miscut Revised or Unlimited (couldn't tell) Volcanic Islands and Tropical Islands as the manabase. Now, Eli probably has access to any card he could possibly want, so in his mind playing these is more "pimp" than straight up NM Beta Duals. How does the community rule on this matter?

The community rules that Eli's pimp is a bunch of shit. He cut up sheets for money. If they were actually miscut, they'd win the war. But they're not.

[H]

I have a question. What is more pimp: NM Beta Duals or NM drastically Miscut white-bordered Duals?

I was at Vintage Champs and I saw Eli Kassis playing a deck which used playsets (4-of each miscut, all miscut differently) of drastically miscut Revised or Unlimited (couldn't tell) Volcanic Islands and Tropical Islands as the manabase. Now, Eli probably has access to any card he could possibly want, so in his mind playing these is more "pimp" than straight up NM Beta Duals. How does the community rule on this matter?

Beta. By miles for me. His duals are hand cuts and my thinking is that he plays them to advertise the other he has for sale. Miscuts are neat, but Beta is Beta.

[blackberrybold]

The community rules that Eli's pimp is a bunch of shit. He cut up sheets for money. If they were actually miscut, they'd win the war. But they're not.

i sold a "original" miscut dual to him long time ago. I am not sure whether he got revised sheets to cut tbh.
Otherwise full agree with your last sentence

[iamajellydonut]

I am not sure whether he got revised sheets to cut tbh.

He did.

[nedleeds]

Those are shitrags. He was selling them for the same price as FBB.

Got some things signed @ Eternal Weekend.

[Rascalyote]

First card (of soon to be many) I've ever gotten in the mail, and the most pimp card I've owned.





Yah I know it's ugly :(

[thecrav]

Got some things signed @ Eternal Weekend.

*wheelbarrow full of signed stuff*

What's your opinion on artists who sign with the date? I've always kinda not liked it because it feels like it makes the card less... I don't know - eternal-y?

[iamajellydonut]

What's your opinion on artists who sign with the date? I've always kinda not liked it because it feels like it makes the card less... I don't know - eternal-y?

I'm not a fan of dates. Not on my playmats. Not on my cards. It doesn't have to do with looking older or anything like that. I just think they're tacky and get in the way.

That being said, Ferguson is a baller and I would revere his used ass paper.

[thecrav]

I do have a couple exceptions.

Rob Alexander put the date when he signed my GP:DC playmat... at the GP. That's pretty neat.

GenCon 2012 (I think), Steve Argyle's hand was broken, so he offered a stamp that said GENCON 2012: BROKEN HAND EDITION. Pretty neat for the rarity. I hope to get that stuff actually signed at some point.

[Rome]

I like it very much if the date is in the signature, because, so i can remember, wehn I get the card signed :)
It gives a little feel of personality.

[sdematt]

Because apparently at Whole Foods, they allow you to write something for absolutely no charge. It was either this or "Happy Birthday, Scumbag."

Also, a Cruise-free format apparently tastes like lemon chiffon cake. Fo' sho'.

-Matt

[sdematt]

First card (of soon to be many) I've ever gotten in the mail, and the most pimp card I've owned.





Yah I know it's ugly :(

It's a start. One of my first beta duals is a played Alpha Savannah that I bought for $80. I still play with it today :P Best of luck on the rest!

-Matt

[phazonmutant]

Got back from Eternal Weekend today. It was a blast! Some of my pickups:



Menges and Rush were there to sign my Koreeeeeen removal spells.



Finished my set of Workshops. I had one from cube, and bought the more beat ones.



The second set of Russian Bob-signed Bobs in existence (according to Bob). nedleeds got there first... Also my second Russian Clique. The price was too good to pass up.

[nedleeds]

Ban Treasure Cruise? Brainstorm is less letters and far more ubiquitous and abusive.

As for dates on signatures, I mean if the artist wants to do it I don't feel like harping on it. Jesper Myrfors does it, Snoddy does it, Andrew Robinson sometimes does it. Miracola randomly does it. Sometimes it works out well on double signed stuff, like Miracola 98 signed korean Firestorm, and 2012 signed.

RKFs signature is so fucking stout I really don't care, he was awesome and personalized a card for a friends son (who is named Dakkon). Jeff Menges was also a gentleman as he always is, and altered my alpha Sedge Trolls into Black Knights, now I just need to find Frazier again to complete the double signing.

[barcode]

I'm sure this had been discussed before but what's the general opinion on language preferences when going FBB? Also what about mixing languages, yay or nay?

Korean > Russian > Japanese > German > * > Italian

[nedleeds]

The second set of Russian Bob-signed Bobs in existence (according to Bob). nedleeds got there first... Also my second Russian Clique. The price was too good to pass up.

Welcome to the 4 Bob signed Russian Bob Club, current membership ... 2.

[ESG]

As for dates on signatures, I mean if the artist wants to do it I don't feel like harping on it. Jesper Myrfors does it, Snoddy does it
...

Interesting. I got a Volcanic Island and some other stuff signed by Snoddy back in late '96 or early '97, and he didn't date it. Do you know when he started doing that?

[Markers]

It has finally arrived!!! Very happy at the moment!




Back story:
A couple of years ago I bought some PSA graded Beta Power cards (I wanted a PSA Beta set back in the day). But then at the beginning of this year I realized that the prices for Beta Power were just getting insane (graded even more so). So I decided to trade my PSA cards for Beta Moxes to get a second set for my signed Beta collection.

And after a email conversation with Dan Frazier I decided to get them altered...The result is even better than I imagined. Awesome!!!


And now I have a signed Playset :) Here are the beauties:



Alpha



Beta




Unlimited

[Quasim0ff]

Korean > Russian > Japanese > German > * > Italian

Uhm, Russian > Korean > Japanese > German > English > Chinese > *

Russian commends a far higher premium, due to a lower printrun.