I'm in the market for a foil Liliana of the Veil, in NM condition for a collection. Not exactly a cheap card so I am hesitant to buy from any listing or vendor with a stock image...but the pickings are somewhat slim.
Apparently HotsauceGames, Brute Force Games, Fusion Games and ChannelFireball have this card in stock, in foil, in NM....and their feedback is either 99.9% or 100%...Still, I have a sinking feeling about spending so much on a showpiece card that I haven't even seen a real pictures of.
Any community list on which stores are safe-bets and which ones to steer clear of?
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ABUgames has generally been amazing on conditions for me. CFB was good before, but got worse lately.
I order from ABU a lot, and while I'm not at all impressed buy their typical "NM-M" stock, they're very good to work with and if you email them and specify that you want a truly mint copy of a high-end card like that, they'll make sure you get what you want. They have fairly high prices but also offer a 35% bonus on trades.
Go to a Grand Prix, star city open, or another big card store. You can go to the Wizards play locator to find stores closest to you that do Friday night magic. Some of those stores will have a very good selection. It's always easiest buying foils in person because you can look at them.
CFB will provide you with scans if you email them. At least they did for me the two times I've asked.
Yeah, they will. Might take a day or two, though. Also on foil stuff, you can ask for non-scan pictures too, to see the surface of the card. I've done it.
Apparently HotsauceGames, Brute Force Games, Fusion Games and ChannelFireball have this card in stock, in foil, in NM....and their feedback is either 99.9% or 100%...Still, I have a sinking feeling about spending so much on a showpiece card that I haven't even seen a real pictures of.
Any community list on which stores are safe-bets and which ones to steer clear of?
He is the only one who sees the patterns in the overlapping maps and conflicting reports.
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I order from ABU a lot, and while I'm not at all impressed buy their typical "NM-M" stock, they're very good to work with and if you email them and specify that you want a truly mint copy of a high-end card like that, they'll make sure you get what you want. They have fairly high prices but also offer a 35% bonus on trades.
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Yeah, they will. Might take a day or two, though. Also on foil stuff, you can ask for non-scan pictures too, to see the surface of the card. I've done it.
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Quacker's dead-on here. I'm usually content with NM, so I'll definitely browse around for the little stuff, but take no chances with a foil Lili.