The two gearhulk masterpieces I order came in today and when i took them out I saw that one looked different from the other
The first link shows the one I believe to be real the second shows the one to be possibly fake. The reason I believe this is because the fake looking one has a brighter shade of colors and doesn't have the foil streak thingy going down the center. The color difference might not show up in the pictures though.
They (Wizards) mentioned that every Masterpiece is going to look a little different because of the non-uniform foiling process. I think you're good. Always helps if you buy your cards from reputable sources.
Not only expeditions can vary a lot in looks, but also no one has faked the holostamp yet (at least none of the chinese that i'm keeping track of). If i'm not mistaken, even normal foil fakes are not sold. So foil + holostamp are a sure sign you have real cards. (and who would counterfeit standard only stuff anyway ?)
I see, thanks for easing my mind. Its just that all other masterpieces I've seen had foil streaks down the center, so this one seemed strange to me.
Yeah, it's very difficult to fake foils, as well as the holostamp (but possible, just rare). I used to have some old full art foil Marit Lage tokens, and one of them had a similar streak whereas the other did not- this was apparently fairly common with some foiling processes, I think it's a machine mark from a feed roller that foils happen to be susceptible to. Anyway, no, I think you've just got some printing variations there, nothing more.
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Iam from Russia and i have absolutely the opposite situation All masterpiece Kaladesh cards in my collection have matte finish but one have fullfoil. Same panic attack brought me here.
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The two gearhulk masterpieces I order came in today and when i took them out I saw that one looked different from the other
The first link shows the one I believe to be real the second shows the one to be possibly fake. The reason I believe this is because the fake looking one has a brighter shade of colors and doesn't have the foil streak thingy going down the center. The color difference might not show up in the pictures though.
Any thoughts would be appreciated .
Yeah, it's very difficult to fake foils, as well as the holostamp (but possible, just rare). I used to have some old full art foil Marit Lage tokens, and one of them had a similar streak whereas the other did not- this was apparently fairly common with some foiling processes, I think it's a machine mark from a feed roller that foils happen to be susceptible to. Anyway, no, I think you've just got some printing variations there, nothing more.
EDH: Grand Arbiter $tax, Freyalise Stompy, Mimeoplasm Death From the Grave