Yeah. Can verify that it's real. I don't want to give away too many details because then it'll be replicated, but I am willing to bet 100% of my $20k collection that it's real.
What exactly does 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed mean? That all of the satisfied customers make up 100% of the customers that are satisfied? I'd just call my credit card company and dispute it.
You can't simultaneously lose the game and not lose the game. The result would only be different if it were a replacement effect that stated "if enchanted player loses the game, __ instead."
I'm at 2 life. If I declare I'm casting Abundant Maw and tap Ancient Tomb to cast it, do I get to order the triggers so that I gain life before I die?
Similarly, if I cast Distended Mindbender for its emerge cost sacrificing Thought-knot Seer, can I stack the triggers so that my opponent draws before I decide what they discard?
There was a lot of concern about puca being a pyramid scheme, with the people that got out of it first profiting the most, and the people staying in it never being able to get out without "new bait." Since then, most people have decided to stop sending and just hope to be sent things, wanting out of puca. Older cards aren't really ever sent anymore. I'm expecting to see a lot of movement right after the prerelease, when people are unloading cards at exorbitant values, and then a whole lot of nothing.
If you've got puca points hoarded, I recommend unloading unless you plan on making lots of standard purchases. We're starting to see a massive decline in pp value, a significant decrease in valuable cards sent, and a decline in new members.
Selling is a lot of work. The easiest thing is to go to mtgprice.com or a local magic shop and look up individual cards and what they will purchase them for. Take any cards worth more than $5, total their cash value, and add 25%. That's what you should expect to get from a craigslist seller for your entire lot. If you want to sell individual cards, you might get as much as 50-70% more than the cash value (considering most buylists purchase at half price), but it will be a lot of work, and you'll have to post each card individually on a list multiple times to find buyers.
Not fake. Not sure what you think you have, but nobody in their right mind would fake a $0.04 card. Most people won't even send those in the mail, since they break even after shipping costs.
I'd trade away Mires first, then Foothills, then Heaths. Sorry, but I think augiedoggy18 is providing poor advice.
Mires are only as expensive as other fetches because they sees TONS of play in Standard, when it has historically been the cheapest fetch. Heaths are the cheapest fetch right now because they were in a precon, but fetches are generally interchangeable, and nobody will care in a few years. At the price they are now (roughly 60% of the value of other fetches), I'm actively trading for them as the fetchland with the most to gain.
North Star's oracle text says "For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to pay that spell's mana cost." However, the original card lets you pay for a spell with mana as though it were mana of any type. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but Eldrazi require colorless mana, which is a mana type, but not a mana color.
I've reported this to Wizards already, but was wondering if anyone with knowledge of how they've translated oracle text in the past could clarify.. Is this indeed an error in the oracle text? Or was this, for some reason, intentional?
Cheaper cards have been faked and sold. You would be surprised.
Yes - if you've seen a fake that looks as good as the one in question on this thread, and replicating a less-valuable card, I'd be very surprised. Not saying no one is doing it, but their losing money on the effort if so... it costs almost $3 just to reliably ship a card these days.
The card in this thread isn't fake, so it's not possible to see one that is "as good as the one in question." But, if you want to talk about top-quality fakes, they do exist in nearly every card. A lot of the time, they're sold in packages that include basic lands, cheaper rares, and the more expensive staples. You're right that most major vendors probably wouldn't risk shipping a cheap fake, but they do get around via trades.
I would have to say Faithless Looting is my favorite magic card. Clean, simple, powerful, and the first card to represent a shift (or addition of) of looting from blue to red.
It has a white border, which means it's Unlimited.
It has rounded edges, which means it's Alpha.
Alpha is not Unlimited, therefore the card is fake.
Also, 1/2/3ed cards don't have a glossy back like that.
Similarly, if I cast Distended Mindbender for its emerge cost sacrificing Thought-knot Seer, can I stack the triggers so that my opponent draws before I decide what they discard?
Fastbond
Burning Wish
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Temporal Fissure
Won't be in the set:
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Cavern of Souls
Thoughtseize
Snapcaster Mage
Stifle
It has no mana cost, but a converted mana cost of 4. Devotion to any color is 0. Yes, this is weird.
If you've got puca points hoarded, I recommend unloading unless you plan on making lots of standard purchases. We're starting to see a massive decline in pp value, a significant decrease in valuable cards sent, and a decline in new members.
I'd trade away Mires first, then Foothills, then Heaths. Sorry, but I think augiedoggy18 is providing poor advice.
Mires are only as expensive as other fetches because they sees TONS of play in Standard, when it has historically been the cheapest fetch. Heaths are the cheapest fetch right now because they were in a precon, but fetches are generally interchangeable, and nobody will care in a few years. At the price they are now (roughly 60% of the value of other fetches), I'm actively trading for them as the fetchland with the most to gain.
I've reported this to Wizards already, but was wondering if anyone with knowledge of how they've translated oracle text in the past could clarify.. Is this indeed an error in the oracle text? Or was this, for some reason, intentional?
The card in this thread isn't fake, so it's not possible to see one that is "as good as the one in question." But, if you want to talk about top-quality fakes, they do exist in nearly every card. A lot of the time, they're sold in packages that include basic lands, cheaper rares, and the more expensive staples. You're right that most major vendors probably wouldn't risk shipping a cheap fake, but they do get around via trades.