Is there any good cards from this collection?
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Posted on Jan. 12, 2015, 6:57 p.m. by recintoireneo
looking to purchase this collection can anyone name out cards? sorry for the blurry pic its the only one the owner could provide
ducttapedeckbox says... #4
I only see one distinguishable card that's ~$10 (Lady Evangela). Also see Jedit Ojanen and Fastbond.
I'm wondering why the Islands in the top right corner are in a binder though. The collector doesn't sleeve other lands (see Forest in the box on the middle binder, and also note this may be a poor assumption), so maybe they're ABUR basics? That still isn't much.
The collector could also know the value of the cards and trying to sell off bulk by making buyers think they're worth something (people may jump and think they're Tropical Islands).
If he's refusing to send a few more pictures I'd guess this is bulk.
January 12, 2015 7:18 p.m.
WovenNebula says... #5
From the majority of card art in the picture, and an educated guess, it looks like a lot of cheap commons.
January 12, 2015 7:19 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
It's probably a good idea to get a rough estimate of the number of cards and the most valuable cards. And we need to know what you're paying.
Right now, all I see is some whiteborder jank (I can make out the Animate Dead, Basalt Monolith, Fastbond, Lady Evangela, Braingeyser, Clone, Counterspell, and Revised? basics. Nothing really valuable, but that stuff could be elsewhere.
January 12, 2015 7:22 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #7
I see a Berserk and what I'm pretty sure is a Gauntlet of Might, so that's promising.
January 12, 2015 7:34 p.m.
recintoireneo says... #8
he's selling for $250, i think theres a Gauntlet of Might its on the top left side binder correct me if im wrong though
January 12, 2015 7:34 p.m.
If he's asking so much, you'd be better off asking the seller to name the most valuable cards included. Otherwise you risk getting like 100 dollars worth of good cards then a ton of junk commons. If the owner "can't" provide a better picture or an actual card list, you're probably gonna get scammed. But that might just be me being cynical. But still, for 250 dollars, I'd be making sure I got what I paid for.
January 12, 2015 7:44 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #11
I thought it was a Gauntlet of Might as well, but there seems to be some odd white swirl, so I'm not sure if it really is a GOM with some reflection from the page or it's something else entirely.
January 12, 2015 7:59 p.m.
Blind_Guardian says... #12
Cards I am quite sure of which are in the picture:
Blue cards; Island, Clone, Braingeyser, Counterspell, Control Magic, Blue Elemental Blast, Animate Artifact, Copy Artifact, Drain Power, Air Elemental
Red cards; Disintegrate, Burrowing, Dragon Whelp, Dwarven Warriors
White cards; Benalish Hero, Blessing, Balance, Circle of Protection: Black or Armageddon don't really see.
Green cards; Fastbond, Channel, Elvish Archers, Hurricane, Berserk!!!!
Black cards; Animate Dead, Dark Ritual, Black Moon, Deathgrip, Black Knight, Contract from Below, Cursed Land
Colorless; Basalt Monolith, Dingus Egg, Ankh of Mishra, Celestial Prism, Gauntlet of Might!!!!
Multicolored; Jedit Ojanen, Kei Takahashi, The Lady of the Mountain, Lady Evangela, Lady Orca
All cards seems to be from Unlimited except for the multicolored ones which is from Legends.
January 12, 2015 8:10 p.m.
Get better pics. Don't risk it. I've been ripped off on MTG before.
January 12, 2015 8:14 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #14
The "swirl" is probably because we're seeing it on the next page through an empty space. It suddenly clicked with me that the guy has them all alphabetized.
Artifact page 1:
Ankh of Mishra, Basalt Monolith, Empty (should be Black Lotus),
Black Vise, Celestial Prism, Empty (should be Chaos Orb),
Clockwork Beast, Conservator, Copper Tablet
Artifact page 2:
Hidden (Crystal Rod), Hidden (Cyclopean Tomb), Dingus Egg,
Hidden (Disrupting Scepter), Hidden (Forcefield), Gauntlet of Might,
Hidden (Glasses of Urza), Hidden (Helm of Chatzuk), Hidden (Howling Mine)
Of course there's no way to know whether the "Hidden" cards on page 2 are present or also Empty spaces
January 12, 2015 8:19 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #15
Okay, the revelation that it's a photo of alphabetized sets reinforced my initial impressions of all the card art I recognized.
White page:
Animate Wall, Armageddon, Balance,
Benalish Hero, Black Ward, Empty (should be Blaze of Glory),
Blessing, Blue Ward, Castle
The card showing through the empty space is Consecrate Land
Blue page:
Air Elemental, Empty (should be Ancestral Recall), Animate Artifact,
Blue Elemental Blast, Braingeyser, Clone,
Control Magic, Copy Artifact, Counterspell
The card showing through the empty space is Drain Power
Black page:
Animate Dead, Bad Moon, Black Knight,
Bog Wraith, Contract from Below, Cursed Land,
Darkpact, Dark Ritual, Deathgrip
Some people (me included) would say Darkpact and Dark Ritual are filed in the wrong order
Red page:
Burrowing, Chaoslace, Disintegrate,
Dragon Whelp, Dwarven Demolition Team, Dwarven Warriors,
Earthbind, Earth Elemental, Earthquake
Similarly to above, Earthbind and Earth Elemental aren't in the order I would file them
Green page:
Aspect of Wolf, Empty (Birds of Paradise??), Berserk,
Camouflage, Channel, Cockatrice,
Craw Wurm, Elvish Archers, Fastbond
Here, the missing Birds of Paradise and Berserk are reversed. The card showing through the empty space is Force of Nature
Artifact page:
(given in an earlier post)
Legends page:Jedit Ojanen, Jerrard of the Closed Fist, Johan,
Kasimir the Lone Wolf, Kei Takahashi, Lady Caleria,
Lady Evangela, ???, Lady Orca
There shouldn't be a space in-between Ladies Evangela and Orca, and I'm having the damndest time figuring out what that card is.
January 12, 2015 8:43 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #16
How far away are you from the person selling it? Just say sure, I am willing to pay that, just let me come take a look.
January 12, 2015 11:17 p.m.
recintoireneo says... #17
person selling is 3 hours away ill be heading that way this weekend to visit my family might as well check it out i asked him if its a complete set no reply yet, so about the only pricey card showing is the berserk and the gauntlet of might?
January 13, 2015 1:23 a.m.
Didgeridooda says... #18
Honestly, he is showing a good bit of value in those 2 cards. But also has junk in the binders. For that price, you are prob good to go on that.
WovenNebula says... #2
I'm not seeing much value, if any, from this picture. Are you looking to grow a collection, get some staples, or make a profit?
January 12, 2015 7:08 p.m.