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MTG Portal Opera Glasses?!? WTF???

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:33 pm
by berkumps
What on earth is this?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-2-pro ... dZViewItem

This seller also has some other interesting auctions:

Global Mox Diamond collection
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... Track=true

Global black border Lightning Bolt collection
http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-9-dif ... dZViewItem

Japanese BB Chronicles set
http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-Compl ... dZViewItem

Citadel Gaming Goblin tokens
http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-11-Go ... dZViewItem

Re: MTG Portal Opera Glasses?!? WTF???

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:14 pm
by chaosdjinn
berkumps wrote:What on earth is this?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-2-pro ... dZViewItem

This seller also has some other interesting auctions:

Global Mox Diamond collection
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... Track=true

Japanese BB Chronicles set
http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-Compl ... dZViewItem

Citadel Gaming Goblin tokens
http://cgi.ebay.ca/MAGIC-oddities-11-Go ... dZViewItem
The portal glasses are cardboard and plastic and were store promos in '97. I picked up a pair on ebay in '98 for a few bucks and actually never opened them. A rare oddity nowadays as I haven't seen them at all since I bought them.

In my not so humble opinion regarding rarities, the rest is really nice(Mox Diamond set- good 'global' set of cards to have), somewhat unnecessary (Japanese Chronicles- BB cards- only like 10 of them have ever really seen the light of day in decks) or not really worth the cost (Citadel tokens-plain, plastic and ugly is no way to go through life).

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:55 pm
by Rainsford
The Portal Glasses (binoculars, really) were also given out at various conventions... or maybe I was just sent some as prize support because I am so darned handsome. :-D Anyway, they were free to everyone.

That said, things that are free aren't saved by many people, so these might now be worth some money now.

Best regards,

Rainsford

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:02 pm
by dry cereal
I wish I was handsome...all I get are restraining orders.