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tromagic
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Alpha Misprint

Post by tromagic » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:23 pm

I won some misprint on ebay that i never though it could exist.:-O
A white strip front and back (front is very little)
First time i see this one, anyone saw this before ? :
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Those ones looked fuzzy on the back, i first though it was fake but a good friend that know alpha well told me it real.
They sold of them on ebay, i missed the 2 lands ... it look rare misprint also.
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Does any one have crazy misprint like those 3 cards from the alpha series ? [/img]
I collect old MTG cards.
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Post by psrex » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:49 pm

It's a miscut card that is showing the edge of the sheet instead of part of another card. There is a good post somewhere on the site that lists how different miscuts happen, but I can't find it right now.
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Post by tromagic » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:31 am

I tryed to find some post about alpha misprint here and on google but i didn t found anything.
I saw lot misprint on other set but not much like those on alpha.
On alpha, i had some ooc cards and i know some where darker on the back, but here there is no black border on the top of the 2 commons and it s also printed like with a low quality printer on the back.
maby because of too much dark ink.
Very strange :wink:
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Post by ouallada » Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:59 am

There are a lot of printing variances in the older sets. Darker/slightly fuzzy printings exist, especially for the backs, amongst other things like greyish borders, ink bleeds etc. The cards which you bought (I think I might have been the person who beat you to at least 1-2 of the lands) are basically misprints because the card is cut properly while the back is misaligned. The strip is because the archer is at the top of the sheet.
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Post by Tha_Gunslinga » Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:52 pm

I have seen a number of Alpha miscuts, I think all top/bottom, and generally missing most or all of a border. Some show a sliver of another card. I have a couple of Alpha crimps as well. I have a number of cards which are blackened around the card name, and some that are darker or blackened on the back.
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Post by tromagic » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:57 pm

Thanks guys for your inputs.
I am very impressed by those misprint.
I think i would buy some more if i have the opportunity.
All the best,
Bastien
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