Selling 14 Rares, 41 Uncommons and 36 Commons Alpha. [SOLD]

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Selling 14 Rares, 41 Uncommons and 36 Commons Alpha. [SOLD]

Post by dragsamou » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:32 pm

Hi members

Taking offers on another batch of Alpha, that I just found.
List and condition (to be reverified), scans added, HQ scans 600 DPI available through Dropbox Links
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X : According to some Grading experts, and out of the HQ scans, card can be sent to PSA or Beckett (more advices coming).

U Animate Artifact NM-
C Benalish Hero NM+
R Birds of Paradise NM+
C Circle of Protection: Red NM+
R Contract from Below NM. SOLD
R Cyclopean Tomb EXC. SOLD
C Death Ward EXC
R Demonic Hordes EXC
C Drain Life EXC
R Drain Power NM
R Elvish Archers PLAYED
R Force of Nature NM-
U Icy Manipulator EXC. SOLD
R Island Sanctuary NM
U Karma EXC
R Mana Short EXC+. SOLD
R Northern Paladin EXC+
U Orcish Artillery NM
U Orcish Oriflamme NM-
U Phantasmal Forces NM+
C Prodigal Sorcerer PLAYED
U Psionic Blast EXC+
C Red Elemental Blast NM-. SOLD
R Rock Hydra EXC-
R Sedge Troll NM
U Siren's Call NM
C Tranquility EXC
R Tropical Island NM ? (There's a small damage on the bottom front/back of the card that I can't identify if it's from the factory or else, visible when the card is moved with a different orientation)
C Twiddle NM+. SOLD
C Unholy Strength NM
C Unsummon NM
R Veteran Bodyguard EXC+
C Weakness EXC

OTHER

U Basalt Monolith EXC
U Channel NM
U Jade Statue Signed Silver EXC
C Spell Blast Signed Black NM

TOTAL= 37 (14 Rares, 10 Uncommons, 13 Commons)

Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i7vcip8d1yqc ... mbmca?dl=0

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UNCOMMONS (31)
Castle LP
Conversion NM
Karma NM-
Lance LP
Red Ward LP
Control Magic NM
Feedback LP
Lifetap NM+
Burrowing NM-
Dwarven Demolition Team NM
Fire Elemental LP
Flashfires LP
Goblin Balloon Brigade MP
Tunnel LP
Camouflage NM
Hurricane NM
Ice Storm NM
Ice Storm NM-
Ice Storm MP
Instill Energy NM
Lure NM
Regrowth NM. SOLD
Tsunami MP
Wall of Brambles PLAYED
Basalt Monolith PLAYED
Conservator NM
Copper Tablet NM
Crystal Rod NM
Jade Statue NM
Library of Leng LP
Throne of Bone LP

TOTAL= 31

Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kr99qxfgb7o2 ... Wu-2a?dl=0

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COMMONS (23)
Death Ward PLAYED
Disenchant NM-
Holy Strength LP
Blue Elemental Blast NM
Invisibility NM
Invisibility MP
Power Sink MP
Spell Blast LP
Twiddle LP. SOLD
Unsummon MP
Fear MP
Plague Rats LP
Raise Dead MP
Scathe Zombies MP
Disintegrate LP
Earthbind NM
Gray Ogre NM
Hill Giant NM
Stone Rain MP
Giant Growth LP
Giant Spider NM
Llanowar Elves NM
War Mammoth NM

TOTAL= 23

Dropbox Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hejjfhjauli1 ... rjiBa?dl=0

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GRAND TOTAl 37 + 31 + 23= 91 Alpha cards.
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by thulnanth » Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:10 am

Wow... lots of nice cards. Good luck on the sale. :-D
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by BillBo » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:44 am

dragsamou wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:32 pm
batch of Alpha, that I just found.
Good for you! Waiting for scans and prices …
I collect land cards, just that.
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by dragsamou » Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:58 am

BillBo wrote:
Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:44 am
dragsamou wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:32 pm
batch of Alpha, that I just found.
Good for you! Waiting for scans and prices …
Hi Bernd

As you might have noticed, those are a good part of the regular misprints, errors, typos, that happened with Alpha:

Every instance of the artist Douglas Shuler's name was misspelled as "Schuler".

Animate Artifact
Benalish Hero
Contract from Below
Drain Life
Drain Power
Icy Manipulator
Northern Paladin
Prodigal Sorcerer
Psionic Blast
Tranquility
Unholy Strength
Veteran Bodyguard
Weakness

Birds of Paradise — there are two slashes and a space after the word "Flying" instead of a hard return.

Circle of Protection: Red — miscredited to Anson Maddocks; it should be Mark Tedin.

Cyclopean Tomb — printed without a mana cost; it should be four colorless.

Death Ward — miscredited to Dan Frazier; it should be Mark Poole.

Demonic Hordes — printed with an upkeep cost of literally "BBB" instead of three black mana symbols.

Elvish Archers — printed with power/toughness 1/2 instead of 2/1.

Force of Nature — printed with an upkeep cost of literally "GGGG" instead of four green mana symbols. Douglas Shuler's name was also misspelled.

Goblin Balloon Brigade — the wording for the activated ability could be interpreted to give all Goblins Flying instead of only itself, which was the original intent. The wording was changed to reflect the original intent beginning with Revised Edition.

Goblin King — the wording gave all Goblins +1/+1 and mountainwalk, but the original intent was that this would not apply to the Goblin King itself. Beginning with Revised Edition this problem was solved by listing the Goblin King's type as "Lord"; beginning with Ninth Edition the word "Goblin" returned to the type and the wording for the ability was changed to "Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk." [18]

Island Sanctuary — protected you against creature damage from any nonflying, non-islandwalk creature, even your own.

Karma — Different text and font compared to Beta

Mana Short — Different text and font compared to Beta

Orcish Artillery — printed with a mana cost of {1}{R} instead of {1}{R}{R}.

Orcish Oriflamme — printed with the mana cost {1}{R} instead of {3}{R}.

Phantasmal Forces — printed with an upkeep cost of literally "U" instead of a blue mana symbol.

Red Elemental Blast — printed as an instant instead of an interrupt.

Rock Hydra — printed with an upkeep cost of literally "RRR" instead of three red mana symbols; also the cost to preserve a head when the Rock Hydra suffers damage is depicted as "R" instead of one red mana symbol.

Sedge Troll — miscredited to Jeff A. Menges; it should be Dan Frazier.

Siren s Call — Missing the accent should be Siren's call

Tropical Island — miscredited to Mark Poole; it should be Jesper Myrfors.

Twiddle — Different text and font compared to Beta

Unsummon — the clause reading "enchantments on creature are CARD ed" should instead read "enchantments on creature are discarded". Douglas Shuler's name was also misspelled.

OTHER

Basalt Monolith had errata for a while to prevent the mana it generated from being usable with itself because of an infinite mana combo with Power Artifact and an infinite damage-to-player combo with the original wording of Relic Bind, which also received errata to prevent this combo.

Channel is one of many cards that is overpowered because of its ability to trade one resource for another at a low cost, in this case life for mana.
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by BillBo » Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:22 am

dragsamou wrote:
Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:58 am
As you might have noticed, those are a good part of the regular misprints, errors, typos, that happened with Alpha:
Hi Alexis: I knew of some issues the print run had but wasn't aware of the plethora of issues. Boy, maybe it will help you to fetch a premium here and there. Will you list prices, too? Cheers, Bernd
I collect land cards, just that.
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by dragsamou » Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:18 am

BillBo wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:22 am
dragsamou wrote:
Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:58 am
As you might have noticed, those are a good part of the regular misprints, errors, typos, that happened with Alpha:
Hi Alexis: I knew of some issues the print run had but wasn't aware of the plethora of issues. Boy, maybe it will help you to fetch a premium here and there. Will you list prices, too? Cheers, Bernd
Hi Bernd

For now, I'm double checking condition, as for pricing, as I don't collect Alpha, I have to go through 95 cards on different websites to get an idea according to condition, etc., some people are sending me list with price offers in Euros, as a lot of them are based in Europe. I don't know yet, how I will organize the sale and where: auction with starting price, fixed price, sale with best offer, etc. I will let you know.
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Re: Selling 38 Rares, 31 Uncommons and 23 Commons Alpha

Post by BillBo » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:27 pm

dragsamou wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:18 am
I will let you know.
thx, but no rush!
I collect land cards, just that.
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Re: Selling 14 Rares, 41 Uncommons and 36 Commons Alpha

Post by Alifromcairo » Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:14 am

Accurate and detailed description of cards, fast and safe packaging. Always a pleasure to deal with Dragsamou
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