How much summer magic exists?

sk1 · Post by **sk1** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:49 pm

As of Friday, there is one more complete set that I can verify.

Here are a few of the last cards I finally tracked down to complete the set I have been working on for over eight years:

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:03 am

=D> great job - beautiful cards.

Quite the accomplishment. I personally don't think I will finish my set which is aprox 60% complete. The card prices are moving past my current means to get them.

But congratz to you for doing what many of us would wish for.

Worth · Post by **Worth** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:25 am

That is outstanding Mark, very cool to see. Congrats.

magic-belgium · Post by **magic-belgium** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:47 am

Those cards are pack fresh. They look beautiful.

Congrats on this huge task :-)

I wonder if I will be able to gather one one day :-)

berkumps · Post by **berkumps** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:53 am

sk1 wrote:As of Friday, there is one more complete set that I can verify.

Here are a few of the last cards I finally tracked down to complete the set I have been working on for over eight years:

Congratulations! Quite the accomplishment, and I bet quite the adventure in collecting it.

Those cards to look pack fresh, are they?

pickle.69 · Post by **pickle.69** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:41 am

very very comliments on this fantastic projekt, and lot of complimentc for the patience you had!

nice shivan by the way :)

Gits · Post by **Gits** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:14 am

Impressive.

Apart from that: with the rising price I see a rising risk of counterfeits, especially in "low end" summers (like basic lands). Is that not a concern to all you Summer collectors out there?

NeRo · Post by **NeRo** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:58 pm

Wow. Congratulations on that set. This is the 4th existing we know of?

Gits wrote:Apart from that: with the rising price I see a rising risk of counterfeits, especially in "low end" summers (like basic lands). Is that not a concern to all you Summer collectors out there?

How do you think one could properly counterfeit MtG cards? I heard of all kinds of counterfeits which in the end were more or less easy to spot when you know what to search for.

Gits · Post by **Gits** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:32 pm

Oh, I'm by no means an expert in CF tecniques, so I dunno.
But if I was working in the original plant that had those printed, given the prices, I could think abount a second run ;)
The more the value the more the incentive, I guess, for hi-end fakes. Summer are so scarce that their scans should be put in a public catalogue, just in case a new one pops out...

LOL, anyway nothing serious, again congrats for the herculean task!

NeRo · Post by **NeRo** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:36 pm

Gits wrote:But if I was working in the original plant that had those printed, given the prices, I could think abount a second run ;)

TBH - this would pretty much work if you get all existing parameters somewhat matching and none would ever notice it. Luckily there are not that much people like you who have/had access to that kind of machinery.

Better none ever posts high res scans of the complete set without a watermark.

Gits · Post by **Gits** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:07 pm

NeRo wrote:Luckily there are not that much people like you who have/had access to that kind of machinery.

Don't get me wrong, I'm quite the honest kind of fool. But do not trust too much people working in those plants, in the end many of the collectibles you talk about here were to be destroyed in the first place, if one was to follow rules.
And I personally know people that were in charge of MTG cards disposal and never destroyed those without adeguate "inspection".
I also know people that receive stacks of promos for free, and people that have (had?) stacks of square cut foil rares... in multiples.

ouallada · Post by **ouallada** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:59 pm

Really great work, Mark.

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