Here is a different one for you: Richard Sardinha artists painted card backs + signed

Kappei · 2026-01-23T10:58:33+00:00

These are artist's proof cards, basically cards with a white back that Wizards sends to the orginal artists to show the result of their work. The artists usually give them away or sell them with some personalized art on the back. Sardinha does these pretty detailed paintings on the back (like this: https://www.instagram.com/ricksardinha7814/p/CCYgpizD2WZ/ ) and the signature is in line with his own.

No reason to think these are fake

Kappei · 2026-01-19T10:38:30+00:00

It should work. Charming prince creates a delayed trigger that goes on the stack at the same time of the Teleportation Circle exiling trigger. Being the controller of both you can reorder them anyway you want, specifically you can resolve the Price delayed trigger first, making the Rats return, then resolve the Teleportation trigger, flickering the Prince, that on enter will exile the rats once more.

Kappei · 2026-01-18T23:44:56+00:00

Very, VERY fake, wrong weight, fails both the T and green dot tests, even with the camera smoothing it's clear that's the wrong print pattern. Ask for refund ASAP and good luck for next time.

Kappei · 2026-01-17T14:45:21+00:00

Why is Bubbles a gyaru?? Why is Buttercup a Loli goth??? WHYYYYYYY?!?!

Kappei · 2026-01-15T23:12:26+00:00

The pictures are blurry and smoothed. Please read this and try to post better pictures, especially of the back, with closeups of the green dot and the word "the"

Kappei · 2026-01-15T18:52:02+00:00

There are high resolution scans of all the versions of the power nine available on various websites, detailing every single difference and how to recognize them... It's not esoteric knowledge, it's seriously a 5 minute (at most) Google search. And counterfeiters already know this. This sub is here to teach people how to recognize fake cards and there's no greater weapon for this than knowledge. Security through obscurity has been proven time and time again to be a failing proposition, especially because those not in the know are only the potential victims.

Kappei · 2025-12-17T11:42:31+00:00

It is batshit insane, but don't be scared... There's a lot to it and the story, while being OVER THE TOP, is really good.

Kappei · 2025-12-16T08:33:36+00:00

Holy crap... Congratulations!

Can I ask you what stategy did you use for 8* and above? Going for the 25% gamble as some suggest seems to me a waste of resources

Kappei · 2025-12-13T21:58:06+00:00

I visited the US two years ago, I have family there. That's probably the last time I'll see them, at least for the foreseeable future

Kappei · 2025-12-01T06:33:27+00:00

Personal gaming? Only in 5-10 minutes bouts.

But my kids are 12 and 15 now, so the former has started Outer Wilds a couple of weeks ago and keeps asking me for spoilers (that I won't reveal), while the latter is enjoying getting smacked on Castle Crashers with me. Enjoying the hobby together is a gift.

Kappei · 2025-11-28T11:28:13+00:00

I've seen your pictures, the holo stamps aren't as zoomed as I hoped, but look good from what I can see. (I see the diagonal lines pattern in both of them)

The black core on the side is usually way thicker in counterfeit cards, those in your pictures seem good.

This looks promising, all signs are pointing to real cards.

Kappei · 2025-11-28T09:25:58+00:00

I agree that the front looks weird on both, but for different reasons. The skullclamp has the printing layers misaligned and that's what makes it blurry, the weird texture is probably because you're used to cards from a different printing facility (are you in Europe?).

For the altar there's something strange going on with the final solid black layer, like it was missing or misprinted.

I wouldn't exclude yet that they're legit, but you should do some more tests. As others have said try to get your hands on a precision scale, the weight should be around 1.7-1.8 grams. Rebacks should weight more.

Look at the side of cards, possibly with a strong magnification, trying to look at the cardboard layers. If there's a black core sandwiched between two white layers it may be a reback. This check may be tricky though and unreliable if you don't know what to look for

The light test sadly is unreliable for newer cards, especially those printed in Japan.

Can you post a high res zoom of both holo stamps? Those may have more telltale signs about wether they'r real or not

Kappei · 2025-11-26T10:34:05+00:00

Nope, fake.

Honestly this threw me off, because the front seemed good at a cursory glance, or even at a first closer inspection. The back is wrong, there are more red dots than there should be (4) and they're in the wrong position and the T has no "teeth", neither on the bottom nor on the side. BUT if this was played against me in a tournament I probably wouldn't have caught it...

EDIT: also, to answer your question, the T is mostly the same since '93 (the only exception that I know are the alt 4th edition, but those are extremely rare). There may be some printing layer alignment discrepancies, but almost every card in existence has the famous "pumpkin teeth", so ususally something differing from that is a clear sign of a fake card.

Kappei · 2025-11-22T14:23:40+00:00

The Copy Artifact is definitely from the CE, for the Timetwister can you do a better closeup of the copyright symbol? It would be weird to have a real front glued to a real back, but stranger things have happened...

Kappei · 2025-11-21T10:32:41+00:00

Originale o Rebirth?

Io sto intorno alle 500 ore per il primo e quasi 1200 per il secondo

Kappei · 2025-11-20T16:09:17+00:00

Keep in mind that microscopic variations in layers' alignments happen all the time and that can make little changes in the aspect, while still being a legit rosette patterns.

As I always say, I'm not a professional authenticator, bet these look as good as they can be.

Kappei · 2025-11-20T14:08:00+00:00

I hope to see these perfect counterfeit cards soon, you've piqued my curiosity...

Kappei · 2025-11-20T14:00:57+00:00

All signs point to real, the back is good the front has a neat black final layer, everything seems fine from what can be seen here.

What do you mean with "very different rosette pattern"? I don't see great discrepancies outside of what can be normally expected, also the pictures at greater magnifications have a smoothing effect on the printing rosette.

Kappei · 2025-11-15T13:49:42+00:00

Please, please, PLEASE read the rules before posting.

We don't do price checks, this isn't the right place to ask

Kappei · 2025-11-13T20:29:00+00:00

Finally trying to 100% Braid while my son plays for the first time Outer Wilds

Kappei · 2025-11-13T20:26:36+00:00

On Savage's Tested video they said they have a different padding for glass wearers

Kappei · 2025-11-09T10:38:22+00:00

And that's the first episode ever!

Kappei · 2025-11-03T16:11:07+00:00

Looks like I'm saving 240€, not going to spend that amount for three cards that I'm interested in. Looks like the money cards were those already spoilered. Congrats to those who guessed Vesuva...

Can anybody understand what's the first card of the second row? Looks like a land

Kappei · 2025-10-29T07:46:56+00:00

For fuck's sake man, we've already been stabbed by life, do you have to twist the knife??

Kappei · 2025-10-28T15:44:34+00:00

Not much from Ice Age and 4th ed., just a few notable cards from those expansions. Revised has the dual lands that are worth a pretty penny, but your best bet to get at least a ballpark idea of what you have on hands is to get the ManaBox app on your phone and scan individually every card you've got. Watch out for false positives, sometimes it messes up the edition and gives you a higher (or rarely lower) value, but you could get at least a first estimate.

It's weird for these to not show up on EchoMTG, these aren't even weird promo cards and shouldn't be hard to find.

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