Just a follow-up FYI on additional discussion
I looked at his collection in person and warned him several were definitely fake. He arrogantly told me I was wrong. He tried to tell me there are several alpha/beta variations. They seemed to pass the light test. How is this possible?
Per the discussion on this here:
http://classic.magictraders.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/025959.html"they will pass the tests, because they were printed at carta mundi, after hours, on actual card stock right? but they're not part of the wotc commissioned run.. these'll pass all those card stock etc tests, but they're blurry on sight, and held next to a real beta card. good luck researching more on this, there's only a handful of people in the country that are familiar/knowledgeable on it, and two of us have already posted here. none of the people you've referenced are amongst those I'd consider to be in that group." - coolio
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"there isnt a good way [to test them], you just have to know it when you see it. these are printed on authentic card stock, at the actual print facility wotc used at the time. the only issues are:
1) they're darker than normal
2) they we're printed illegally
beyond that, they are real cards and will pass all the tests real cards pass. however, they were never supposed to get printed in the first place." - Thor
Seller seemed to accept these facts and removed his ebay auctions.
