I don't even feel like posting many pictures, if even at all, considering we lost like 400$ cracking product.
7 Boxes (4 russian, 3 japanese):
3 Snapcaster, 0 Liliana, 1 Garruk...with an average of 5 mythics per box...
Does liliana even exist? I have yet to actually see one IRL with all the packs I've seen opened - pre-release, release, prize packs, purchased packs, etc.
Yes, she does - I have 5, 1 Japanese.
That's too bad that your pulls weren't too great. I cracked one Japanese box and got at least double the value. 2x Snapcaster, Liliana, Garruk, Skaab Ruinator, 3x duals, and a bunch of rares. Pimp foils were Forbidden Alchemy, Invisible Stalker, Diregraf Ghoul, and Gatstaf Shepherd.
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The most WTF alter I've seen was a foil Chinese JTMS with a crappy angel drawn on it with whiteout. The seller wanted like $400 for it. I laughed.
I feel greatly offended by this statement. Perhaps my scans will show why:
My Jason Chan Alters:
He is a great guys and all those are foils BTW. They definitely do increase in value after being altered by the original artist. They've drawn plenty of oohs and ahs for me.
These are by Daarken, who is also an amazing card alterer. I traveled to Singapore when I heard he was coming just to have these done:
I feel greatly offended by this statement. Perhaps my scans will show why:
My Jason Chan Alters:
He is a great guys and all those are foils BTW. They definitely do increase in value after being altered by the original artist. They've drawn plenty of oohs and ahs for me.
These are by Daarken, who is also an amazing card alterer. I traveled to Singapore when I heard he was coming just to have these done:
I'm sure to a Jason Chan collector they are worth more, but that increase in value was met with HUGE decrease is potential buyers. I wouldn't want any of those... but again, there will be people that look at those and are impressed/wooed by original artist altered foil mythics.
Probably my most exciting cards are the three alternate-art foil rares from Planechase - Skyship Weatherlight, Tahngarth, Talruum Hero, and Ertai, the Corrupted. I bought them from my local store a few years back, because I'm positively obsessed with the Weatherlight saga.
I guess the other possibility is the "Raging Levine" (an altered Raging Ravine) I have that is signed by the judge staff of the Standard open in SCG: Richmond, which I head judged. I like that one
I'm sure to a Jason Chan collector they are worth more, but that increase in value was met with HUGE decrease is potential buyers. I wouldn't want any of those... but again, there will be people that look at those and are impressed/wooed by original artist altered foil mythics.
You'll be surprised. Artist alters are extremely popular. Singaporean dealers (some of the most shrewd in the world IMO) queued for 2/3 hours to get their Foils/Jap Foils altered by Daarken/Jason Chan. I was also there queueing and they were trying to hussle up as many copies as possible to get altered/signed.
I can't imagine how much those would go for if they were foil/jap foil. Artist alters/signed are becoming the Vogue in Pimp now, especially if in foil/jap foil.
I think all of those alters (except the top corners) are cool. I wouldn't personally have a ~400$+ card altered in such a fashion, but these are a heck of a lot better than the Venser arist altered sharpie pics posted a year ago.
In the same vein, here are some FBB cards I've received in the last two weeks. I totally know that Italian is technically the least pimp language in terms of MTG, but I think pronouncing the Italian names is really fun compared to French.
Nice deck! Strip Mine is restricted in every format it's legal in, though. I would rather have Hymn to Tourach than Wrench Mind ANY DAY!!. They really need to print it in foil (although I like the wolf pic better than the one you have...)
How long have you had a staring contest with the sun? I don't even like Jason Chan's art post-Shadowmoor and those are some of the best artist-altered cards, like, ever. I would take one of those over a dozen Beta Sol Rings that've been Sharpied to look like the Lord of the Rings eye everybody gets. I don't know about the double signatures, but the sketches are killer.
Daarken is also amazing, but that's to be expected.
I feel greatly offended by this statement. Perhaps my scans will show why:
My Jason Chan Alters:
He is a great guys and all those are foils BTW. They definitely do increase in value after being altered by the original artist. They've drawn plenty of oohs and ahs for me.
These are by Daarken, who is also an amazing card alterer. I traveled to Singapore when I heard he was coming just to have these done:
Cheers!
Wow....those JTMS got completely destroyed. Especially the one with the huge black blob figure on it. LOL
The decent JTMS was the bottom right one, I can't see any mutations on it.
Personally I'm not a fan of altered cards but getting Jason Chan to alter those is pretty awesome! Some people don't realize that it is not exactly how the artist altered it it, is the fact that they DID!
You guys must really hate Andy Warhol considering the 2nd and 3rd have an Andy feel to them. Who cares if its done with white out it still has artistic merit to it. Only one I'm confused about is the first one.
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I'm not a personal fan of the Jason Chan Jaces there because I prefer it when the artist accents the original art (like the 6 wing Ionas), but kill the derail already.
I'm trying to pimp out my Niv-Mizzet EDH deck and I was wondering what would you guys consider MORE pimp:
FBB German Sol Ring (old pic)
-or-
Foil FTV Sol Ring
I can't afford to buy the Judge promo much less an altered one.
What would you guys consider MORE pimp:
FBB German Sol Ring (old pic)
-or-
Foil FTV Sol Ring
I can't afford to buy the Judge promo much less an altered one.
If it's me, I definitely go with the Sonnenring. Not only does the art on the FTV version not feel like a Sol Ring to me, that particular foiling process makes them look cheap. Not to mention that German is a fantastic language to read, and some of the translations are pretty funny.
Yes, she does - I have 5, 1 Japanese.
That's too bad that your pulls weren't too great. I cracked one Japanese box and got at least double the value. 2x Snapcaster, Liliana, Garruk, Skaab Ruinator, 3x duals, and a bunch of rares. Pimp foils were Forbidden Alchemy, Invisible Stalker, Diregraf Ghoul, and Gatstaf Shepherd.
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Yep, that does say Olivia Voldaren in Russian.
Really happy to get the only "random thing" I cared about - foil Memory's Journey.
I feel greatly offended by this statement. Perhaps my scans will show why:
My Jason Chan Alters:
He is a great guys and all those are foils BTW. They definitely do increase in value after being altered by the original artist. They've drawn plenty of oohs and ahs for me.
These are by Daarken, who is also an amazing card alterer. I traveled to Singapore when I heard he was coming just to have these done:
Cheers!
I'm sorry but most of those are terrible.
WUBRGPauper Battle BoxWUBRG ... and why I am not a fan of Wayne Reynolds' Illustrations.
I guess the other possibility is the "Raging Levine" (an altered Raging Ravine) I have that is signed by the judge staff of the Standard open in SCG: Richmond, which I head judged. I like that one
You'll be surprised. Artist alters are extremely popular. Singaporean dealers (some of the most shrewd in the world IMO) queued for 2/3 hours to get their Foils/Jap Foils altered by Daarken/Jason Chan. I was also there queueing and they were trying to hussle up as many copies as possible to get altered/signed.
This site exists pretty much for awesome alters:
http://mtgluxury.com/
This was sold for a pretty penny:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MTG-4-x-Ponder-M10-Signed-and-Altered-Artist-Dan-Scott-Mint-Near-Mint-/390348697571?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2986fe3
I can't imagine how much those would go for if they were foil/jap foil. Artist alters/signed are becoming the Vogue in Pimp now, especially if in foil/jap foil.
I actually saw dealers get these done in Singapore:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bloodghast-FOIL-x4-Japanese-MTG-Signed-Altered-Mint-/390350378283?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2b2152b
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Birthing-Pod-FOIL-x4-Japanese-MTG-Signed-Altered-Mint-/390350378284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2b2152c
It's hard for me to believe artist alters are worth less than before alterations. I'd snap those up at a heartbeat if they were going for SCG prices.
Spanish and foil Snapcaster Mage and Solemn Simulacrum.
I'm a big fan of the altered Twilight Shepard. A dark twin is pretty hot.
These are just pretty:
In the same vein, here are some FBB cards I've received in the last two weeks. I totally know that Italian is technically the least pimp language in terms of MTG, but I think pronouncing the Italian names is really fun compared to French.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
Wrench MindFoils over Hymns?
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How long have you had a staring contest with the sun? I don't even like Jason Chan's art post-Shadowmoor and those are some of the best artist-altered cards, like, ever. I would take one of those over a dozen Beta Sol Rings that've been Sharpied to look like the Lord of the Rings eye everybody gets. I don't know about the double signatures, but the sketches are killer.
Daarken is also amazing, but that's to be expected.
Wow....those JTMS got completely destroyed. Especially the one with the huge black blob figure on it. LOL
The decent JTMS was the bottom right one, I can't see any mutations on it.
thanks for your very important message in the pimp thread...
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I think that's the point though....
It's a "pimp" thread not a "JTMS with random white paint on it" thread.
I think you're in the wrong part of the forum. This seems to be the place for you:
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=101026
or this one:
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=93474
If you just want to look at beautiful pictures go there.
This is thread is for rarities and real pimp stuff...Getting Jason Chan to do those is very impressive. Good job Ivan!
Current signed cards count (31.12.16):
Artist alters: 828
Beta Project: 2574/2853
Grand Total signed cards: 42'091
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Ya but those cards actually look good and hence aren't as funny.
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Awesome sig by the one and only DarkNightCavalier from Heroes of the Plane Studios
Ya if anyone would like some PIMPED out JTMS just mail them to me and I'll PIMP them out for you like HARDCORE. Like I'll use 3 bottles of whiteout.
EDH:
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B Maga,Traitor to Mortals
Legacy:
WUBRG Dredge
MTGO:
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FBB German Sol Ring (old pic)
-or-
Foil FTV Sol Ring
I can't afford to buy the Judge promo much less an altered one.
I collect pre-release Stone-Tongue Basilisk
If it's me, I definitely go with the Sonnenring. Not only does the art on the FTV version not feel like a Sol Ring to me, that particular foiling process makes them look cheap. Not to mention that German is a fantastic language to read, and some of the translations are pretty funny.