Tempest Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 While digging through a box in my basement today I came across my old Magic cards. Unfortunately I had traded most of the rare ones many years ago (for an arcade machine of all things), but I still have some fairly rare cards. I took a quick look on ebay and was amazed at what some of these go for now (if only I had held onto my Moxes and Time Walk). As most of you know, I detest selling on ebay so I'd much rather sell them here. I'm not sure if anyone on AA still plays or not, but I thought I'd give people here a shot at them before I brave ebay. Here's what I have. All of these are in really nice condition and Revised edition unless noted (none of the Collectors edition nonsense): Dual Lands --------------- 4 x Tropical Island 4 x Bayou (2 are Italian and one of the Italian ones has a black border) 4 x Taiga 3 x Underground Sea (1 is German) 4 x Savannah (1 is Italian) 2 x Tundra (1 is German) Scrub Land (Italian with black border) Badlands Word of Command (Beta) Time Vault Candelabra of Tawnos Gauntlet of Might (Beta) Berserk (Beta) PM me your prices if interested. I'm not 100% sure what these go for now, but I've been using the average ebay price as a guide. I'll try and get some pictures up tomorrow. I'm not looking for trades at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Pictures as promised: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shawn Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Those duals are gonna net you some nice cash on ebay. Blue duals have quintupled in price in the last couple years especially blue ones. The FBB duals have a heavy premium on them now also. Time Vault has been re-restricted and is a totally broken card so it's value is in the multiple hundreds now too. If I was you Matt I'd just jump right to ebay with them so you can reach the full MTG market and get the price you deserve for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 I'm afraid to use eBay honestly. I'm afraid of getting ripped off. I guess I really have no choice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) I'm afraid to use eBay honestly. I'm afraid of getting ripped off. I guess I really have no choice though. If you're that concerned, Tempest -- and I don't blame you, since EBay favors the buyer so much right now -- I'd suggest doing one of these things: 1) Is there a good gaming store in your area? You could perhaps either sell them the cards or ask them to put them up for sale for a price and you give them a cut. 2) Try Craiglist, where you can do a cash for hand over sale. 3) Ask a friend or a trusted person to act as a 'third party' for you -- you list the cards on EBay, the seller pays the third person, the third person confirms the money is valid and good and then you ship the cards and the third person sends you the money. I have a good friend who still plays Magic today -- I'll ask her for some advise next time I see her online. Edited November 17, 2014 by SoulBlazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 themanadrain.com used to be a spot I went to to sell cards. They are a very honest group for the most part. I have a guy that used to buy all my extras. I'll see if he's still into flipping cards. He'll give you a great price vs other "re-seller" types as he charges a premium as he's a go to guy that people are willing to pay more from versus less from other less known sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I can look into that. I guess the big thing I need to do is figure out what I can do to protect myself from scammers. The two big scams I've heard of are: 1. People claim that the item they received wasn't the same one as pictured, get a paypal refund, then send back a different item 2. People claim they never got the item and get a paypal refund, even with tracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I can look into that. I guess the big thing I need to do is figure out what I can do to protect myself from scammers. The two big scams I've heard of are: 1. People claim that the item they received wasn't the same one as pictured, get a paypal refund, then send back a different item 2. People claim they never got the item and get a paypal refund, even with tracking Just ask for a check or money order and fuck PayPal, I got rid of that years ago. Not only are they criminals, but they allow other criminals to take advantage of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I thought you had to use paypal with eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I thought you had to use paypal with eBay? You do but you can try asking for a MO but if the ebay police or some bitch ass snitch sees your auction it will get removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Well everyone on eBay can't be crooked or no one would ever sell there. I guess I'll take my chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Well everyone on eBay can't be crooked or no one would ever sell there. I guess I'll take my chances. I think you will find that is a good choice. You will make out like a bandit on those underground sea's and tropical islands for sure. That Time Vault is set to make you a merry Xmas too. Gauntlet's and WOC have gone down a lot but the rest have gone WAY up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) I have a small amount of cards back from ice age when this game first started. Wonder if they have any value. sorry for the thread hijack lol. just looked them up quick ebay search and the only one I have that has value is sylvan library. Not sure what edition it is but its 1995 with a white border. It has a circle with a 1 in it? It also has a circle with a tree in it. Edited November 17, 2014 by icemanxp300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I actually have TONS of cards from Revised onwards, but I have no idea where they went. The only cards I have access are the ones that were in my playing decks. I'm sure there are some other good ones in there, but I figured I'd start with the ones I knew were worth money. Has Gauntlet of Might gone down that much? Maybe since mine is a minty Beta version it will still go for something decent. Word of Command was always just a fun card, even at its peak it wasn't worth more than $80 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Cards are going up on ebay Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I actually have TONS of cards from Revised onwards, but I have no idea where they went. The only cards I have access are the ones that were in my playing decks. I'm sure there are some other good ones in there, but I figured I'd start with the ones I knew were worth money. Has Gauntlet of Might gone down that much? Maybe since mine is a minty Beta version it will still go for something decent. Word of Command was always just a fun card, even at its peak it wasn't worth more than $80 or so. The gauntlet still goes for ok money. be careful on listing it as minty though as most people would put that at around ex to ex+ on a scale of poor,good, vg,ex,nm, mint. You can thank grading companies for that bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'm not going to list condition, I'm just going to refer people to the pictures. I don't know what constitutes Mint vs EX vs VG etc. Let them figure that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I now cannot stop giggling at this post after the most recent South Park episode... Perfect timing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'll have to watch that. I haven't seen South Park in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I haven't looked at my old magic cards in years. Thanks for the reminder of this awesome game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I'm not going to list condition, I'm just going to refer people to the pictures. I don't know what constitutes Mint vs EX vs VG etc. Let them figure that out. Exactly. List them as being in the exact condition they are pictured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I haven't looked at my old magic cards in years. Thanks for the reminder of this awesome game. Damn straight it is! It was\is like being able to play a full game of D&D in a few minutes (or hours depending) instead of a few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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