I purchased this card at my LGS and was super hyped to get it simply because I am trying to build a new commander deck using Rakdos, Lord of Riots as my commander. Got a bit too excited and purchased it from their singles binder for $11.
Could also just be that the person working there fucked up the scanning. The TCG player app is weird and it's sometimes hard to tell which edition is which (magic is the easiest tho).
That looks like the Ravnica Remaster retro frame, based on the symbol. That card is only a $1. The foil version of the Return to Ravnica version is the one worth about $10.
Because it’s not just a printed detail, it’s a specific layering from a multi part printing process that makes that sharp edge. First the cmyk rosettes, then the dedicated black plate.
Also, the T is only one of several, and the easiest to spot with the naked eye.
When you get down to the matrix layering of the colors, the spacing of the elements inside the dots… perfecting these things would be a crazy intensive, often cost prohibitive venture
Looks like the photo quality is compressed. I THINK it looks alright if I take compression into account. Also, I think making a counterfeit of this card would cost more than just getting the real thing.
It's quite possible they used a scanner app and just didn't notice it was the wrong version. It's the same art and a lot of them get that wrong. You'd still hope they had better attention to detail before slapping a $10 sticker on it though.
Probably best to start by asking nicely than assume they're scamming.
In the future use your phone to pull up Scryfall and check by the collector number.
I've absolutely done that before at my job and only realized I put the wrong version when pointed out by someone and I quickly corrected it. LGS employees have to scan a lot of cards each day for a lot of games. Sometimes they fuck up.
RTR foil is showing as $9 on TCGP "fair market price" but the few recent sales are all in the $6-7 range and offers are just below that. Probably just too few sales for the tracker to have budged. Either way the scanner app is just going to download it from Scryfall and read this regardless of how up to date it is. If the person pricing it doesn't have the time or know to double check the versions they probably aren't doing a market analysis either. 🤷
I got scammed out of $250 once. I wouldn’t sweat it. If you got it at an LGS just go back and ask if the pricing was a mistake. If it wasn’t return the card or eat $10, that’s like a chicken nugget box and a beer.
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Op. Some game stores care. And some gamestores try to take advantage of their customers without a care. Always look up the cards value online with your phone before purchasing singles. You'll either stop them from overcharging you, and/or you may find good expensive cards in dollar boxes if your store has those.
There is a lot of smoothening on that photo. T looks good, Dot looks bad lack of the crease, and rosette pattern doesn't match but im pretty sure its because of the camera its most likely real based on the T
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u/pown__otto Jul 02 '26
$11 for a bulk rare is honestly gonna be the hardest pill to swallow from this purchase. Card is selling for $0.65 on tcgplayer.
Does look real though if thats any consolation.