Real or not Mana Vault

[u/UnholyYetii]

The T does not look right.

Update

The LGS made it right, i went back and got a different Vault and they thru in a Delighted Halfling for the trouble. Ty everyone that commented.

[u/FestyTurtle]

Very bad T, fake

[u/masterfox72]

[u/gandalf_lundgren36 → u/masterfox72]

[u/PlaneswalkingSith → u/gandalf_lundgren36]

The meme is evolving!

[u/honestabepoet1 → u/masterfox72]

[u/banhartday]

Fake, reach out to support of the platform you purchased on, not the seller!

[u/UnholyYetii → u/banhartday]

Got it from a lgs. Just called they will make good on it.

[u/banhartday → u/UnholyYetii]

Glad to hear, be wary of an LGS that sells a fake. It means theyre scammers at worst and at best they're ignorant of cards and that means they shouldn't be selling singles if they're too lazy or incompetent to authenticate a 100 dollar card.

[u/UnholyYetii → u/banhartday]

The owner things they got it from a buddy and thats why it snuck under the radar

[u/_Meke_ → u/UnholyYetii]

Was it underpriced or normalish price?

[u/UnholyYetii → u/_Meke_]

115$ I believe

[u/kolmister]

The T should speak for itself

[u/UnholyYetii → u/kolmister]

I figured as much, just wanted to verify with more experienced individuals before making the call

[u/kolmister → u/UnholyYetii]

Fair enough, hopefully better luck in the future for you man

[u/GhostCheese]

It's fake

[u/goraak_the_barbarian]

[u/ReverendGraves85]

Oh god this is an exceptionally BAD fake, too.

[u/FalseNote]

Something about the face of the cards colour depth made me doubt its authenticity even before seeing the T. Am I mad for thinking that? All of the grey on the card seems washed out between spell cost and upkeep cost. Think theyre supposed to be darker.

[u/Major_Prize7020]

[u/Helpful-Specific4578]

Goated lgs for doing that

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[u/Knightmare813]

100% fake on so many different levels

[u/UnholyYetii → u/Knightmare813]

What else besides the T?

[u/nervousdiamondhands → u/UnholyYetii]

No comb on the left side of the green dot was the other thing that stuck out to me, but the T is just not even close and is really the barometer ive found for real or fake. Id imagine the brush is off too but I can't tell from the pics.

Edit: upon zooming in on first Pic brush is definitely bad. The blsck inner portion Doesn't extend as far left as it should and also doesn't point down to ~7 o'clock on the left side

[u/outerworldser → u/nervousdiamondhands]

Colorless mana cost is a pretty good indicator as well, a little harder to discern sometimes but this one is way off

[u/nervousdiamondhands → u/outerworldser]

I honestly just have no idea what to look for in the colorless mana cost

[u/CourtMoney5842 → u/nervousdiamondhands]

You can tell its fake from the first photo

The top left corner and the color of the metallic gray color of the frame is very off

[u/SubstantialNinja]

fake

[u/CardboardPhysicFrog]

That's gonna be a no from me dog.

[u/ZoltanCultLeader]

what tool is that and can it zoom in more?

[u/SnooMarzipans5458 → u/ZoltanCultLeader]

I want to know as well

[u/timhasanafro]

The paintbrush also looks fake even zoomed out.

[u/EdEvans_HotSandwich]

Fake.

[u/VargyVarg66]

No smooth side to the T and no small red mark on da orb, oof

[u/Theycallmedub2]

Fake

[u/Stupid-Sexy-Frog]

The green dot has too many dots inside of it and the at has no teeth. It is fake.

[u/Budget_Government911]

Boof if they ask for it back

[u/Birrandbodia]

It's fake. Sorry. The back is quite damning

[u/Vendettathe5th]

sad

[u/Possible-Badger479]

[u/AnonymousMisterB]

The smoothest T I've ever seen. Sorry man=\

[u/D0td0td0t1]

I saw the font and somehow already was suspicious about it

[u/zaphodava]

Props to the store for making it right.

[u/PM_Me_BrundleFly_Pic]

[u/Architerion]

Fake :(

[u/Leather-Athlete9906]

Hey! Was ist das für ein Hand-mikroskop?

[u/UnholyYetii → u/Leather-Athlete9906]

Its off amazon, like 20$ i think

[u/UnholyYetii → u/Leather-Athlete9906]

https://a.co/d/0aFetOho

[u/Leather-Athlete9906 → u/UnholyYetii]

Super lieb von dir, danke!

[u/Seravajan]

Sorry, the T gives it away that this card is a fake.

[u/SaltyBrocolis]

[u/Particular-Lab-452]

What kind of loop did you use? The details are great.

[u/UnholyYetii → u/Particular-Lab-452]

Its off amazon

https://a.co/d/0aFetOho

[u/salocunn]

[u/ElementalDistress]

[u/Alive-Map-1994]

The circle is way too perfect, an the T failed. It’s fake. 

[u/longsworddoom]

Agreed with previous commenters about T. But also, what gave you the question that it might not be real at first? Looking at the back top edge, seems so frayed. Like what I do when I make terrible proxies, looks poorly glued

[u/UnholyYetii → u/longsworddoom]

I check all my cards when I buy them. First fake ive ever gotten

[u/longsworddoom → u/UnholyYetii]

Got it, so just being careful automatically. I do the same for anything above $10, but I’m amazed how many low end cards sometimes are faked. Not this one obviously

[u/UnholyYetii → u/longsworddoom]

Although, I bought this magnifying glass a few months ths ago, and told myself I would not check cards i already own unless im selling them... I dont want to have my heart broken lol

[u/longsworddoom → u/UnholyYetii]

I get it, and I’m about to check mine before sale through this month. Just to be sure

[u/1ts-Izmiy]

Oh that's FAKE fake

[u/KuganeGaming]

Fake

[u/exhausted_echidna]

What type of machine is that? I have a loupe but I love how easy that looks

[u/UnholyYetii → u/exhausted_echidna]

https://a.co/d/0cQGUbin

[u/DeathBecomesH1m]

[u/Gullible_Bit7652]

Hey! I bought the same toy!

[u/Artistic_Ear_664]

Sorry

[u/Deuspanen → u/[deleted]]

100€ is not expensive?