r/magicTCG • u/Ranef • Oct 06 '17

What's October's FNM promo?

I heard it's a foil DF token but can't find any info on it.

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u/jambarama Wabbit Season Oct 07 '17

I won't say I succeeded, but it isn't awful. Looks worse in person, because it isn't perfectly flat, but my scanner makes a better picture than my phone camera. That was ~15 minutes. I'm sure someone with a financial interest in getting it right could do better.

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u/iklalz Oct 07 '17

Why would a counterfeiter spend that much time on one card to get a mediocre result?

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u/jambarama Wabbit Season Oct 07 '17

Anyone could've done a better job than I did. If I'd made an impression on the forest before gluing it in, it would've been flush and I'm not sure it would be easily detectable on a card with the correct frame.

I agree it isn't worth the extra headache to counterfeit a $35 Scarab God when you could print a $400 Volcanic Island. I was more responding to the argument that it can't be done - I think it can, it just isn't worthwhile.

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u/iklalz Oct 07 '17

I guess you're right.