attn: magic card players.... help!?[views:3810][posts:22]________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:13pm - Abbath ""] hey i just stumbled upon my magic cards today and i was thinking about selling them, the problem is that i have no idea what all these symbols mean and what series they are from.... here's what i got - a series that has nothing on it, no dates nor symbols, just the illus name - a series with 1995 on the bottom - another with 1997 - one with a white border with a cracked colliesum thing - two jointed wheels - circle donut thing - a hammer - an anvil - a palm tree - an open book - a cloud with a lighting bolt - an arabrian sword, white border - a flag - a sliver moon white border - a sliver moon black border - a V - and finally a cirle with 3 seprate pieces in the middle thanks for the help! |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:19pm - swamplorddvm ""] I have a level two Zizorborg with 22 FG points. AND awhit elfe with super ultra rockets. I also have a gorgonite card. GO MAGIC!!! |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:19pm - retzam ""] maaan, i wish you asked me this a few years ago ummm, -palm tree is Mirage i believe -cloud with lightening bolt is Tempest -I know The Dark, one of the first expansions had a crescent moon as its symbol, but I have no idea what the difference in the borders there means |
| _______________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:30pm - moran ""] - a series that has nothing on it, no dates nor symbols, just the illus name could be a number of different ones. Alpha, Beta, 4th through 8th Edition look like that. You can tell by the borders though. - a series with 1995 on the bottom 4th Ed. - another with 1997 5th Ed. I think - one with a white border with a cracked colliesum thing Chronicles, Legends - two jointed wheels no clue - circle donut thing no clue - a hammer no clue - an anvil antiquities - a palm tree mirage - an open book - a cloud with a lighting bolt no clue - an arabrian sword, white border Arabian Nights - a flag Fallen Empires - a sliver moon white border - a sliver moon black border Dark - a V no clue - and finally a cirle with 3 seprate pieces in the middle Homelands I can't believe I remembered all that. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:31pm - retzam ""] ok -anvil is Antiquities -scimitar is Arabian Nights (and I don't mean knights) -if by cracked coliseum thing you mean a cracked column, that is Legends There are too many factors to consider. The ones with white borders could be older editions, or Chronicles, which are rereleases of the first 5 editions, where they redid them with a white border. ummmmm http://www.com-www.com/mtg/glossary.html#AlphaEdition I doubt you'll get all you're looking for, but it's a start. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:32pm - retzam ""] Oh man, moran's got it covered, except he's wrong about one thing. The flag isn't Fallen Empires, Fallen Empires has a crown as a symbol. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:42pm - Frosty ""] Alright, I am the biggest geek ever. Let's rock! Nothing on it - If it's white boardered, Unlimited. If black, it's Alpha or Beta. Alpha has rounder edges than other cards. '95- 4th edition. '97- 5th edition. White boarderd cracked pillar - Chronicles (A set containing reprints of older sets. The pillar is Legends, but the white boarder means it's a reprint). Circle Donut Thing - If it looks kind of like a snake, Torment. if not, Planeshift. Hammer - Urza's Legacy. Two joined wheels - Urza's Saga. Anvil - Antiquities. Palm Tree - Mirage. Open book - Weatherlight. Cloud with bolt - Tempest. Arabian sword, white boarder - Chronicles (reprint from Arabian Nights). Flag - Alliances. Sliver moon, white boarder - Chronicles (reprint from the Dark). Sliver moon - The Dark. V - Visions. Circle with 3 seperate pieces in the middle - Homelands. Bow to teh g33k. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:48pm - Abbath ""] ok i'm gonna scan some of the ones we couldn't get ...... |
| __________________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:49pm - BestialOnslaught ""] It means kill yourself ;) |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:50pm - Abbath ""] HA NVM! THANKS! you guys made me rich! |
| __________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:54pm - powerkok ""] Is this like rock, paper, scissors, at all? |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:59pm - Abbath ""] Frosty said: Circle Donut Thing - If it looks kind of like a snake, Torment. if not, Planeshift. this is the only one idk..... the date on them is 97 if that helps... |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 5:59pm - retzam ""] Frosty = wow |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:01pm - lady_czerach ""] Frosty rocks my socks. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:03pm - Frosty ""] Oh man. I lose. I totally forgot that this set existed. Does it look kind of like a stone well? If so, that card is from Portal. That set was for learning how to play Magic. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:04pm - Abbath ""] yes! cool thanks dude, you're my dork savor! so ahhh wanna buy some cards? |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:06pm - Frosty ""] Hit me up on AIM (Hellboy1138) and let me know what you have. I happen to work for a card store. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:09pm - Abbath ""] will do! i just gotta go through the shit ones and good ones now... |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 6:15pm - lady_czerach ""] Frosty made the pic that's in my profile. Check out the geekdom. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 7:01pm - swamplorddvm ""] I'll smite you with my gorgoroth!!! Then I'll flank your Goblin army with my Belphagor. GO MAGIC!!! |
| ________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 7:16pm - Hooker ""] moran.... holy shit dude. |
| _______________________________ [Nov 18,2004 7:28pm - moran ""] I take it you forgot about mine and Justin's obsession over this shit in middle school. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 18,2004 7:43pm - dirteecrayon ""] lady_czerach said:Frosty made the pic that's in my profile. Check out the geekdom. i'm jealous! |