Dear Rudy = I got SCAMMED big time with my Black Lotus

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[@robertcasares9963]

Never played magic or collected. Watched hundreds of videos from rudy and am confident i can spot fakes.

[@Villain12088]

Real shit!!

[@Spazik86]

It is funny people pay thousands of dollars for "real" cards, which are still same fking piece of paper, like the "fakes"... :-D

[@JaxNCards]

Hahahahaha

[@UsmntSoccerCards]

@@Spazik86 Money is just paper too, wild shit out here.

[@tonyrichard8078]

I thougjt I was the only one.... Legot never touch ed or played a magic card in my life.... Yet watched hundreds of videos

[@koelkast9]

I don't even play or collect Magic.... WHY DID I WATCH OVER 20 VIDEOS OF THIS GUY

[@koelkast9]

And enjoy it

[@fsmoura]

Buy reserved list.

[@muzosh]

*DOn'T rESiSt iT*

[@koelkast9]

@@muzosh i must. Im already into wargaming, there is only so much money in this world

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

Hes very characteristic kinda like a nerd Brendan Fraiser

[@Schmedga]

Hey Rudy, Since you can obviously not take out your slabbed cards for color/lighting reference, you might be able to put the cards of "questionable authenticity" into an empty slab instead for reference.

[@mradabaugh9406]

The slabs can't be opened without being broken, therefore it is impossible to put a card in a slab wily nily.

[@willem2099]

So we can see fuck all and they just as well could be real?

[@javaguru7141]

@@mradabaugh9406 Even a partially intact/haphazardly reassembled slab would do the trick for viewing the card through the plastic.

[@toatoa10]

@@mradabaugh9406 Rudy has broken open plenty of slabs to reuse

[@danhallas3546]

Could easily use a bandsaw a hacksaw would work just as well just be more difficult setup

[@kinda_trash5256]

plot twist: The cards are all real and he just wanted to keep them

[@haroerhaktak2613]

Pretty sure he would've kept them even if they were real.

[@FrankRoosevelt32]

Good idea with the credit card - I guess most shady dealers wouldn't let you purchase with CC but if they do, definitely a good option.

[@lunabm]

.3.696969% Women........... we are growing in numbers where...

[@GM-rs2fv]

Dear Rudy, My name is -Sam- Timmy Plz Help

[@fsmoura]

Here's a pre-paid postage sticker. Send in all your cards. Giggity.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

hahahaha

[@bobdole8830]

In Germany if you sell counterfeits your are responsible for reimbursements, even if you were screwed yourself, so he could get the money back from the person he bought the collections from.

[@fsmoura]

Don't f- with Germany!

[@GabrielAlcala956]

f--- Germany!

[@matiasss550]

false, that´s not true. In Germany, as any other part of the world, if you got scammed you deal with it.

[@bobdole8830]

@@matiasss550 Maybe YOU do it that way ;) Doesn't change the laws

[@matiasss550]

@@bobdole8830 If you got scammed buying a card person person it doesnt matter where you live. In India, in Germany or in Mars you are done.

[@StahliCell]

5:40 I actually told the difference by the coloring of the hill. It seemed a bit too light compared to the others

[@pauperjaymtg2920]

Psssh i get scammed on basic lands😂 25cents a peice😂

[@danh7777]

Lol

[@thisisthelukas]

Your videos actually saved me $250 on a fake Invocation Force of Will, so thanks, Rudy. Looked at another one side-by-side, did a color analysis, light test, reflection test, and used jeweler's loupes to look at the printing pattern up close. Documented my process and took photographs as best as I could, and even video recorded opening the card's packaging from the seller just in case. Luckily, I was able to get my case resolved and my money back.

[@zerokidd21]

Psa and bgs refuse to grade my floppy taco. They keep saying it's counterfeit but I know its real cuz I got it from pretty legit taco bell.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

Surprised they didn’t call it authentic altered 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@truenewsglobal]

Right away: The borders are too white on the unlimited cards. You can tell instantly without touching them or seeing them up close.

[@Kelnurok]

Did he try consulting the "Guardian of the Lotus" to verify authenticity?

[@CMAzeriah]

*pays company to authenticate cards* Rudy: *its fake*

[@jijik2675]

I have never played this but still like to watch 😁😁👍👍👍 greetings from the netherlands

[@eancycler1112]

This better be good, Rudy. You interrupted English class for this.

[@DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth]

unimportant class, just make sure you pay attention in math

[@Skankhunt-xr5lb]

@@DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth If English was unimportant we wouldn't have laws or regulations dumbass

[@silverwolf6866]

@@Skankhunt-xr5lb ROFL you must be an angry English degree major that realized the degree was worthless.

[@fsmoura]

pay attention to class or your gonna be one of those fools with bad grammer who cant spell to save there lives!!

[@eancycler1112]

fsmoura lol I actually spend all day in comments sections correcting people’s grammar in their videos-I’m probably the most ruthless to Rudy.

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

I dont even play magic or know whats going on but these videos are super interesting to me.

[@imnotimportant]

5:32 spotted the fake one instantly... the island is green

[@rde1986]

I don't play magic anymore, Rudy seems to be like the old school magic players I used to meet, cool chill guys that were kind, really enjoy your videos bud !

[@MakeItEasyTutorialGuide]

You should add price for each cards in a corner. You would attract way more people on your channel since 99% of youtube users have no idea about the value of theses cards.

[@daneru]

Value only exists amongst collectors. Theoretical value. If you buy one for investment you are buying this value.

[@johnathanera5863]

@@daneru all value is subjective, unless its food and shelter.

[@typerightseesight]

besides the vertical press problems it looks perfect. but it was clearly pressed on a home computer or something.

[@Tarkov.]

When I first look at the revised duals the biggest thing that stands out is how perfectly rounded the corners are.

[@aternias]

I was eating and when Rudy pulled the lotus out of the sleeve I almost choked because I saw how purple the lotus was and knew it was fake immediately

[@stanime3065]

why pay for grading if you can just send them to this Rudy

[@kennydewer8682]

"I got some slabs" YEETS some lotus on the table. I don't even play magic I'm here from fucking pokemon card unboxing, what a wonderful rabbit hole.

[@Christian-cz9bu]

I have to stop answering questions out loud when Rudy asks them...

[@wrayday7149]

Not sure if it is fake? Just take the card and bend it. If seller gets mad, it’s real.

[@jordanross154]

Guy: Please explain to people exactly HOW you can tell. Rudy: Omg, it is so obvious they are fake. You can just tell. It's obvious. Everyone:

[@phailpoet1651]

It is obvious, the color tones are completely off.

[@DuskSkullin]

Been watching these Rudy investigates fakes videos and you just start to notice the patterns of what determines a fake card. Kind of interesting honestly

[@snakeonia7542]

Timewalk is fake. 2 seconds in

[@silenthill4]

"they should be destroyed" "Agreed, that's why I keep them" !!!

[@SmuggyOcelot]

I actually own a fake pw9 set that feel like credit cards, I keep them because they are probably the closest I would ever have to the real deal. I would only use them in *CASUAL* play, and very rarely do I use them.

[@malcom91]

PSA Lotus 7 and 8.5??? Really? I'm disappointed, we expect to see all 10's, maybe an 11 from Beta Investments

[@ekermann]

This can't be for real a quick glance and you can see they're fake.

[@muzosh]

How do you think he got his massive collection of black lotuses and Power 9 cards.

[@Warlothar]

the tropical island doesn't seem so obvious, i think that it seems the same until you see the reflection.

[@nijimazero]

Why having so many dual lands ? T-T Players need them for Legacy, Vintage and Commander

[@elipetrou9308]

Yeah lol

[@rogersdai6752]

You sure it wasn't Rudy that hosed you?😂

[@seritools]

"Rudy = I got SCAMMED big time with my Black Lotus"

[@rogersdai6752]

@@seritools 😂😂

[@_Par1ah]

Lost on a full set of power many years ago when ebay was in its infancy. It was literally paper printouts glued to cards.

[@blacklanner5795]

Always have a reference set of cheap common alpha / beta / revised of each color to compare to. You can still find junk commons of each type / color for pennies. Comparing your tropical island to 6 known authentic cards will make sure you didn't get screwed.

[@Chris-qj8ms]

Yikes that’s a terrible black lotus

[@MrWp7]

Even missing the most obvious print dot... amateur...

[@MR.R315]

what keeps someone to invest 300k$ for example and start print perfect fakes? i dont play magic but i often watch this videos, and seems to me that with time and money someone can print a fake 100% equal to original. I mean, we can clone a dna... cant we clone a piece of paper?

[@anthonyvanderhoek7659]

RUDY PLEASE DO A FUNDRAISING VIDEO WHERE YOU PROMISE TO SHAVE YOUR HAIRY ARMS

[@anthonyvanderhoek7659]

YOU WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO RAISE A LOT OF $ TO A NOBLE CAUSE, AND IT WILL PROVE TO EVERYBODY THAT YOU ARE OF GREAT VIRTUE, not that you need o prove that to mebut Giggity , it would be fun

[@gabriellecisneros9295]

The brown colour of the fake Black Lotus is 10000 times cooler than originals.

[@Huardo]

That is the fakest looking lotus LOL

[@KeZzYT]

I know nothing about MTG and I spotted the fake! It's far too colourful. That's my reasoning

[@Joker-no1fz]

5:08 God Rudy you need moisturizer you been flopping your taco to hard.

[@justinb2824]

Side effect of handling so much cardboard, it really destroys your skin.

[@ZhangyXD]

your card was real but got swapped at 5:11 LOL

[@yugiohpokemon5285]

I hate his late night uploads. Like my wife wants me to lay down with her and I have to keep saying one minute one minute

[@inthefade]

I could tell instantly which one was the fake one and I haven't played MTG since the 90s. Started in Revised and played into Fourth. The coloring was more yellow. In Fourth all the colors got deeper, but Revised had a bit of a washed out hue.

[@drsnova7313]

How you can buy a $12.000 card without authenticating it is just beyond me. It's like buying a car without checking if the car is actually just a stack of cardboard boxes with "car" written on them.

[@enigmaohawaii]

it may have been purchased many years ago before such a high value was on the card and before grading was a big thing

[@Umbrax9063]

If i made copies of a lotus i would label them as Fake on the back of the card and i would openly advertise them as FOR CASUAL PLAY ONLY- DO NOT SELL

[@prnunceddead3178]

Look. I know u know magic.. hut some of those fakes, don't look 100% fake. And destroying someone else's property that u aren't 100% sure on.. that's kinda BS

[@perception5]

rudy just writes to himself, folds the paper to look more legit, about all the times he ever got scammed never*** rudy never gets scammed sorry typo

[@Skankhunt-xr5lb]

true lol

[@greedfox7842]

I own 20 reproduction black lotus... the guy I got to grade them could only tell because the corners were the new style cut... $12 with shipping and I've taken them to all manner of legacy tournament.

[@FunBunChuck]

Now thanks to Rudy, those counterfeiters know how to make fakes better than the originals. Wizards of the Coast is soooo screwed now. And so is everybody that plays this game. Now I'm questioning the authenticity of my entire collection, including the damn box sets I ordered direct from Wizards of the Coast direct sales website. As far as I'm concerned, every damn card is fake except for the cards in Rudy's personal collection. So there!😜

[@uncletomcobley6950]

Hey Siri, Get me some hand moisturiser stat!!!

[@computorg]

Where are the floppy tacos in the video?

[@0lderSch00l]

Those "lines" on the lotus look like they were caused by running photo grade card stock through an ink jet printer. I quit using ink jets decades ago because they impregnate the paper and cause those lines on full color prints like photos (or, I guess fake cards). The photo stock mitigates it somewhat, but you can always see them. Fun fact, that's why the colors are lighter overall on the card, because ink jets SUCK at color depth, even now.

[@MTGUnpacked]

I hope this garbage was disposed of thoughtlessly after the video?🤔 I like the tip of buying a low-end graded BGS or PSA card for comparison, though that could get expensive with Alpha!

[@everestfalls]

When you flick it, it sounds different, feels too smooth, glossy and too shiny compared to other cards, smells different too.

[@Tracer_Sweat]

*takes down notes from video* I'll make sure to do better next time. *Pinky finger by mouth w/ Dr.Evil Laugh*

[@Earthboundmike]

Good I picked out the fake when you put it there, godamn that thing looked real til you put it near real ones.

[@Eisenwulf666]

Yeah, no joke. Imagine being scammed for that kind of money, I have shivers

[@TheLegoWaffle]

a big giveaway on the lotus is the authentic lotuses have a small dot in the text box under "An" in An Interrupt, and the fakes currently do not have this dot.

[@JSUrbanAdventures]

I picked the fake and I'm watching on a cell phone and no expert, so I think it's pretty off

[@zeyf7810]

6:38 The Rudy-Switchero, swapping his fake for the real

[@capatheist]

Totally worth messing up the fake theme of the binder...

[@sirfishslayer5100]

Rudy, you can tell the guys to get a regular land card from revised or unlimited and then compare the backs. That will be the dead give away. Same age cards, but the fronts are different.

[@philippvoid1800]

thats when non-players get involved in mtg. i mean, all cards are obvious fakes. the black rendering of the black lotus is split in 2 color types. also u get a feeling for cards when u literaly had millions of em in ur hand. ppl who just buy mtg cards for the money, i have no pity when they get ripped off

[@adamberry1829]

That Tundra really looks bad. Almost bleached.

[@Spellfork]

I've always wondered why the Black Lotus is blue, but the fake is clearly purple

[@tr909love]

Whats the fucking point of owning the originals ? You just fucking play a 60 card game if you will

[@Ronny_Cordova]

Usually the font is a dead give away for me, they never seem to be able to get it quite right.

[@tylerstl456]

I dont play magic, but i do like this channel. I feel like I could safely tell a fake from real card now lol because I watch almost every vid, when he picked that lotus up i knew instant it was to shiny. Floppy taco

[@coooolibri]

why you clowns waste their time with this fake bs. also i would never send my multiple thousand dollar cards to any youtuber. these cards are all not marked, so you never know if you actually get your own cards back. just sayin.

[@marumiyuhime]

the boarder is a security feature it was always a giveaway all unlimited boarders look the same. nice sharp not jaggy

[@CharlieMarno100]

I immediately noticed the Lotus was way vibrant.

[@rustyshackleford11]

these people paid 10% of the value of an expensive card and didn't expect to get hosed ahaha

[@andrewbaker2188]

This crap pisses me off SO much!!! Thiefs are absolutely the bottom of humanity.

[@LiberalsCauseCancer]

A Timmy and his money soon part company

[@TheSenselessName]

Weight test, green dot test and UV test isnt to hard to know before buying expensive cards -.-

[@ParksandPosh]

At 5:10 I was fairly sure I was able to spot the signs the hand was fake. The colouring was pretty authentic but the textures were all off

[@JP-id7zq]

You know its serious when the paper of the letter has been dipped in taco cheese

[@SpiritVector]

Hey Rudy, how much do you charge to evaluate a card? Or can I just send it to you and you give me the bill?

[@d.k.childers8917]

thanks for the info love the content. i have a black lotus from unlimited but not sure if its real or not. would you be able to help me? figured id ask. thanks

[@jpthua]

What's the big deal? Its just a piece of printed cardboard paper anyways.

[@awpmerst]

I really wanna hear a message to you rudy by the specials every time I see you open a letter

[@leastamazingtop1015]

I found a lot of ice age that has that original magic Matte finish on the back that’s a good way to know what real old cards feel like

[@BlueAmerican26]

Rudy, people just send in shit to you on purpose to see if their shit will be in video. No one in their damn right mind would believe those fakes were even remotely close to real.

[@idunneedachannelffs]

honestly, how hard would it be to buy a real industrial printer same type of the one they used back then and actually print "real" cards

[@elipetrou9308]

All the ink and supplies were different as well

[@charleslegreatthegarbagemo7202]

If these counterfeiters find the right cardboard and materials, are they counted as magic card makers or still counterfeiters?

[@icedragonSg]

The border on that card has 2 different shades of black why do all fakes do that?

[@TCGPH]

Hi rudy.. you influence me so much that im planning of opening an LGS. I just want to know if opening booster boxes and selling singles can be a profitable business or im better off just selling sealed products like booster packs/boxes? Thank you and hoping for more viewers for your channel.

[@TristanEason6]

Rudy has mad a few other videos on opening a LGS, you should check them out. Spoiler alert: Don't open a LGS

[@kingjames4886]

that reflectiveness thing really isn't coming across on camera...

[@jboycs5483]

Who cares if it's fake? You can still sell it and someone will still buy it. Just ask yourself

[@budwilk3842]

Didn't fool me and I don't even collect magic. It seems like a lot of these fake cards of a terrible gloss on the back.

[@nachoxaverage]

As a no name timmy, i could tell right away when you did the lotus side by side with them slabbed beauts.

[@BoldSherlock]

Fakes are printed in cmyk that makes them more yellowish and old ones are rgb .

[@aaaronmiller100]

Nah both are cmyk, fakes and og abu

[@shadowmarez7457]

you can tell the island duel land is fake because the island is Green, instead of that dark brownish color

[@maqrux]

Lol the beta lotus, there are two different colors in the "black" border, how does that fool anyone?

[@hairtrigger8317]

That lotus was so obviously fake, not sure how he didn't know that right off the bat.

[@excel111lf]

why always with the 10 minute and 1 second videos

[@ekermann]

$$$Ad$$$

[@excel111lf]

@@ekermann Just counted them there have been 10 in the last week alone

[@Adam-Adam.]

Majority of youtubers do this, it's not something new

[@Cosper79]

You can add an ad to a video manually if the video is linger than 10 mins. Having said that, either watch them or don't. Because that trend is all over KZbin and you bitching about it won't stop anyone.

[@excel111lf]

@@Cosper79 read the comment again. Where is the bitching? statement was a question.