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

[@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

[@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.

[@StahliCell]

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

[@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.

[@Tarkov.]

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

[@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.

[@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 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@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 !

[@_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.

[@truenewsglobal]

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

[@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

[@typerightseesight]

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

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

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

[@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.

[@slh1001]

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.

[@lunabm]

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

[@jijik2675]

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

[@silenthill4]

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

[@imnotimportant]

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

[@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

[@pauperjaymtg2920]

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

[@danh7777]

Lol

[@Kelnurok]

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

[@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.

[@Christian-cz9bu]

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

[@P_Gunn_77]

The binder full of tropical islands made my jaw drop to the floor. So. Many. Cards.

[@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.

[@benmetzloff9124]

I saw immediately the contrast on the front of the lotus was much brighter on the fake and the back was very glossy

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Ronny_Cordova]

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

[@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

[@onceagain77]

The fake dual also has a green tint on the right inside border of the art work.

[@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.

[@NotKD35]

Awkward moment during the "hidden fake card game" when I guessed it instantly and was correct... I thought the coloring was off!

[@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.

[@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.

[@gabriellecisneros9295]

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

[@Gravelbone]

Geez, did they buff and wax those cards after printing? If those things reflected anymore light, we could use them in space. That glare was ridiculous and should be obvious to anyone this side of blindness. Wow, that was a hose job. Rudy often speaks of volatility in the market in reference to sealed product and singles, but I think it's downright warfare when purchasing high end singles, regardless of source or reputation. Save for a few like our hairy armed Guru here. Buyer beware. Thanks Rudy.

[@jerryalvarez1713]

I’m more a a Sportscards collector and Jordan . But I have friends who play magic and this past week after watching your videos and others I got into magic my kids like Pokémon but magic made me start collecting . Just in 1 day I spent over a 1000 but mostly buying old magic cards. Either way I already got tons of boxes of the core 2021 and I’m actually excited that I got into magic . I enjoy your videos please keep it up 👍🏻

[@CMAzeriah]

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

[@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

[@snakeonia7542]

Timewalk is fake. 2 seconds in

[@CharlieMarno100]

I immediately noticed the Lotus was way vibrant.

[@MoneyMager]

The green border around the dual land picture looked significantly different

[@aldenboone2302]

I don't even play Magic and I genuinely enjoy your Channel lol

[@nachoxaverage]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@Yazevo]

If they expressly called it fake they would need to get authorities involved.

[@neplatnyudaj110]

Over a piece of cardboard? Unless you're not trying to sell the fake, what would be the charges?

[@JP-id7zq]

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

[@zeyf7810]

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

[@capatheist]

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

[@ThunderPaladin]

Doing good work, Rudy.

[@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

[@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

[@rogersdai6752]

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

[@seritools]

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

[@rogersdai6752]

@@seritools 😂😂

[@ArtFiendz]

The real ones up close almost look like cloth. Something really beautiful about them.

[@DataCollaborate]

5:36 .. Holy Crap, this time Rudy got me.

[@computorg]

Where are the floppy tacos in the video?

[@Ralexford]

The black lotus looks like a collectors edition re-back, look at the casting cost, very central 0 on the fake, and to the right on the authentic.

[@uncletomcobley6950]

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

[@michaelknight8459]

Wish you showed a close up to see what the rosetta pattern looked like.

[@Chris-qj8ms]

Yikes that’s a terrible black lotus

[@MrWp7]

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

[@SB-ue1lr]

Ohh; that sucks! I feel bad for him.

[@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

[@rustyshackleford11]

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

[@VidyUwU]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW GOOD I FELT TELLING IT WAS FAKE CARD T’T idk why but I just looked different >.

[@malcom91]

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

[@stanime3065]

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

[@greatgooglypuff6077]

Those did look like vertical pressure lines on that lotus

[@opencorners]

93 was when digital presses came out - its unlikely that beta cards were digitally printed the same year new tech was available in its baby stage the vertical lines are from not cleaning so its likely whoever made that fake made lots of them the corners on the fake also look a tiny bit off - look at it with a loupe looks like they had a press person make a plate for a card but its printed on a very new digital press to print it where the offsets or cuts were intentionally placed versus being the result of a non-digital press, which is also very clear in the colors

[@awpmerst]

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

[@mpellis22]

If you have ever touched a magic card for more than thirty seconds, I can feel one blindfolded. The counterfeiters will never get the feel the same

[@chrisgibbs804]

These are so obvious its painful.... near mint power 9 and duals.... that shine is next level. And I'm sure the thickness is off. Buy a plateau or just some bulk revised or something and compare....

[@b.o.353]

Love these videos. Not what happened to this guy. Very helpful to see.

[@VillageConMan]

what does the text look like with a jeweler's loupe on those fakes?

[@TenichiYohkoh]

lol Lines like that mean the print head wasnt cleaned between prints thats HILARIOUS its literally an automatic function of most printers!

[@darkrevamtg2687]

I dont see how people get fooled. Im like a bloodhound with fakes. Those little differences stand out to me instantly. Ive had people try to pass off fake cards to me and well...they pay for it. Youd be surprised how generous people get when they think theyre about to get kicked out of a store-event

[@fleshmagi]

my question, where's the 5th nut located? for that matter, where is the 3rd and 4th?

[@andrewames247]

To anyone who might help a beginning collector out; if I don't have a jewelers loupe to check the rosette pattern, is a light test still a gold standard to check for forgeries? Are there ANY known fake cards that can pass the light test?

[@travisyoutubeseriesofrando1363]

Came to see printer style destruction, was disappointed...

[@flipevent]

Hi Rudy, since I'm planning then to get some of the more expensive Revised Duals (Sea and Tundra), would you then suggest playing it safe and buying it from a big store? (CF, CK, maybe you? XD)

[@BizarreBazaarBW]

Those vertical lines are called Striations.

[@quickdiy8127]

Do you still have to pay PSA to grade your stuff if it kicks back as fake?

[@akcrazycollector]

Do I need to be a patron to send you some 4th edition cards that someone said were fake?

[@MegaF00]

Seems to me that Sam sent in cards to BGS and PSA to see which ones would let his fakes through. Fortunately none of them did.

[@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

[@fish_guru20]

Whispers from a distance I died Rudy hahahahah

[@ZhangyXD]

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

[@Spellfork]

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

[@joeshaver1104]

Collected and played magic since back in the mid 90s. (Quit playing around nemesis. Sometime after urza's saga 2004 ish). In 1999 my dad bought me a set of power 9 for high school graduation. He bought them from a reputable store (it was a baseball card shop that wouldn't have sold fake on purpose. I have had these cards for 20 years. They look perfect. Almost too perfect. If they had been bought recently I'd say they were fake. Not sure the fakes back in 1999 could have looked this good. Right now I'm scared to get them graded or checked only because, 1) i have no plans of selling them. They were a gift from my dad. 2) i would rather think dad got me a real set. So very torn about finding out.

[@elipetrou9308]

That’s an incredible grad present, hope they aren’t fake dude. How real do they look?

[@joeshaver1104]

@@elipetrou9308 when I got it the back lotus was valued at $300. He bought the set for $1000 and some work on the interior of the shop owners car. I've known the owner of the shop since I was born. Dad has known him for 50+ years. If they are fake, the owner didn't know. I can't see fakes being that good back in 1999-2000 when I graduated. I'm almost sure they are real

[@joeshaver1104]

@@elipetrou9308 I've seen fakes from the early 2000s and they look and feel fake. These look and feel like real magic cards and they were bought in 1999. I know they were in the store since 1997... so if they were fake, they wouldn't look and feel real right?

[@elipetrou9308]

@@joeshaver1104 that’s fair, do you think you know enough to tell. Such as rudy does?

[@joeshaver1104]

@@elipetrou9308 not personally. I have buddy who owns a shop that says they look real but I have never taken them out of the cases (after I put them in the cases years ago). Basically my assumption that they are real is based on 1) the person who sold them is honest and I've known him forever. 2) in 1999 I don't think they made fakes that looked that good. I've compared mox pearl to other mox pearls and it looks legit. 3) I don't have a reason to think they are fake. Nothing about them makes me think they are other than how good they look (not perfect but for sure never shuffled without sleeves)

[@adamberry1829]

That Tundra really looks bad. Almost bleached.

[@talarion]

What about the "light test"? This usually exposes those fakes quite easily.

[@sirrichel9155]

Man you hit that 10 on the dot huh? Thats a skill right there

[@danh7777]

He's been doing it a while. Alot of people comment on it. Curious why commenting on this is a thing? (No offense..truely curious)

[@sirrichel9155]

@@danh7777 Apparently a video on youtube can have an extra midroll ad if it is atleast 10 mins long. I don't really know or care, just impressed he managed to hit it on the dot this video.

[@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

[@ccggenius]

Rudy over here, subtly telling us that we can easily buy sleeve playable proxies.

[@andrewbaker2188]

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