Dear Rudy....is my Black Lotus Real? or did i just lose $8,000.00?

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[@DE3rules]

Rudy, I heard you are the “most SAVAGE” MTG youtuber out there. Any truth to that?

[@bacchus8081]

It is speculated he is next in line to promote Channel's "Sauvage" -parfum, I heard.

[@Danielcb23]

@@bacchus8081 It's Christian Dior, but nice

[@BasTHoorn]

😂😂😂

[@Beblue1337]

@@Danielcb23 That's how savage he is, he doesn't even give a fuck about brand copyright

[@dylanb1744]

He's strapped af and his wife is smokin hot with big titties. Savage in my books lol even my boss woupdnt rob him.

[@adamdecoder1]

Me: staring in awe as he pulls one of the most valuable cards in the world out of an envelope Rudy: Casually shoves 11 more of them on screen

[@JohnnyX1985]

Is was thinking the exact same thing haha

[@fragtore6457]

Proceeds to flip it around fast with his ungloved fingers flip flop flip flop

[@tkalle1299]

@@fragtore6457They are all in clear sleeves

[@gameguru42392]

"Let's get some controls" *casually whips out like 12 Black Lotuses (Loti?)*

[@pandiem]

He needed a good thumbnail.

[@bookofbrah]

12 Black Loti :D:D:D Its like Espresso.. Espressi :o

[@RichDupre]

Lotusi

[@pwnerzach2pwnu]

Was looking for this comment.

[@wyattsmith6659]

I thought i was the only one who was literally almost crapping his pants because there was thousands of dollars just casually put out on a table, some in just clear sleeves, and there are almost no comments about it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

[@blacklanner5795]

The secret authentication is : it's printed on the same epson inkjet Rudy has in the basement. The same printer has been out of magenta ink since 1997.

[@4581103992010]

Thats cute

[@rich1051414]

It's always magenta that runs out first...

[@theorangeoof926]

Richard Smith Your right, I used to have a printer around 4 years ago and it ran out of magenta first. Refilled it again and magenta ran out again...

[@darkestgreenmewtwo]

@@rich1051414 why do you think theres more with the white boarders lol

[@FrankDad]

I REQUIRE MAGENTA

[@frasert8779]

I actually love it when I see a played lotus, ones that were loved and played before most ended up as museum pieces (rightfully so)

[@spicychinchin6597]

Definitely agree, for a card in the power 9 I'd prefer one that was generally well taken care of but still lovingly used in games than one that's almost if never used, the history carries a sort of generational value, a passing of the torch so to speak.

[@umwhatamIdoinghere]

​@@spicychinchin6597like Rowan Atkinson, who bought a McLaren F1 for £640,000, drove it around, crashed it. Had it repaired for a little over what he paid for the vehicle, then ended up selling it for £8m.

[@DaniboyBR2]

Its funny to think there are still dozens of these cards just lying around attics and such, inside boxes of collectors that died and their family members have no idea how much those little cards are worth.

[@Yusei255]

not worth it

[@noodletornado309]

@@Yusei255 not worth it what? lol

[@crunch9876]

Yea imagine how many have been thrown away

[@Pola509]

That's why I go to yardsales and pick up cards and I don't even play this game. :) People don't know what they have and neither do i....hahahaha

[@metalor5605]

The bitcoin of MTG

[@Mekose]

I had the worst nightmare anxiety thinking he might open it up, rip it in half to show the blue paper and say "yep, it's real!"

[@Zeriel00]

I'm worried how casually he throws Lotuses around...

[@idontwantone132]

Gives me anxiety lol

[@livinginsoutheasttexas]

Easy explanation, him finger popping other people's lotus's allows him to keep a low population of his pristine high grades. Can't have any more high grade lotus bringing the value down to his 9,9.5,and 10 graded cards.

[@genesisbustamante-durian]

Well that's just because you're a weeaboo that cares about stupid things

[@Maddinhpws]

@@genesisbustamante-durian Well this is after all like throwing around a good used car.

[@Clonekiller66]

They're white boarder Don't worry

[@ConveyApp]

In 1993 my buddy and I went in on a Comic-Con table for a $70 table. We were 13 at the time. I immediately went to Toys-R-us and purchased a lot of clearance action figures for $5.00 each. The day of the event, I had a trunk full of figures and my buddy said he brought some cards to sell and they were in his pocket. Well I marked up my figures to $20 and sold 2/3 to 3/4 of them and walked out of the convention center thinking I was some guru with about $400-$500 on me. I never saw my friend sell anything so I assumed I crushed him in that department. Eventually I wanted to brag and I asked so how much did you make out with, me thinking zero. He told me a little over $1,500. I was like what you only brought cards… well I recently I found out those cards where magic the gathering cards and he sold his black lotus for $450-$500 and the rest of that set over the afternoon for an extra $1,000. He had informed me a few months back that if he had kept those cards he could have paid off his house today. Wow. I still have the 1/3 to 1/4 reminding actions figures in my storage unit and they are still only worth $5.00.

[@MikeyB-Rod]

lol

[@R0ld1]

Rudy why u no taste test?

[@flamingosalad3541]

Only water jet channel has the tools to accurately pick up on the authenticity with that.

[@VukTheOmniscient]

Because not all of them taste like Mint?

[@byronhague277]

VukTheOmniscient spicy

[@Ironsvillage]

"Mhhh papery, kind of got a cardboard flavor to it... Yeah definitely McDonalds ChickenMcNuggets"

[@kapitanstark1922]

@@Ironsvillage lol true

[@THEFRISKIESTDINGO]

“Well let’s take a look at your lotus.” > fingers touch the card “Yeah that’s real 100% if you want to sell it-you know what I’ll just shoot you an email.”

[@KetchupClawz]

This made me actually laugh out loud

[@FrVitoBe]

a lotus needs friends cant have 1 lotus in your collection rudy knows

[@ALitleBitSpecial]

Why counterfeit $100 bills when Magic cards are so much easier (and a less serious crime)?

[@benjamineyzaguirre9644]

I would say it's easier to "sell" a 100 dollar bill than a black lotus?

[@ihatetacocasa]

why counterfeit 100s when u can counterfeit 20s that timmy at the register in mcdonalds is never going to actually check

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@ihatetacocasa A lot of places won't accept $50s or $100s because one bad transaction can wipe out quite a few sales. Any place that takes cash is going to take $20s though. Counterfeiting a $100 tends to be a pain and people tend to remember the people who pay via such a large bill.

[@ihatetacocasa]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade lol i made the comment cause i saw a few fake 20s when i worked in fast food counting drawers at the end of the night

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

Because you can't sell a pallet full of black lotuses. If you want petty amounts then you can reglue packs or maybe even rob a bank or some shit. But you'd be better off smelting stolen gold.

[@AristophMarloque]

Oh god, why did this have to come up in my recommended?? ;_; I still remember my lost Black Lotus. I bought 2 boxes of Beta MtG cards at a sports card show about 20-25 years ago when I was a kid. The guy who sold them to me was mostly a sports card collector/seller, and didn't really know much about Magic. He said he'd done a pretty big (quantity-wise) trade with another seller, who had sort of thrown them in on a whim just because none of his customers would ever buy them. They were the only non-sports items in his entire inventory. He gave them to us pretty cheap. I can't remember the exact price (I was a kid, my dad bought them for me), but it obviously wasn't too much or my dad never would have paid for it. I was just starting to get into Magic at the time, and I was super excited because I'd heard a bunch of people at the comic store talking about how hard it was to find Alpha and Beta cards anymore and how some of the better ones were super rare. I couldn't wait to get to the comic store, and I planned on opening them at the store so I could show off to all the cool older guys. I still remember to this day that it was the 4th pack I opened that made everybody lose their minds. A Black Lotus. A motherfucking BLACK LOTUS. O_O Immediately all the older guys started (of course) trying to scam me and offering to buy it for clearly less than it was actually worth. I had no real concept of how much it was actually worth myself, being only like 11 or 12 at the time, and I was getting a bit overwhelmed by all the attention when the shop owner jumped in and told everyone to shut up and back away. He put his hand on my shoulder, looked me in the eyes, and said "Hey kid, you don't sell that to a damn soul, you hear me? That's one of the rarest cards ever made. And it's YOURS. You keep it, no matter what these idiots offer you." Then he turned to the other guys and told them that if he heard anybody try to buy my Lotus, they'd be banned from the store for life. Dude was such a great person. I took great care of that card. The store owner had given me the best hard case he had in stock, and I had put it in that case immediately and never once taken it out. I'd bring it up to the comic store occasionally to show it off and I used to jokingly put it in my deck when playing, so there'd be this small stack of cards with a giant massive hard case in the middle of it. I'd draw it and someone would always remark "hmm, I wonder what card he just picked up..." XD I was something of a small celebrity there for a while. Fast forward a few years and I didn't really play much anymore, but I still had my decks and my Black Lotus. I used to keep them at my dad's auto-repair shop that was just down the street from the comic store. And then, one fateful day, the phone rang and we were told that my dad's shop had caught fire. Everything was lost. Customer cars, machinery, and yes...my Black Lotus. We somehow managed to find my box of cards and toys in the rubble. Everything was burned to a crisp. Nothing left of my Lotus but a melted bit of plastic and a few ashes. I still tear up thinking about it. I loved that card. ;_; And now it's just downright painful knowing how much it's worth today. >_

[@Freilos93]

SotCRules This is really painful. i feel you bro! and thanks for the good story the dude in the store must be a nice guy

[@ljrandom147]

Damn...im sorry for your loss

[@thebeardedhippoofficial]

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing

[@Tony1035610]

Sounds like the magic the gathering version of when Charlie found the golden ticket

[@SuperIdolMistyMay]

Cool story bro.

[@ContactingTheDead]

*Why didn’t you do a tear test?*

[@TheBananaBeat]

or the taste and digestion test? "I'm feeling a little bloating now. Yep that was definitely a real lotus."

[@uTubeNoITube]

Tear as in rip it apart or tear as in cry on it? xD

[@Fanaz10]

also waterproof test

[@scrapsteenlifeintheforks1943]

I was expecting the acid test honestly...

[@Jaiden_Anime_Shuns]

Forget that I like to grab the blowtorch right away and do an immediate heat test

[@geotag1272]

that youtube algorithm got me watching magic the gathering videos, i do not know why, i dont even know about this game nor fund of it. but that re-sealing vid got me pissed.

[@Jrizzle7426]

10 legit black lotus.......in 1video.....dude

[@barath4545]

And like 40-50% of them are literally 10/10.

[@bojo7882]

C'est horrible pour des joueurs comme nous de nous infliger une tel souffrance !

[@TravisArk]

as impressive as it is, there were no Alpha lotus showcased in the video.

[@joshuabryant9845]

@@TravisArk that would just be silly if he had all these plus an alpha considering the price on an alpha atm

[@emilyelizabeth5094]

My eyes almost fell out

[@KennyKennTV]

This came up in my suggestions, i dont play magic the gathering. But I watched the whole thing. I wanted to know if this guys $8000 card was fake.

[@chad2687]

same, what is wrong with us

[@verlegenemandarine]

@@chad2687 me too oh good lord pls send help

[@salvadorrivera1517]

Same i feel like these ppl are a diffrent spechise of human like 36 yo in mom bastment type

[@polardemongd2510]

And the answer is, nope! The card isn't fake, this dude just got a freakin $8000 mtg unlimited black Lotus!

[@SIeepwalker1]

@@salvadorrivera1517 If they have enough money to purchase 10k cards they probably aren't living in their moms basement.

[@Eruoso]

The cat's out the bag now Rudy, all of us counterfeiters have to do is just to add the finger crease to our latest models now

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

God bless you and the work you do

[@WyldeTripKY]

Am I the only one that gets emotional when Rudy says it's real? I don't even know this guy but I'm absolutely THRILLED for him to learn this is a real Lotus.

[@kraztar]

when he accidently flexes thousands of dollars when he brings out the control

[@RobynnxX]

Over 100k more like

[@paranutaus]

“Accidentally”

[@the_crunchy_gator7726]

Cough cough 100k cough cough

[@Blackadder75]

That's the whole idea behind this channel obviously.

[@lucaacco9631]

Yeah. And today? LOL

[@sebvieira]

The moment where Rudy brings in the 'controls' and puts so many black lotus cards on the table ... Just ... wow.

[@blainethemono19]

I got a pristine Beta Lotus from the Prince of Nigeria on eBay, that’s definitely authentic right?

[@fsmoura]

Yes, you just need to send him 700 USD via Western Union to facilitate the extraction of the card from his country.

[@patmacrotch5611]

fsmoura They accept Google Play cards now too.

[@andrebenoit404]

Did he have good reviews

[@rem134]

Its about time.

[@potatopewpew4719]

Of course, a prince wouldn’t need to lie about that.

[@serampartz5303]

Rudy: I dont want all the tiny details I look at to be public *goes over a million specific details* Me: *wondering what the "tiny" details are*

[@OtterSC2]

The stuff he talks about is super general and applies to authenticating any card, i think he means unique characteristics of lotuses specifically that he doesnt want to give away to help people make better fake lotuses.

[@jasonmartin7297]

things that it's better for everyone that the Chinese counterfeiters don't find out about.

[@erikaz1590]

In my mind, there must be verrrrrry specific dots or colors in the gradients that he's learned to spot like an expert jeweler.

[@MTGUnpacked]

Inquiring minds want to know... is there a *taste* test?😜 But seriously, this guy sent his Lotus to the right place. Don’t think there’d be too many people with a bunch of other Black Lotuses to compare against!

[@REON-pw5ze]

Vintage mtg knows about taste test....

[@fsmoura]

the fire test is the most foolproof one; a real magic card will burn like no other piece of cardboard

[@Darkro21]

yea, especially someone that has 10 others of them :)))

[@GaladorLP]

fsmoura i like your way of thinking! Also the rip and acid test are very valid

[@purplootytheavaliguy150]

Gotta say, it's a good sign that your content is awesome when I have never played, or even touched a MTG card in real life except at a card shop, and still have been binging your content. Now I'm really tempted to get into this hobby!

[@KingFluffs]

I remember seeing one of these in a shop all packed up and sealed nicely (behind a glass display which had something inside it so if it was smashed nobody could grab it) but I still think that card was fake and the owner just had extreme buyers remorse.

[@palomaresdanemerson]

Rudy's tool will always be the star of the video.

[@BananaMana69]

I remember a friend tried to give me a black lotus before they were insanely expensive to start playing magic. I'm kinda glad i never took it because I'd be obsessed

[@fsmoura]

phew... happy for the guy, his most prized piece is authentic after all

[@zzafrica87]

yyy:)

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

If this is true, I appreciate this. I’m not in a place where I can actually listen lol

[@patmacrotch5611]

This is just a commercial.

[@johnlardas2637]

@@andrewlaverghetta715 it’s authentic it’s not an alpha lotus tho... it’s from unlimited

[@johnlardas2637]

@@andrewlaverghetta715 it’s worth some solid $ but not one hunna K

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

the printing looks so unique on these older designs of mtg cards. they don't look printed, they look like they were individually painted using plastic and printer ink. so hard to describe. i feel like the printing job itself would be so hard to copy well.

[@fsmoura]

_warming up hosetown engines_ _prepare for departure_

[@maestroanth]

Omg the lotus in the middle on the back at 4:30 looks like the lotus I used to own way back as a kid! The wear looks exactly the same! I wonder if it is.....

[@capt_howdy]

Jesus Christ the way he man-handles that thing gave me sever anxiety lmao

[@D4narchy]

I work in a print shop and deal with paper and cards and all sorts of things daily. It's very easy to handle cards without damaging them if you know how, you just need to have clean dry hands, that is really the only thing that will get you.

[@randomhero123]

I don't know shit about MTG but I know that Rudy is the man when it comes to TCG/MTG, been randomly watching his videos for years.

[@danpowell806]

New business plan: Get one real BL, send it in for confirmation, use video confirmation as proof to sell a counterfeit.

[@tambade1]

You've got to be kidding me, my brother and I played the original magic series, and I remember we both had this card. I don't even know where they are now, somewhere in my parent's basement maybe. The thing is worth 8 flipping grand!

[@Jakel2008]

closer to 15 but yea... i wish you luck...

[@nebniab]

Rudy has been working on his magic sleight of hand. Notice how quickly he swaps the card at 5:17 when the card leaves the camera frame.

[@nightelfuser]

Nothing stops him from sending back a fake one LOL

[@wreckedmech]

I reviewed this closely and disagree that he made a switch there, but agree with John that he could make it off camera anyway. So why would he?

[@christopherrosas9662]

How professional you were about not letting his privacy out that made me like and subscribe

[@SilverEyesGrimReaper]

Ya know what would be really funny? If the first grade 10 Black Lotus was a fake, and we've been using it as our standard. So all "real" cards are actually fakes, and all "fakes" are the prints by Wizards. Wouldn't that be something?

[@tatsuhirosatou5513]

I want that to be true so bad.

[@theredbeardedfox3110]

You convinced me. Now where do I buy verified counterfeit lotuses??

[@khhnator]

unfortunately that can't happen because of the collector editions lotuses which are much more common

[@tatsuhirosatou5513]

@@khhnator didn't tgey change their printing somewhat before they printed those?

[@JasperJanssen]

khhnator The collector’s edition is rarer than Unlimited.

[@MitchellWiggs]

I've never even heard of these but the video was still interesting lol, is that card worth 8k?

[@solidsnakeisme]

A real black lotus card is worth at least $100,000.

[@joshkirkfield]

Not this version, it's not in great condition and it's from Unlimited, the least valuable version, I don't know much about these but I'd say $5-6,000

[@UniqDZN]

@@joshkirkfield 12k in good condition

[@richieryan4998]

One sold last year for 166K

[@manuelrodriguez1818]

@@richieryan4998 That was an Alpha Black Lotus

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

Hey Rudy can you look at my black lotus magic trophy card? Rudy: yeh kid let me pull out 11 of mine just for reference 😂

[@swdfulord]

I don't play magic, and have never watched this channel, my name is just Rudy and I felt threatened by the title.

[@genenatalejr.3593]

"And I'm not gonna even explain why it's authentic".....spends the next 10 min of the video explaining why it's authentic

[@tkeleth2931]

no, he didn't discuss any of the specific details he knows to look for, because he doesn't want counterfeiters to easily learn how to make better fakes. He only discussed the condition of the card and basic observations that showed authenticity.

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

was thinkin that same thing, he maybe left out 1 small thing to check like the 15 things he mentioned were easy to fake but that 1 thing will let all the counterfeiters know the perfect card lol

[@stefanwangcho8716]

He doesn't want it getting out to the public

[@dougstanton9816]

I love this channel because I started playing MTG when it first came out and we actually had most of these cards not the power nine but I had a Timetwister for sure and an Ancestral Recall. Lost our house and everything with it. Just fun to see these cards. Brings back the love of the game like it was yesterday and playing with my brothers.

[@HuskerHawg]

Had up through ice age, approx 85% complete. X wife threw them away while i was at work one day.

[@curtis2546]

Why tf am I here I don’t even know what he’s unboxing and why he is unboxing it

[@edge-of-the-internet]

Same

[@1998wiwi]

He's unboxing a card that a viewer sent for him to evaluate. Said card in good condition is worth five digit amounts of dollars as it was printed in early 90s and has a cult status.

[@smd6141]

Same

[@clonetf141]

@BinkTinks the card is extremely good in the game and a collectors item, if he revealed all of the things to check if its real or nkt it could lead to scammers reprinting the card and selling it for a major profit

[@icedragonSg]

Lets bring out the sample size as I throw 12 black lotus's on the table half of which aren't from the set and aren't even needed or used to help verify if the card is real or fake. Definitely not a flex.

[@uthmanibn-jafar1159]

Jesus dude... you really must be an incredibly envious person to get THAT upset over a flex. There's more to life than material success, go outside and smell a flower or something.

[@icedragonSg]

@@uthmanibn-jafar1159 Lol the guys clearly a multi millionaire I think its humorous and am happy for him that's why I watch his video's which even makes him more money. I'm not jealous or upset lol. And I'd probably do the same thing even if I only had 1 black lotus.

[@theMyouknow]

Im a professional card identifier too, hold on Yup thats a card alright, nothing wrong here.

[@UltimateViper]

I've been collecting Magic since 1993 I got a pack for my birthday and loved it. I remember I was at a event and a guy said my Black Lotus cards were fake because of the shadow on font. Since they were fake he offered to take them off my hands for $10 bucks a piece.

[@ViceroyoftheDiptera]

you got played real bad

[@UltimateViper]

@@ViceroyoftheDiptera I didn't sell the card was too good to use to sell

[@ViceroyoftheDiptera]

@@UltimateViper oh phewf

[@camaloncrack9737]

“A lot shorter than what I thought it was going to be” Checks video length- 10:00. “Shorter”

[@tehjamerz]

I expected 10:01

[@JackInAction]

Imagine Rudy coming into Pawn Stars, “Yup, it’s legit. I don’t wanna say why though to give anything away.”

[@Peran12]

I don't play MTG but I feel like I've been flexed on with these Black Lotuses.

[@slaggstorm]

You my friend were just graced with the presence of 160k(give or take) in mere cardboard cutouts from the early 90s.

[@stevenjon1347]

People are drastically underestimating the value of these cards. If that is truly a mint condition Alpha Black Lotus, it's worth $500,000USD. There's most likely over $1,000,000USD on that table and the value's only going up.

[@CharlieMarno100]

I always hope the cards are fake. I’m a miserable person.

[@jamesdean9373]

The only person I would send a card to for validation is Rudy for sure. I mean who wouldn’t trust that hairdo 💁‍♀️

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@argiodsilvertongue3589 You shouldn't send something like this via the post office unless you pay for insurance. This is also a situation where paying to have it carried under lock and key makes sense. IIRC that's certified mail. Normally, it's overkill, but this sort of thing is exactly the kind of thing you'd use the service for.

[@jacobcueva4645]

*sniiiiiiiiffffffffssss* “Yeah, that smells good”

[@youtubeuser4221]

Fan: Hey, can you tell me if my Black Lotus is real Rudy: Sure, just lemme check it against the eleven that I have on hand right now.

[@Iknowrealtv]

What's hilarious is I remember a friend and I both has black lotuses and his father felt he was spending to much time playing MTG he ripped and flushed his cards one of them was the black lotuses and he never played again. I laughed at him until around 2015 my father was helping me move and we where cleaning out my apartment and he threw away my magic cards because he thought I out grew them. He I could not find which trash bag he dumped the card in I literally dumpster dived to find it.

[@paulpierce1001]

Man, this for real. My dad made me throw away all my collections of cards. Binders and binders full of PokeMon, YuGiOh!, Hockey and DBZ cards loaded in boxes. He said I was getting "too old to be playing with them". Funny part is, I was more into art when I was a kid so I collected the cards and drew them for my art collection. Well, all of them except the Hockey cards and really really lame PokeMon cards that had little detail like a marril or something silly like that. I always loved Yu-Gi-Oh!'s art style though. Very intricate. Almost every card provided a new challenge. Now that Im older I got into MTG and honestly find myself almost not even willing to spend money on a collection in fear Ill just lose it all again lol feelsbadman.

[@greekdemigod2340]

How does this guy have 10+ Black Lotuses... holy hell

[@anonymous5401]

remember when that one guy lined up magic cards around a car rim to spray paint his rims and had a black lotus and spray painted over it, good times

[@thsPLCEisAnENEMY]

I have a feeling Rudy didn't have to send the card back after that e-mail

[@yeatza2319]

Got a story for ya… So a while ago my friend moved into his new house the people before were seemed to MASSIVE Magic collectors got some one to look at them, probably a black lotus in there the person asked to take it and inspect it… never saw that card again.

[@harryballs6652]

6:46 His card and that worn card - the pattern inbetween Black Lotus and 0 on that border totally match. 6:51 I see a few differances in that pattern with the "minty" one snd his card. You sure your mint card isn't a fake? edit: 7:31 Gem mint one matches quite good too that "minty" card is questionable imo.

[@____REX]

Not every print run is exactly the same, but they all have the same rosette pattern (the L sign). He checked the green dot and it has the same pattern and that's good enough to be legit.

[@tzvigan2297]

4:35 looking at all those lotuses just makes me feel like my colection means nothing lol.

[@killingmonkey11]

Rudy remind me to never play magic against the dude with 11 black lotus's

[@killingmonkey11]

@Jerry Dandridge If he's got 11 black lotus's WTF else does he have?!

[@qwetroop]

good for that dude! I called it too right out the gate, sometimes getting a slightly played card off someone is a better bet for authenticity, glad he lucked out.

[@fsmoura]

2:57 gotta get me some power 9 bishes luv power 9

[@andrewames247]

4:37 Dear Goddess; I've not seen that much value on my computer screen on a long time!

[@steeveedee8478]

'Is this a real Back Lotus?'

[@ino_mation]

Who would ship a black lotus without at least 4 packages around it tho?

[@MCxJudge]

7:14 appreciate the smell test, I was still having doubt but not anymore, this is genuine

[@thomasdick6797]

I'm not gonna lie, I fall for the videos every time and end up watching them. But I always get this sketchy feeling from Rudy.

[@madquest8]

100% Rudy looks like the kind of guy who will give you a smile, shake your hand, pat you on the shoulder, then knife you in the back for your playing cards LOL I just get that vibe. The gentleman criminal.

[@dansticky]

Never really played magic as a kid but I would occasionally buy packs because they looked cool. Wish I never threw the cards out cause who knows what they'd be worth now ( was buying during 2000-2004) so I assume some cards are worth $$ from then

[@orgerix]

Don't really think about it. Most of the cards with real value were really rare (which is why they have value) so the probability to have one worth more than a few dollars is really low, especially if you only every bought a few packs

[@aaronignacio4652]

Wtf.. this is the first time I've seen that many black lotus' on one table. Damn man!

[@pandakso3365]

So much power in authenticating black lotuses. Thank you for not going rogue and using your powers for evil Rudy

[@LiviaD34D]

I bought one of those in 98 for $75 bucks. Gifted it to a friend. $8,000.00? Considering he and I don't talk anymore, - and that price - I'm thinking I should have kept it. Meh. . . hindsight.

[@davidmata4786]

There's a lesson to be had here methinks..

[@LiviaD34D]

​@@davidmata4786 I suppose. But, realistically; -if I'm honest with myself- I probably would have sold it with the boxes of cards I sold years ago, anyway. Along with the boxes upon boxes of Amazing Spiderman, Web of Spiderman, Spiderman, (etc.) Detective comics, Batman, (etc.) Superman, Man of Steel, (etc.) Spawn, Sin City, Aliens, The Crow and newer spin-offs, + so many more. Bright side of that is I never have to be tempted to sell any of my digitally purchased comics collection to pay rent or bills. And I'd lost interest in the card game long before. Collecting for value was never my thing, I guess. I want to be able to do it, and I appreciate those who do, but I'm the kind of nerd girl that wants to (and DOES) buy collectible figures, then take them out of the package to pose & display on the shelf. Totally decreases the value, but they look hella better posed than in plastic packages. You can fit more too. :) I had Ring of Ma ruff from Alpha and Beta I think. or maybe it was Beta and Arabian Nights. I can't remember now if it was one of my rings or Black Lotus that had a black border and was beta or an now. But who cares. Anywho, point is, I played them. eventually someone convinced me to set them aside in a protective sleeve and shuffle in a land card with the card name written on it. But that's how it is for me. I either enjoy something or it's dead for me. Collecting just to collect and await higher value for resale? Meh.

[@Swordie100]

@@LiviaD34D Yeah, I also like to have things displayed properly.. :]

[@davidmata4786]

@@LiviaD34D Totally get this but I have been in the same spot as you and somehow have been able to let most of it go, there are just a few things I let go that still haunt me a bit. Doesn't change the fact I would do it all over again but doesn't lesson the thought in the back of my mind. :)

[@LiviaD34D]

@@davidmata4786 Yah. I get it. They bug me too. I just try to remind myself that I probably would have done the same thing. Not that it necessarily helps

[@GothGfGG]

I don’t even play magic, I’m just fascinated by these vids 😂

[@jshing8387]

The smell test, got to pass the smell test.

[@trickyj96]

If you want to further protect yourself i would add a stopwatch in frame so if footage ever needs to be viewed you can’t cut and blend clips if there’s a physical live counter in shot

[@lolatu4402]

Amazing that someone would pay $20,000 for a Beanie Baby.

[@SulixD]

It baffles me how some people would spend tons of money into collector items with no practical value other than just showing off. I myself have sold all of my old more valuable mtg cards collection and I do not miss them at all. If I ever want to play with old cards I make proxies.

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

8000 Dollar is almost 2 BTC! You just got Mt.Goxed!

[@jgonz1325]

Bitcoin is $5,000 though

[@iniana23]

My cousin found two alpha lotus cards in two straight packs back then. I played some in the 90s but never got big in it. But will never forget the day my cousin opened two boxes that he got from alternate universe in Maryland he pulled two alpha lotus back-to-back

[@stuartrockin]

I was convinced of its authenticity until he smell tested it.

[@TONYSESLCAFE]

Wow honesty! God loves people like you!!!

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

I bloody love how instantly the answer comes on. Spoilers below. As soon as it's opened "Yeah, this is 100% real I can already tell it's authentic."

[@coldtruth9431]

Update: I’m the person who sent this lotus to Rudy. He mentioned upon returning the card that he did the light test after the video ( 7:19 )and it surprisingly failed. He mentions this is a very high quality counterfeit or perhaps a legitimate lotus with some card quality issues from factory. Thanks guys

[@Zetsumei88]

Nothing like the smell of fresh Black Lotus in the morning.

[@starryskies9655]

I am... appalled that someone actually bought a black lotus from someone else. That is an absurd amount of money to spend on literal cardboard.

[@mathiastougaard1951]

Are you not supposed to handle these type of cards with gloves, so you don't "damage" them or something like that? Honest question

[@svenniepennie4237]

I guess if you're handline one that is in pristine condition you should, because any tiny thing you might add to the card would lower the value considerably. But with one that's in this condition you're not going to affect the value just by holding it.

[@poika22]

That's for Timmys

[@njohn043]

some guy: “can u check my black lotus” rudy: “sure” pulls out ELEVEN BLACK LOTUSES

[@GuileTGTV]

Rudy please use gloves when dealing with thousand dollar cards, especially when they are not yours!!! :) Insane video BTW, so many Black Lotus on 1 table o_O

[@abhrajitpaul2744]

Holy ravioli! So many black Lotuses in one place!!😱

[@paulmorphy6187]

I like how you produce from thin air about 11 of the damn things...8k a pop!?

[@index7787]

Try like 11-20k depending on grade, your looking at well over 100k

[@eleckson]

@@index7787 What a fucking waste.

[@isxrecord]

@@eleckson investment*

[@eleckson]

@@isxrecord These are some of the stupidest and riskiest investments that I've seen. Even MTG fans are in the comments saying most of these "investors" spend 21k on a single card and then proceed to eat 99-cent tacos and live a poor lifestyle.

[@Symbolic91]

Here i am watching videos about magic at 3AM.. PS: never play the game and never see a magic card in my life.. But Rudy you have a great channel here you got a new SUBSCRIBER :D

[@DevineAbyss]

How he just brings in 10 real, good condition "Black Lotuses" to compare... cause... why not? ^^

[@Rapilol]

cuz they are no incredibly ultra rare, he has 2 beta loti they are really rare, but the rest are good ones but not the holy gral alphalotusstuff, still a few thousands there on the table

[@Illusive1313]

@@Rapilol FYI, Rudy owns at least 4 PSA10 and 2 Beckett 9.5 Alpha Black Lotus as he has shown them on other videos. He also has several complete, ungraded ABU sets. His total count of ABU Black Lotusses, be it graded or not, is in the low hundreds.

[@zeppycheng1048]

Jesus christ man I've never seen so many Black Lotuses in the same place in my life!

[@nophiontrollbringer661]

"First of all, because of the KZbin algorhythm."

[@Digibullet32]

if you ask me the dent from shuffling looks FAR more like a dent from a thumb holding the card ... ide imagine when he played the card it was always the closest to his thumb...or the furthest away and its a middle or index finger crease... its for sure not shuffling..

[@RizzyWow]

It's weird to see the value of a house in MTG card form.

[@Kid_Ikaris]

It's like a forest of black lotuses. It's beautiful 🥲

[@blaaaaaaaaaaaaargh]

Rudy's tool comes out: jees how did this even got released on youtube!

[@sergiopadillamartin6246]

I can't stop thinking there are SO MANY black lotus in the screen. AUTHENTIC ones, so much money in a video lol!!!!!