I've been thinking about playing legacy, but I'm not made out of money.
Should I buy chinese-fakes? they seem pretty safe considering they pass bend- and lighttests and they have a blue core.
I won't sell or trade them, just play with them, would people really get mad at that?
I have a job, but I don't make nearly enough to afford any competitive legacy-deck.
>inb4 poorfags don't deserve to play
>Buying a proxy Have, AoT
i just googled "mtg counterfeit" I don't want the cards in the picture.
I think you should be fine. I wouldn't tell anybody that they were fakes, but I've bought some duals off of villa zheng and they are pretty good. You need to rough up the old cards a bit, and its very obvious when they are out of sleeves because they are a different texture. But I've played at my store's legacy night several times and nobody has said anything about it. Double sleeved and across the table, nobody should know. And to be honest, when you are trying to figure out the best way to win a game, are you really going to be paying attention to your opponent's cards to look for tiny differences? No. I wouldn't bring them to a big event though, since judges will most likely be able to spot them easily if you get deck checked.
I bought duals, wastelands, and zen/onslaught fetches and all were definitely passable. Go for it, there's nothing wrong with wanting to play the best format without wanting to drop thousands on cardboard.
thank you for your reply.
do you have your cards double-sleeved, or is regular sleeving enough to hide the fact that they are fake?
I double sleeve. I would definitely recommend double sleeving, since the cards are noticeably thicker than real ones, so if you only single sleeve it may be possible to see the fakes when looking at a deck toward the tops of the sleeves.
desu I am too terrified of being caught and branded as some horrible cheater for life and banned from all play forever. I just want to play.
"Oh... Holy shit, man. That means I'm out $XXXX. Fuck. Fuck! That son of a bitch! I bought these off a floor trader at GP Y."
this desu senpai
No one is going to buy that if it's more than a couple cards.