Opening a box of Dark Mercadian Masques

Gryfalia · Post by **Gryfalia** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:41 pm

Ok, this one is random.

I managed to get a random box of MM dirt cheap. It's English, and I'm just opening it for singles for my store. I noticed as I was opening it that the cards are, without a doubt, the dark version of MM.

Is there anything anyone wants me to check out about the information on the box to see if there is something that could, theoretically, ID such a box and differentiate it from a normal printing box?

Gryfalia · Post by **Gryfalia** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:12 pm

Oh yes, the box was SO BAD. The BEST card was a Tower of the Magistrate... But, like I said, it was so cheap I simply didn't care..but wow, MM is horrid, hehe...

berkumps · Post by **berkumps** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:06 pm

Very cool, I was sorting some cards recently and pulled out a bunch of commons that were noticeably darker from MM.

Perhaps you could check to see if the box says printed in Belgium or United States? I'm curious if it was printed in both locations.

random · Post by **random** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:42 am

MM is horrid

Especially considering it came right after Saga block. It put me into a depression.

Alien_Starfighter_Pilot · Post by **Alien_Starfighter_Pilot** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:17 pm

random wrote:
MM is horrid
Especially considering it came right after Saga block. It put me into a depression.

Wait, so why is MM so expensive per box then? as a matter of fact, the boxes were selling for under $100 2 years ago, so why did their value double?

dry cereal · Post by **dry cereal** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:27 am

magic players are compulsive gamblers, and the box may contain port?

GlobalBoosterHunter · Post by **GlobalBoosterHunter** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:48 am

You didn't keep a few boosters unopened I take it!

Any differences in the wrappers at all? You wouldn't happen to have any of them still?

I don't think I ever played with MM but I was toying with putting together a land collection and the Port was quite expensive if I remember rightly.

Bad luck with the pulls but at least it kills a few hours!

Gryfalia · Post by **Gryfalia** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:51 am

Nah, opened em all. When the box is that crappy you just have to keep hope that SOMETHING will come out of it...

Will be able to check the box on Tuesday and post whatever info I could find. I don't recall anything at all about it being strange...

GlobalBoosterHunter · Post by **GlobalBoosterHunter** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:23 pm

Gryfalia wrote:Nah, opened em all. When the box is that crappy you just have to keep hope that SOMETHING will come out of it...

Yup! been there, fortunately I was collecting sets so even bad cards are needed, just not too many of them.

hammr7 · Post by **hammr7** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:45 pm

GlobalBoosterHunter wrote:
Gryfalia wrote:Nah, opened em all. When the box is that crappy you just have to keep hope that SOMETHING will come out of it...
Yup! been there, fortunately I was collecting sets so even bad cards are needed, just not too many of them.

My feeling exactly. Give me 4 of everything, in perfect condition, preferably after the set rotated out.

implode · Post by **implode** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:37 am

I have surprisingly good memories of MM, popped a FOIL port in the single box I purchased. Nothing like popping a good foil in a pack.

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