A small blue/yellow circle on card
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Posted on Dec. 12, 2012, 11:01 a.m. by Baddie
In the bottom left hand corner of my Moonscarred Werewolf Flip Flip, there is a blue and a yellow circle. It was like that when I pulled it from the pack. Is this normal? Considered damaged? Considered a misprint? Thank you.
It is a misprint if it is discolored ink, it would be easier to tell if we had a scan or picture of it. It probably wouldn't be worth too much more though as it is only a common that doesn't see much play
December 12, 2012 11:17 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
It looks like a stamp.
Certain limited events use stamps to mark that a card was opened and used in them. They are a bit special, but most people don't know or care what they mean.
December 12, 2012 12:35 p.m.
so they used it for an event then closed and repackaged it?
December 12, 2012 12:38 p.m.
Wouldn't a stamp be a bit more decipherable and orderly than that?
December 12, 2012 12:38 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #9
I didn't see the part where you pulled it from a pack.
This would be a misprint if you opened it yourself. That's a bit odd, considering it doesn't look like most misprints I've seen.
December 12, 2012 12:40 p.m.
It almost looks like the thin line around the text box was burst open, it is interesting indeed
December 12, 2012 12:41 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #11
The strange thing is it doesn't look like a printer was low on ink or something like that because it appears in an area where three different shades of green are necessary (the outer background, the text box line, and the text box background.
I've never seen a misprint like this before. Shame it isn't on a more valuable card.
December 12, 2012 12:44 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #12
It's a misprint caused by a defect in the blue layer. From how only the area within the circle that should be green is instead yellow, it could either be a sputter from the blue nozzle while printing or a gob of misapplied blue ink drying unevenly.
December 12, 2012 12:59 p.m.
could I be able to get anything from it? Or is it just a drink coaster?
December 12, 2012 1:13 p.m.
Being on a card that nobody uses for anything, ever, I'm led to assume that it's not worth anything. It's just a cool, little misprint.
December 12, 2012 2 p.m.
UmbrotheUmbreon says... #15
Hell even if it isn't worth anything that kinda looks cool .3.
December 12, 2012 2:19 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #16
If you have a deck that uses that card, then run it. If not, you may be able to pawn it off for a buck or two if you find someone that likes to collect misprints.
December 12, 2012 2:25 p.m.
Original_Imperious says... #17
I worked in the printing industry before the rise of desktop publishing. This looks like either an alignment dot (which is used to align the color plates) or possibly a drop of blanket cleaner (a solvent used to clean ink off of the rollers) that dripped onto your card during the print process. It probably won't add value to your card, but it might detract from it, depending upon rarity.
December 12, 2012 2:47 p.m.
This misprint can tell us a lot about the print process for Magic Cards...
Green ink is a combination of Cyan and Yellow.
Inks usually blend quite easily and have little in the way of issues such as the one seen on this card.
By the size/shape of the misprint, I would assume a drop of cleaning/lubricating oil from the print press dripped on the card before the drying/fusing process was complete. This would cause the different inks to separate, and could cause the pattern that appears in the discoloured area.
As this did not effect the text on the card, we can see that the text was added after the image. From this we can see that the cards are printed on multiple times in order to achieve the final print, rather than a single multi-color print. This would make the cards slightly more difficult to forge, and easy to detect frauds.
December 12, 2012 2:48 p.m.
hollandboys says... #19
On a similar subject, I have a misprinted (miscut) Ultimate Price . Because this card sees play in the top decks does that mean it is more valuable or less valuable than a regular Ultimate Price . If it is then by how much? I haven't had any experience with misprints yet
December 12, 2012 4 p.m.
It all depends on where and how noticeable the misprint is. For example I have an over inked man leak but its only in top corner where no one really would notice it so it wouldn't be anything more.
December 12, 2012 4:05 p.m.
Could be worth maybe a dollar or two more, it depends on the other person. If there is another card showing then that is when you can start to see some significant increases
December 12, 2012 4:10 p.m.
Yeah. I have a foil Plains from New Phyrexian that is greatly miscut. You can see some of the printing information on the bottom of the card, as if it were the last card on the sheet.
A buyer at SCG Open this past weekend in Vegas offered me $10 for it.
December 12, 2012 4:54 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #24
zandl, you brought up an important piece of information. Since SCG has started listing and selling misprints, it will be a lot easier to get an idea of the impact certain defects have on the value of a card.
December 12, 2012 5 p.m.
severe miscuts are usually more valuable, like ones where you can see the next card, too.
hunter9000 says... #2
Sounds like it could be a misprint (blue + yellow = green). Can you post a picture? I'm curious what it looks like.
December 12, 2012 11:17 a.m.