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Pencil Magicienne
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As I mentioned in a previous post, those cards are clearly fake. I could make one of those in under 30 seconds. The graphic is printed on a regular playing card, not one that was part of the viral campaign. Don't get ripped off by this guy!
Here's my take on the original design:
Ok, first of all, how did you do that? Because you need to teach me. It's cheap and fun...like dynamite!
Second of all, I think this is becoming a serious issue. I mean it seems pretty clear these cards are fake for the following reasons:
1. You did it pretty convincingly in under 30 seconds;
2. There is no Wednesday the 15th;
3. This card has never been officially released, as far as I know, viral or otherwise;
4. Had it been given out at kickingandscreening we would know about it, and
5. The Bicycle backing. I can't see this EVER happening. If it were from Warner Bros, 42e...ANYBODY...they'd've done a unique backing, especially since they already exist. I am sure it is not very difficult for a company like 42e, or WB who commissions them, to get a hold of more prints of cards that have already been designed and printed before. There is the argument that THIS card was never officially released, but I can't imagine a universe in which more obscure Joker cards have original backings and an official one from the movie poster doesn't.
I bring this up because at first I thought it was fine if people wanted to be swindled by this guy but now I look and he currently has 8 cards up for auction, all of which have surpassed $35 apiece and some of which have topped the $50 mark.
And he has negative feedback--from '05 perhaps, but it explicitly says, "Thief!"
I dunno. I mean I guess I'm not buying, but...this is seriously messed up.
