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[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Phillies*phan

Might be nothing but on the Ebay one it looks like the "M" and "A" are low, far apart, and mis-shapen.

Wow, good catch. Looking at it again, they clearly are lower than the GIE. Makes you wonder....

[ullmandds]

wow...great catch...after looking at numerous other magie error cards on the internet...I think this Probstein one is altered...def looks different than all others I looked at.

Even the M looks a little odd...and the "smudge" to the left of the m doesn't inspire confidence?

The probstein thickens!

[Cardboard Junkie]

This is how I feel sometimes in regards to the shenanegans that take place in our hobby.

[steve B]

Can someone photoshop a line on there?

I looked at the scans I've saved of Magies, and none have the MA low.

But I thought the GAI copy did. Holding a card up to the monitor as a straightline showed it's just about the same height. But the same quick check on the one in question also comes out as nearly on the same line, with the G slightly high making MA appear lower. Of course, that's a quick check using a card and a flatscreen, so it could be wrong.

The GAI copy also has a few things about the caption that aren't like the one on Ebay. Neither is a match to any of the ones I have good scans for.

That the caption area looks like a different shade compared to the rest of the border makes it a bit more suspect to me.

Steve B