Some people have wanted more details so I'll post them below. I recommend anyone who is interested in stuff like this to check it out here:
Magic the gathering misprints and oddities facebook group:
Hey, everyone. Last week I found a very rare Antiquities Strip Mine.
As you can see, the back was misprinted. With it being this type of error, Ben C said of it “it's basically unfakeable. That's definitely a plus.”
He had spent years looking for one, got one and knew “of one other miscut Strip Mine from AQ that has a bit of another card on it. The owner had basically no interest in trading it for anything less than a Mox. This was like 8 years ago"…when moxen were cheaper.
He went on to say: "I have never, EVER seen another Antiquities card that was miscut on the back only. I have seen this from many other sets, including Alpha, Beta, Revised, Fallen Empires, The Dark, Alliances, and others. This is an extremely playable card, AND it's a Vintage and EDH-played card." ... "It's a very nice misprint, for sure”
After I picked this up last week I had planned to hold on to it and turned down some initial offers. Then, after showing pictures to Dan B at GP Omaha and talking with half a dozen others online in the past week about how long some people have searched for a Strip Mine like this and how rare it is I think I’d rather put it in the hands of a serious collector of these items and in return get a Vintage Card I’m unlikely to spend money on while my September wedding bills loom.
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Keith suggested I post an auction here, so I figured I’d do a trade auction sort of following the MOTL rules since I haven’t seen any specifically spelled out here. I’ve listed some cards I would be interested in below. I’m not looking for NM ones but I’ve tried to indicate point structure that includes those. I’m more just trying to get played cards that have no question of sleeve playability (no missing pieces, bends, warps, curves, creases, liquid damage, etc) None of these please: Foils, CE, IE, Gold bordered, altered. Prefer non-signed nor inked. Points are more guides based off
There is flexibility here, again this is more a guide to show priorities etc. They don’t correspond totally to dollars as the Strip Mine is so unique and has no clear buy list itself.
Again, I’m ok with MP cards as long as condition is clearly stated (post pic and list any defects not clear in picture). I’m willing to listen to cases being made why 1 post is worth more than another. Ex: If someone bid a NM Unlimited Underground Sea + a NM Unlimited Tropical Island (475) but you feel your SP Mox Jet + FWB Plateau (461) are worth me let’s discuss .
I will cover insured postage to the lower 48 for my strip mine and you’ll coverage the same for yours. If you require more than that (or shipping outside lower 48) I'd ask that you cover shipping. I’d prefer a deal within the US strictly based of shipping times, but you could pay for faster shipping.
The minimum bid is set at 300 points. Suggested cards to bid with are below (Make a strong first bid to show you seriously want it so nobody will outbid you! ). Bidding will last until 11pm CST Tuesday 1/20/2015.
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Duals (Working on finishing my Unlimited dual set):
Other Reserved list cards:
Power:
Etc:
Buy my Strip Mine immediately buy offering:
If you have the same thing as what someone else is offering (same condition, etc) you can ‘1 up’ them by throwing in some combination of ‘cheaper’ cards from the below list:
I am LandDestroyer on MOTL where I’ve bought/sold/traded from small lots to $3,000 collections over the past 10+ years, receiving over 100 feedback all with perfect 5/5 scores.
I am ChristopherLeeGregory on ebay where I’ve done over 724 auctions since 2001 receiving 100% positive feedback during that time though only 692 have left feedback, silly people forgetting to)
I can also provide references from here and the high end group upon request. You will be sending first and I will be sending after receipt with insurance and signature required.