Rudy, I heard you are the “most SAVAGE” MTG youtuber out there. Any truth to that?

The secret authentication is : it's printed on the same epson inkjet Rudy has in the basement. The same printer has been out of magenta ink since 1997.

Me: staring in awe as he pulls one of the most valuable cards in the world out of an envelope Rudy: Casually shoves 11 more of them on screen

"Let's get some controls" *casually whips out like 12 Black Lotuses (Loti?)*

Its funny to think there are still dozens of these cards just lying around attics and such, inside boxes of collectors that died and their family members have no idea how much those little cards are worth.

I'm worried how casually he throws Lotuses around...

Rudy why u no taste test?

I had the worst nightmare anxiety thinking he might open it up, rip it in half to show the blue paper and say "yep, it's real!"

I actually love it when I see a played lotus, ones that were loved and played before most ended up as museum pieces (rightfully so)

“Well let’s take a look at your lotus.” > fingers touch the card “Yeah that’s real 100% if you want to sell it-you know what I’ll just shoot you an email.”

In 1993 my buddy and I went in on a Comic-Con table for a $70 table. We were 13 at the time. I immediately went to Toys-R-us and purchased a lot of clearance action figures for $5.00 each. The day of the event, I had a trunk full of figures and my buddy said he brought some cards to sell and they were in his pocket. Well I marked up my figures to $20 and sold 2/3 to 3/4 of them and walked out of the convention center thinking I was some guru with about $400-$500 on me. I never saw my friend sell anything so I assumed I crushed him in that department. Eventually I wanted to brag and I asked so how much did you make out with, me thinking zero. He told me a little over $1,500. I was like what you only brought cards… well I recently I found out those cards where magic the gathering cards and he sold his black lotus for $450-$500 and the rest of that set over the afternoon for an extra $1,000. He had informed me a few months back that if he had kept those cards he could have paid off his house today. Wow. I still have the 1/3 to 1/4 reminding actions figures in my storage unit and they are still only worth $5.00.

Why counterfeit $100 bills when Magic cards are so much easier (and a less serious crime)?

that youtube algorithm got me watching magic the gathering videos, i do not know why, i dont even know about this game nor fund of it. but that re-sealing vid got me pissed.

when he accidently flexes thousands of dollars when he brings out the control

10 legit black lotus.......in 1video.....dude

Gotta say, it's a good sign that your content is awesome when I have never played, or even touched a MTG card in real life except at a card shop, and still have been binging your content. Now I'm really tempted to get into this hobby!

Oh god, why did this have to come up in my recommended?? ;_; I still remember my lost Black Lotus. I bought 2 boxes of Beta MtG cards at a sports card show about 20-25 years ago when I was a kid. The guy who sold them to me was mostly a sports card collector/seller, and didn't really know much about Magic. He said he'd done a pretty big (quantity-wise) trade with another seller, who had sort of thrown them in on a whim just because none of his customers would ever buy them. They were the only non-sports items in his entire inventory. He gave them to us pretty cheap. I can't remember the exact price (I was a kid, my dad bought them for me), but it obviously wasn't too much or my dad never would have paid for it. I was just starting to get into Magic at the time, and I was super excited because I'd heard a bunch of people at the comic store talking about how hard it was to find Alpha and Beta cards anymore and how some of the better ones were super rare. I couldn't wait to get to the comic store, and I planned on opening them at the store so I could show off to all the cool older guys. I still remember to this day that it was the 4th pack I opened that made everybody lose their minds. A Black Lotus. A motherfucking BLACK LOTUS. O_O Immediately all the older guys started (of course) trying to scam me and offering to buy it for clearly less than it was actually worth. I had no real concept of how much it was actually worth myself, being only like 11 or 12 at the time, and I was getting a bit overwhelmed by all the attention when the shop owner jumped in and told everyone to shut up and back away. He put his hand on my shoulder, looked me in the eyes, and said "Hey kid, you don't sell that to a damn soul, you hear me? That's one of the rarest cards ever made. And it's YOURS. You keep it, no matter what these idiots offer you." Then he turned to the other guys and told them that if he heard anybody try to buy my Lotus, they'd be banned from the store for life. Dude was such a great person. I took great care of that card. The store owner had given me the best hard case he had in stock, and I had put it in that case immediately and never once taken it out. I'd bring it up to the comic store occasionally to show it off and I used to jokingly put it in my deck when playing, so there'd be this small stack of cards with a giant massive hard case in the middle of it. I'd draw it and someone would always remark "hmm, I wonder what card he just picked up..." XD I was something of a small celebrity there for a while. Fast forward a few years and I didn't really play much anymore, but I still had my decks and my Black Lotus. I used to keep them at my dad's auto-repair shop that was just down the street from the comic store. And then, one fateful day, the phone rang and we were told that my dad's shop had caught fire. Everything was lost. Customer cars, machinery, and yes...my Black Lotus. We somehow managed to find my box of cards and toys in the rubble. Everything was burned to a crisp. Nothing left of my Lotus but a melted bit of plastic and a few ashes. I still tear up thinking about it. I loved that card. ;_; And now it's just downright painful knowing how much it's worth today. >_

The cat's out the bag now Rudy, all of us counterfeiters have to do is just to add the finger crease to our latest models now

*Why didn’t you do a tear test?*

Am I the only one that gets emotional when Rudy says it's real? I don't even know this guy but I'm absolutely THRILLED for him to learn this is a real Lotus.

The moment where Rudy brings in the 'controls' and puts so many black lotus cards on the table ... Just ... wow.

Inquiring minds want to know... is there a *taste* test?😜 But seriously, this guy sent his Lotus to the right place. Don’t think there’d be too many people with a bunch of other Black Lotuses to compare against!

_warming up hosetown engines_ _prepare for departure_

Omg the lotus in the middle on the back at 4:30 looks like the lotus I used to own way back as a kid! The wear looks exactly the same! I wonder if it is.....

the printing looks so unique on these older designs of mtg cards. they don't look printed, they look like they were individually painted using plastic and printer ink. so hard to describe. i feel like the printing job itself would be so hard to copy well.

Rudy's tool will always be the star of the video.

How professional you were about not letting his privacy out that made me like and subscribe

I remember seeing one of these in a shop all packed up and sealed nicely (behind a glass display which had something inside it so if it was smashed nobody could grab it) but I still think that card was fake and the owner just had extreme buyers remorse.

This came up in my suggestions, i dont play magic the gathering. But I watched the whole thing. I wanted to know if this guys $8000 card was fake.

I got a pristine Beta Lotus from the Prince of Nigeria on eBay, that’s definitely authentic right?

I remember a friend tried to give me a black lotus before they were insanely expensive to start playing magic. I'm kinda glad i never took it because I'd be obsessed

I love this channel because I started playing MTG when it first came out and we actually had most of these cards not the power nine but I had a Timetwister for sure and an Ancestral Recall. Lost our house and everything with it. Just fun to see these cards. Brings back the love of the game like it was yesterday and playing with my brothers.

phew... happy for the guy, his most prized piece is authentic after all

Jesus Christ the way he man-handles that thing gave me sever anxiety lmao

good for that dude! I called it too right out the gate, sometimes getting a slightly played card off someone is a better bet for authenticity, glad he lucked out.

Yay!! Really happy it was authentic! Also it’s very impressive how you can tell almost right away! Very nice 😊👍🏼

Rudy: I dont want all the tiny details I look at to be public *goes over a million specific details* Me: *wondering what the "tiny" details are*

I've never owned or played MTG in my life (always been more into pokemon) yet i've been subbed to you for like over a year. You're a genuinely amazing youtuber, and I just wanted to tell you that. Usually i reserve my comments for telling kiddies to kiss a moving train but you are the exception.

Rudy! You twist my mind with your inspirational and influential SAVAGE ways. Keep it up.

Smells good, feels great. All the evidence I need xD But seriously, always fun to see your "control" samples and power from the chat.

Rudy has been working on his magic sleight of hand. Notice how quickly he swaps the card at 5:17 when the card leaves the camera frame.

I don't know shit about MTG but I know that Rudy is the man when it comes to TCG/MTG, been randomly watching his videos for years.

Awesome glad to find out it was a real card!!! I would have hated to find out it was fake as well. I saw a video you did with Daniel where one of his high end cards were fake and it actually was a rebacked card!!!

High value low priority is the words I believe you're looking for good sir!

*sniiiiiiiiffffffffssss* “Yeah, that smells good”

2:57 gotta get me some power 9 bishes luv power 9

i collect sports cards but I tend to be glued to your channel.

remember when that one guy lined up magic cards around a car rim to spray paint his rims and had a black lotus and spray painted over it, good times

Hey Rudy can you look at my black lotus magic trophy card? Rudy: yeh kid let me pull out 11 of mine just for reference 😂

New business plan: Get one real BL, send it in for confirmation, use video confirmation as proof to sell a counterfeit.

4:37 Dear Goddess; I've not seen that much value on my computer screen on a long time!

My cousin found two alpha lotus cards in two straight packs back then. I played some in the 90s but never got big in it. But will never forget the day my cousin opened two boxes that he got from alternate universe in Maryland he pulled two alpha lotus back-to-back

Ya know what would be really funny? If the first grade 10 Black Lotus was a fake, and we've been using it as our standard. So all "real" cards are actually fakes, and all "fakes" are the prints by Wizards. Wouldn't that be something?

The smell test, got to pass the smell test.

4:35 looking at all those lotuses just makes me feel like my colection means nothing lol.

Registered just has to be signed from person to person who handles it. It sits in the post office during casing, in the truck for delivery and if not delivered a notice is left and it is left in the back of the truck until the carrier finishes his/her route for the day. The only time it’s “lock and key” is at the end of the day when post office is closed.

I am going to use this video as a teaching lesson for my dad. This video highlights most of the details in expensive trading card collectibles. Great to see all the variants in the background and the concern about fake cards. In reality, fake cards will never be a concern for serious collectors, since the intimate details are so hard to replicate.

Im a professional card identifier too, hold on Yup thats a card alright, nothing wrong here.

Here i am watching videos about magic at 3AM.. PS: never play the game and never see a magic card in my life.. But Rudy you have a great channel here you got a new SUBSCRIBER :D

I haven't played magic in about ten years and one of your vids about a scamming pre release store started playing. Anyways like the vids so subbed!

You've got to be kidding me, my brother and I played the original magic series, and I remember we both had this card. I don't even know where they are now, somewhere in my parent's basement maybe. The thing is worth 8 flipping grand!

Why tf am I here I don’t even know what he’s unboxing and why he is unboxing it

I seriously need to sell my magic cards. I was hard core back in the day (Revised through Legends) and still have them all in a box. My power nine set, multi-lands, all the juicy stuff I could get my hands on.

So much power in authenticating black lotuses. Thank you for not going rogue and using your powers for evil Rudy

"And I'm not gonna even explain why it's authentic".....spends the next 10 min of the video explaining why it's authentic

I don't play magic, and have never watched this channel, my name is just Rudy and I felt threatened by the title.

when he was talking about the font, and the thickness of it i just pictured the american psycho business card scene.

crazy i now just see this video for first time, cud totally tell without the card even being out of its case it was real, playing paper for 15+ years helps a lot rofl ^-^ diggin your content including your most recent vids keep it up 👌😎

Wtf.. this is the first time I've seen that many black lotus' on one table. Damn man!

I have a feeling Rudy didn't have to send the card back after that e-mail

I don't even play Magic but i have been watching this box opening like it is my favorite novela's finale.

Holy ravioli! So many black Lotuses in one place!!😱

Rudy's tool comes out: jees how did this even got released on youtube!

The only person I would send a card to for validation is Rudy for sure. I mean who wouldn’t trust that hairdo 💁‍♀️

Jacksonville?! I'm Literally 45 minutes North of you! :D

I like how you spread out your cards on the table then do a little slight of hand shuffling " oops Rudy, your card seems to be one of those worthless cards, that’s the breaks kid!"

Imagine Rudy coming into Pawn Stars, “Yup, it’s legit. I don’t wanna say why though to give anything away.”

Nothing like the smell of fresh Black Lotus in the morning.

Wow honesty! God loves people like you!!!

recommended in 2021 gang. Nice collection of Lotus(es?) Loti? great video

I don't play MTG but I feel like I've been flexed on with these Black Lotuses.

"First of all, because of the KZfaq algorhythm."

i had a whole dresser drawer full of cards. old ones. i think there were a couple of these in there. idk irrelevant but i threw them away about 15 years ago. still kicking myself in the ass. good watch . thumbs up.

Wicked vid man - Cheers for sharing !!! :) 8 cards... House... Swap... :) FAF !!! :) Good for you man !!! :)

I was convinced of its authenticity until he smell tested it.

“A lot shorter than what I thought it was going to be” Checks video length- 10:00. “Shorter”

If you want to further protect yourself i would add a stopwatch in frame so if footage ever needs to be viewed you can’t cut and blend clips if there’s a physical live counter in shot

Gem mint no hard protective sleeve.......... Im about to have a panic attack

Fan: Hey, can you tell me if my Black Lotus is real Rudy: Sure, just lemme check it against the eleven that I have on hand right now.

6:46 His card and that worn card - the pattern inbetween Black Lotus and 0 on that border totally match. 6:51 I see a few differances in that pattern with the "minty" one snd his card. You sure your mint card isn't a fake? edit: 7:31 Gem mint one matches quite good too that "minty" card is questionable imo.

"Need to get these graded. Probably be a 9 plus" Throws them on table.

The early 90' s ...nice....was a collector,.90's to 2000..💜

How does this guy have 10+ Black Lotuses... holy hell

8000 Dollar is almost 2 BTC! You just got Mt.Goxed!

9:33 whoa wut, just spit my water everywhere

I don’t even play magic, I’m just fascinated by these vids 😂

I'm not gonna lie, I fall for the videos every time and end up watching them. But I always get this sketchy feeling from Rudy.

Amazing that someone would pay $20,000 for a Beanie Baby.

I'll always remember and mourn the fact in 2001 or 2002 when this one dude was selling his blackboarded lotus (not sure, but my guess goes with beta) for 800 euros... but I couldn't know then. I was only 14y.

The subtitles say “This is Rudy without fun investments” Lololololololol