Hi All!

I am looking for a resource to find a whole bunch of foil cards for super cheap. I tried Google and found very few resources. I don't care what the cards are (as long as they are cheap), but need a lot of them for a project I am working on. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Lefiont wrote:Hi All!

I am looking for a resource to find a whole bunch of foil cards for super cheap. I tried Google and found very few resources. I don't care what the cards are (as long as they are cheap), but need a lot of them for a project I am working on. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

What kind of amounts are you looking for? It could help to know wether you need 100s or 1000s.

Check ebay first and foremost. Secondly, a few places will offer bulk foil common buys - I believe Troll and Toad had one going for a while - so be sure to check the established sites.

Rainar wrote:

Lefiont wrote:Hi All!

I am looking for a resource to find a whole bunch of foil cards for super cheap. I tried Google and found very few resources. I don't care what the cards are (as long as they are cheap), but need a lot of them for a project I am working on. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

What kind of amounts are you looking for? It could help to know wether you need 100s or 1000s.

I'm looking for more in the 100s rather than 1000s.

TyWooOneTime wrote:Check ebay first and foremost. Secondly, a few places will offer bulk foil common buys - I believe Troll and Toad had one going for a while - so be sure to check the established sites.

I've never really used ebay for things, mostly due to lack of trust in the sellers. Do you happen to have any storefronts or users that you would recommend buying through?

50 foils for $7 via Troll and Toad:

http://www.trollandtoad.com/p151656.html

100 foils for $12.50 from Star City:

http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=426212

25 foil commons for $5 via ABUGames:

http://abugames.com/card139638-246665/Magic-Foil-Commons-25-Assorted-Magic-Lots-and-Bulk-Deals-Magic-The-Gathering-Single-Card.html

After checking through Ebay for about 30 minutes, I couldn't find any reliable sources of bulk foils, so I believe that these are your best options. Personally, I would go through trollandtoad, but that's because I simply refuse to give Starcity my money. Starcity may be the better deal, however.

I'm also willing to bet that any Game Store that deals in Magic (ie. Buys collections) will have a box of random foils that they would be willing to sell. One store that I used to go to had a fat pack full of spare Promo cards from various events as well that they just give away, so you could always ask for spare promos when looking for cheap foils as well.

DarrenM wrote:50 foils for $7 via Troll and Toad:

http://www.trollandtoad.com/p151656.html

100 foils for $12.50 from Star City:

http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=426212

25 foil commons for $5 via ABUGames:

http://abugames.com/card139638-246665/Magic-Foil-Commons-25-Assorted-Magic-Lots-and-Bulk-Deals-Magic-The-Gathering-Single-Card.html

After checking through Ebay for about 30 minutes, I couldn't find any reliable sources of bulk foils, so I believe that these are your best options. Personally, I would go through trollandtoad, but that's because I simply refuse to give Starcity my money. Starcity may be the better deal, however.

I'm also willing to bet that any Game Store that deals in Magic (ie. Buys collections) will have a box of random foils that they would be willing to sell. One store that I used to go to had a fat pack full of spare Promo cards from various events as well that they just give away, so you could always ask for spare promos when looking for cheap foils as well.

Thank you very much!!! This is exactly what I was looking for. I tried my local shop, but they don't get enough transactions to get me the number of foils that I need.

I understand your skepticism about ebay however there are multiple buyer protection levels, so it's something you don't really have to worry about. I've been buying/selling ebay full time for over a year.

I like buying foil 'collections' from ebay that just want to sell. I've pulled multiple $20 foils from collections I bought for cheap.

The guy nailed it though with buying from the big stores.

Either way, good luck!

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