How to make proxy cards

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"linus" <sunval@mail.com> schreef in bericht
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> Hello
>
> I have a few rare Magic cards that I will like to put aside while
> playing amongst friends to prevent wear and tear. In their place I
> thought of making proxies of the cards. In the past I used land cards
> to write the proxies but I wanted to know how tomake better quality
> cards to play with.

Well, you can always use magic workstation to print the front of the card,
then put them into sleeves with a regular land card.

>
> I have tried scanning the cards then trying to print them using a good
> quality photo printer. This process is done in MSWord, its just such a
> pain to do this. Especially to get the card allignment and back and
> front matching...surely in this day and age there must be a better
> way. I purchase a lot of high dollar cards off the internet, its about
> time I thought about preserving some of them and using proxies when
> playing amongst friends.

I think you also preserve a lot of dollars by just buying sleeves and play
with them. This way you can use the original card, without wearing them, so
you can spen your saved money on other cards
>
> Any links to websites or forums are welcome too.

For magic workstation, go to www.magicworkstation.com

>
> Thanks
>
> Linus

Greetz Nico

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