GamingEtc is a US fantasy store founded by Howard Greenspan in 1999. In September 2002 they created a series of token cards for Magic the Gathering. Consisting of a print run of 5000 cards, these tokens could either be obtained as a complete set if the purchase value of any trade exceeds $ 25 US, or could be bought individually. Additionally, for every complete set sold, a list card was added. The token cards do not display power and toughness settings to avoid copyright infringement. Due to the success of their first token series, GamingEtc released a second series of token cards in December 2003, again with a print run of 5000. Like cards of the first series, these tokens could be purchased individually or as a complete set. In addition, complete sets, consisting of one of each token card plus an additional checklist card, were offered in three different versions: A basic edition with an additional randomly chosen token card signed by the appropriate artist in black. A silver edition limited to 500 sets where each token card was signed by the appropriate artist in silver. A gold edition limited to 100 sets where each token card was signed by the appropriate artist in gold. At the end of June 2005, GamingEtc released a limited set of 10 Power Nine proxies (5,000 of each was supposed to be the initial printing). They were sold in sealed booster including the P9 plus a Library and one random foil, so 11 cards total for a retail price of $10. If you bought a set of 10 sets you did get a bonus foil set that came sealed. In the first week, 50% of them were sold and they sold out within 2 months of production. Uncut sheets (5 x 10) were also offered (non-foil and foil). In order to avoid breaking any kind of copyrights, the name of the original cards were modified and they were having a specific back. The quality of the proxies is good with a nice gloss and they are slightly taller and thicker than normal MTG cards. A set of dual land proxies was also scheduled but that project never saw the light. WotC due to the use of the names and what they were intended for decided that the already short print run will be cut in half and they said that what was printed could be sold and then done. A third set of 9 tokens painted by Joel Earley in 2005 was supposed to be released but that project was cancelled. Uncut Foil sheet of Power Nine (5 x 10). Power Nine Proxy Cards digitally painted for Gamingetc.com. by Joel Earley. Third set of tokens never released painted for Gamingetc.com. by Joel Earley. |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Bear Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
002 | Cat Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
003 | Dragon Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
004 | Elemental Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
005 | Elephant Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
006 | Insect Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
007 | Soldier Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
008 | Squirrel Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
009 | Zombie Token | Aaron Russo | GamingEtc product | 2002-09 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Series 1 Checklist Card | Series 1 token set addition | 2002-09 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 1/9 | Angel Token | Rebecca Guay | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
002 | 7/9 | Beast Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
003 | 2/9 | Bird Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
004 | 4/9 | Demon Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
005 | 5/9 | Dragon Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
006 | 6/9 | Goblin Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
007 | 9/9 | Pest Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
008 | 3/9 | Spirit Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
009 | 8/9 | Wurm Token | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2003-12 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Series 2 Checklist Card | Series 2 token set addition | 2003-12 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 5/9 | Emerald | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
002 | 5/9 | Emerald | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
003 | 3/9 | Jet | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
004 | 3/9 | Jet | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
005 | 10/9 | Library | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
006 | 10/9 | Library | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
007 | 6/9 | Lotus | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
008 | 6/9 | Lotus | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
009 | 1/9 | Pearl | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
010 | 1/9 | Pearl | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
011 | 9/9 | Recall | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
012 | 9/9 | Recall | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
013 | 4/9 | Ruby | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
014 | 4/9 | Ruby | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
015 | 2/9 | Sapphire | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
016 | 2/9 | Sapphire | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
017 | 8/9 | Twister | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
018 | 8/9 | Twister | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
019 | 7/9 | Walk | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||
020 | 7/9 | Walk | Joel Earley | GamingEtc product | 2005-06 | YES | ||