AIP Bottle with Smoke & Mirrors v6

[KPopFever605]

While I was browsing through the Smoke and Mirror listings on Ebay, I happened to stumble on a very peculiar find, an AIP bottle with a Smoke & Mirrors v6 tucked inside. To me, the bottle and everything looks legit considering the cork and the signature tag. If anyone's interested, the auction will be ending in only 12 hours. It's be auctioned for $200 (double the price of a regular AIP) with a Buy-It-Now price of $300 (triple.). The reason for his high price hike is because the seller stated that Jamie will not be making another one like it. What are your guy's thoughts on this listing? Personally, I don't think this guy (or girl) will make a sale, but that could just be me.

Here's the link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anything-is-Possible-Bottle-with-Smoke-and-Mirrors-v6-Dan-and-Dave-rare-/170876389383?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c906c807

P.S. - Sorry if this thread is in the wrong section. I'd figured it'd belong here because I am not the one selling it, nor am I advertising it. I know inadvertently I am, but you guys can take it from here. :D

[Don Boyer]

Having never owned an AIP or even seen one in person, I can't say this with authority, but I suspect that this is not a genuine Grant AIP, or at least not one made for D&D and sold as a limited edition.  If I'm not mistaken, on his official limited-edition AIP bottles made for card companies, Grant uses lamination to seal the "card tag" in hard plastic and prevent it from getting damaged over time.  This "AIP" has the card inside a cheap film-like plastic sleeve, like the type used to protect inexpensive gaming or sports cards - the sleeve is completely open at the top.

Grant did say that he does commission work - you send him a deck, he'll AIP it for you.  But there are restrictions on this.  It's not beyond the pale that this might be a genuine Grant, but it's being passed off to look like some sort of official limited-edition D&D release.  If I remember, he charges around $100 for the commissioned work, which would be a good reason why this seller is asking so much for this one.  He might have a genuine commissioned bottle, but a bogus hang-tag to make it look like a legit ltd. ed.

[KPopFever605]

The seller has relisted the AIP Bottle, this time, for $50 cheaper, which, IMO, is a better deal, but not quite the best.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170885982892#ht_533wt_1185

[Don Boyer]

Now this time he states that it was made by Jamie Grant, but that he will no longer make a S&M v6 AIP bottle.

I suppose we could ask the man himself if he recognizes his work.  But that hang tag still looks entirely fishy to me.