Loot Cards are additional versions of rare cards and they each contain a scratch-off code that gives you a cosmetic upgrade for your character in the online World of Warcraft game so they are desirable even among those players who don't play the trading card game. They also tend to go for very high prices on Ebay, particular cards for Mounts, such as Saltwater Snapjaw and the Spectral Tiger.

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