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		quadrature on July 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spraying Magnetic Stripe Cards with Iron Filings Far more likely that someone had some bulk tags or defect tags and found a way to spin them into another product.

leni536 on July 21, 2015 [–]

According to Amazon this product's dimensions are 1.1x2.1 in. ISO/IEC 7810 cards (your average card with a magnetic stripe) is 3.370 × 2.125 in. I would bet that they get thrown out/ defect cards (probably not bank cards), clean and reprint the surface and cut them into three pieces.

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