Bicycle 1980's Decks - Found at Walmart

[DelMagic]

There is no name on the box. Perhaps Canadian release due to the French on the box. I cannot find these listed online. Tried the UPC code to no avail. Of course since I don't see a special name on the box it makes searching difficult.

[hsbc]

https://twitter.com/bicyclecards/status ... 8154378241

Reach back to the 80's with these 2 new, retro decks, Bicycle 1980's. Exclusively @ Walmart stores, get yours soon & don't miss out!

https://www.portfolio52.com/deck/14991/view
https://www.portfolio52.com/deck/14992/view

[DelMagic]

Thank you for finding that! I am surprised the decks don't have any indication of being an 80's retro deck on them. But now I know what they are.

I appreciate your help.

DelMagic

[george]

Nice & thorough pics DelMagic -- Thanks!

Have you cracked any of them open?

The tuck shows a standard rider back, are the faces/pips modified at all?

If not this could be the first instance I can recall of a mass-market deck (Poker 808) getting re-tucked and sold as a different item with just a different tuck!! Maybe Walmart reads these forums and saw an opportunity

[DelMagic]

I had an extra "violet" deck so I opened it up. The back color looks more like purple/violet than the traditional Bicycle blue.

The faces are not the normal white - more like eggshell perhaps. In the bottom right corner of the image I show the comparison of the 4D from both the new deck and a traditional Bicycle deck. The courts have a slight recolor compared to the traditional courts and they are matching.

The deck comes with a double-back card for use by magicians.

You would have a hard time determining it from just looking at the deck, but the pips, indices and even the rectangle box on the court cards do not perfectly match traditional Bicycle cards. If you compare a single digit or letter index the difference is just about impossible to see for certain. However, when you look at the two digit index for the 10C you can see a difference in the text. The rectangle box on the king cards is slightly larger on the new 80's retro deck.

[vasta41]

I finally found some. Let me know if anyone wants a pair for $16, including shipping (in the US).

[hsbc]

(The white card is from Svngali Deadeye, also USPCC-made)

[rousselle]

Crap. Now, I gotta go to Walmart again.