8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
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8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Hello,
I can to this place from kick starter. I have only just started collecting cards about 6 weeks ago and I have on hand 21 decks already. Plus 3 more in the mail. 2 in a completed KS project and about 5 others in current projects not counting duplicates. OUCH!!
So I have the bug!
Share anything you think I should know and so on.
Fk
Edit, it's 40 decks now.
I can to this place from kick starter. I have only just started collecting cards about 6 weeks ago and I have on hand 21 decks already. Plus 3 more in the mail. 2 in a completed KS project and about 5 others in current projects not counting duplicates. OUCH!!
So I have the bug!
Share anything you think I should know and so on.
Fk
Edit, it's 40 decks now.
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Hi Fluffy, it definitely sounds like you got the bug. But you know what? The playing card addiction is a wonderful addiction to have. Good luck on growing your collection even bigger and welcome to UC, it sounds like you'll fit right in!
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Thank you!!
I am so excited and got my first out of print deck in the mail toay!
I am so excited and got my first out of print deck in the mail toay!
Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Wow, and I thought I had the bug lol Then again... it's only been a few days.
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
what have you purchased in the past few days?Lambency wrote:Wow, and I thought I had the bug lol Then again... it's only been a few days.
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Just two packs of Bikes. But I've been drooling over some crazy looking Silver Steampunk cards from theory11, amongst others. Does that count? lol
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
i LOVE the silver steam punk box. the cards are good. but i think its the box that sands out in this deck.Lambency wrote:Just two packs of Bikes. But I've been drooling over some crazy looking Silver Steampunk cards from theory11, amongst others. Does that count? lol
edit another good one is the arch angel deck also by theory11
Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Yea, there are a lot of nice decks out there. But... I promised myself I'd perfect a cut or flourish before I buy a nice fancy one. Thankfully for me the Charlier cut is super easyFluffykitten wrote:i LOVE the silver steam punk box. the cards are good. but i think its the box that sands out in this deck.Lambency wrote:Just two packs of Bikes. But I've been drooling over some crazy looking Silver Steampunk cards from theory11, amongst others. Does that count? lol
edit another good one is the arch angel deck also by theory11
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
yeah i dont need fancy flourishes. i just like the pretty picturesLambency wrote:Yea, there are a lot of nice decks out there. But... I promised myself I'd perfect a cut or flourish before I buy a nice fancy one. Thankfully for me the Charlier cut is super easyFluffykitten wrote:i LOVE the silver steam punk box. the cards are good. but i think its the box that sands out in this deck.Lambency wrote:Just two packs of Bikes. But I've been drooling over some crazy looking Silver Steampunk cards from theory11, amongst others. Does that count? lol
edit another good one is the arch angel deck also by theory11
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Kitten, you're fortunate that there are so many resources for card collectors on the web today.Fluffykitten wrote:Hello,
I can to this place from kick starter. I have only just started collecting cards about 6 weeks ago and I have on hand 21 decks already. Plus 3 more in the mail. 2 in a completed KS project and about 5 others in current projects not counting duplicates. OUCH!!
So I have the bug!
Share anything you think I should know and so on.
Fk
When I started collecting (around 1995), There was nothing I could find about the hobby online, and I thought I was the only person in the world with this odd hobby. (It didn't help that most people, upon learning about my new hobby, said "You collect WHAT?!?[/i]")
So I created a site about the hobby and soon heard from others with the hobby all over the world!
So, what sorts of decks interest you?
-Marcel Marceau
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
RSLancastr wrote:Kitten, you're fortunate that there are so many resources for card collectors on the web today.Fluffykitten wrote:Hello,
I can to this place from kick starter. I have only just started collecting cards about 6 weeks ago and I have on hand 21 decks already. Plus 3 more in the mail. 2 in a completed KS project and about 5 others in current projects not counting duplicates. OUCH!!
So I have the bug!
Share anything you think I should know and so on.
Fk
When I started collecting (around 1995), There was nothing I could find about the hobby online, and I thought I was the only person in the world with this odd hobby. (It didn't help that most people, upon learning about my new hobby, said "You collect WHAT?!?[/i]")
So I created a site about the hobby and soon heard from others with the hobby all over the world!
So, what sorts of decks interest you?
I like artsy interesting decks. For examplei like the style of the Americana deck and the army men deck. I like the Eco deck for its fun green color. I am also backing the call of Cthulhu deck, even though it's line art, (I usually like interesting color). I am also backing the Bohemia deck. Again great use of color.
Im not a big fan of black decks, though I did get two decks of quicksilver. Less for the black and more for the quicksilver.
Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Hey Fluffy!
I've got it bad as well... looking at my tally from KickStarter, up until mid-November, I'm now on the line for 32 decks... HA HA HA
I've got it bad as well... looking at my tally from KickStarter, up until mid-November, I'm now on the line for 32 decks... HA HA HA
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Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
32 decks!!! I didn't know there had been that many ok kickstarter.MJF wrote:Hey Fluffy!
I've got it bad as well... looking at my tally from KickStarter, up until mid-November, I'm now on the line for 32 decks... HA HA HA
Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Well, keep in mind I'm backing 9 projects, some of them I got 2 decks, some I went all out and got 7... I was lucky enough tonight to get in on the Green Cthulhu Limited decks...
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Ah ok. That makes sense.MJF wrote:Well, keep in mind I'm backing 9 projects, some of them I got 2 decks, some I went all out and got 7... I was lucky enough tonight to get in on the Green Cthulhu Limited decks...
Yeah those green decks are awesome. I wonder if they have what it takes to be legend. I hope they choose a good finish stock combination.
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Re: 6 weeks in and already 21 decks in
Fluffykitten wrote:RSLancastr wrote:Kitten, you're fortunate that there are so many resources for card collectors on the web today.Fluffykitten wrote:Hello,
I can to this place from kick starter. I have only just started collecting cards about 6 weeks ago and I have on hand 21 decks already. Plus 3 more in the mail. 2 in a completed KS project and about 5 others in current projects not counting duplicates. OUCH!!
So I have the bug!
Share anything you think I should know and so on.
Fk
When I started collecting (around 1995), There was nothing I could find about the hobby online, and I thought I was the only person in the world with this odd hobby. (It didn't help that most people, upon learning about my new hobby, said "You collect WHAT?!?[/i]")
So I created a site about the hobby and soon heard from others with the hobby all over the world!
So, what sorts of decks interest you?
I like artsy interesting decks. For examplei like the style of the Americana deck and the army men deck. I like the Eco deck for its fun green color. I am also backing the call of Cthulhu deck, even though it's line art, (I usually like interesting color). I am also backing the Bohemia deck. Again great use of color.
Im not a big fan of black decks, though I did get two decks of quicksilver. Less for the black and more for the quicksilver.
I am a fan of "full bleed" decks.
("Full bleed" is a printer's term for when the printed matter on a piece of printed material (such as a playing card) extends beyond the edge to the printed material - look it up on Wikipedia for more info), and is how most "black decks" are printed (they are not generally printed on black cardstock, but on white cardstock).
One of my favorite decks is the Russian "Palekh" deck, which was the first black deck I saw.
I also have many of the Bicycle full-bleed" decks (such as The Purple Deck), and enjoy them.
I have read that these decks can be hard to flourish and fan, due to the extra ink making them "heavy", but since I only colect to enjoy the beauty of the cards, "full-bleed" decks are just fine by me!
-Marcel Marceau
Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Hi MJF, I'm gonna introduce myself but I just wanted to reply to your post about the green Cthulhu deck. I had the chance to grab a green deck at the last moment like yourself, too.
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Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
MJF didn't say 32 different decks! He/she might have gotten 32 copies of the same deck!Fluffykitten wrote:32 decks!!! I didn't know there had been that many ok kickstarter.MJF wrote:Hey Fluffy!
I've got it bad as well... looking at my tally from KickStarter, up until mid-November, I'm now on the line for 32 decks... HA HA HA
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Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Now I'm wondering if I should have titled my "Introduce Yourself" post
"44 years in and 2000+ decks in"!
"44 years in and 2000+ decks in"!
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Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
Oh no no no, I don't think I've ever order anything larger than a brick of a particular card series... then again who knows, the rate I've jumped into this I may indeed have more than that...RSLancastr wrote:MJF didn't say 32 different decks! He/she might have gotten 32 copies of the same deck!Fluffykitten wrote:32 decks!!! I didn't know there had been that many ok kickstarter.MJF wrote:Hey Fluffy!
I've got it bad as well... looking at my tally from KickStarter, up until mid-November, I'm now on the line for 32 decks... HA HA HA
Here's what I've committed to on KickStarter so far:
Vanda : 1 Crimson, 1 Gold
Uusi : 3 Blue bloods (through Ebay)
Uusi : 6 Bohemia
Circle City Cards : 3 Army Men
Cipher Studios : 1 Medusa
Albino Dragon : 3 Cthulhu Limited Green
Albino Dragon : 3 Cthulhu Limited Red
Elite Playing Cards : 7 Ritual
Altius Management : 3 Asylum
Pedale Design : 5 Pedale
Tribulation Playing Cards : 3 Heraldry
4 PM Designs : 1 Necronomicon
4 PM Designs : 1 Necronomicon Limited Foil
Conjuring Arts : 1 Skull & Bones (through Ebay)
Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
RSLancaster, how long did that take you to collect 2,000+ decks??? I bet your collection is simply incredible!RSLancastr wrote:Now I'm wondering if I should have titled my "Introduce Yourself" post
"44 years in and 2000+ decks in"!
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MJF wrote:RSLancaster, how long did that take you to collect 2,000+ decks??? I bet your collection is simply incredible!RSLancastr wrote:Now I'm wondering if I should have titled my "Introduce Yourself" post
"44 years in and 2000+ decks in"!
As I said, 44 years!
Read my topic, "HOW I STARTED THIS ADDICTION - ER, COLLECTION" for details, but I bought my first deck at ten years old (1968), my second deck at twenty (1978), and that's when the collecting began in earnest. I collected like a madman until 2008, when a serious health issue sidetracked my life. I started collecting again in 2010 when I discovered collectible Bikes.
My collection is now at least 2,200 decks.
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Re: 8 weeks in and already 40 decks in
RSLancastr wrote:Now I'm wondering if I should have titled my "Introduce Yourself" post
"44 years in and 2000+ decks in"!
HOLY MACKERAL
That must be one killer collection!!
MJ
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It would be, if I could get to it! (most of it is currently stored up out of my reach - I'm hoping to remedy that soon).
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