Whispering Imps *Private Reserve* - printed by EPCC

[Godzillian]

From their website:

WHISPERING IMPS™ PRIVATE RESERVE

*Item Not For Sale*

The Private Reserve decks are the true, original vision for the Whispering Imps™ playing cards created by Chris Chelko, hand illustrated by world renowned artist Mark Stutzman and printed to exact specifications by The Expert Playing Card Company.

Two versions of the Private Reserves were printed for Whispering Imps Productions in extremely limited quantities. The classic back design in Imp Red, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Bright Red foil, and the classic back design in Black, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Gold foil.

The Private Reserve decks were printed in response to the Original & Special Edition decks being completely sold out and with the intent to remain a true, private reserve. Never to be sold and for the private use of those who have acquired them.

Features:

Perfect Border Registration
Thin Borders
Newly Discovered & Remastered Pre-1900's Court Cards
Ace of Spades marked with "Private Reserve"
Jokers marked with "Private Reserve"
Tuck Box: Premium Thick Black Matte

Finish: Premium Embossed Paper Stock with Expert Finish

Quantity: 1000 (Red Back, Red Foil Tuck)
150 (Black Back, Gold Foil Tuck)

Print Date: July 2014

Manufactured by: The Expert Playing Card Company



Whispering Imps™ Private Reserve - "The original design, refined."

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Sucks that this is a "Private Reserve", which most likely means they will end up costing more than $15/deck. If these were relatively cheap and affordable ($8?) I'd buy buckets of these. I love EPCC.

[badpete69]

God I think you did not read properly.. These will never be for sale. meaning if you happen to see one for sale on ebay it will probably be for hundreds of dollars. I have been aware of these for a while now and no amount of bribery worked on Chris. You simply will never get that deck unless you marry his daugther

[Godzillian]

God I think you did not read properly.. These will never be for sale. meaning if you happen to see one for sale on ebay it will probably be for hundreds of dollars. I have been aware of these for a while now and no amount of bribery worked on Chris. You simply will never get that deck unless you marry his daugther

Relax lol. I wasn't aware of this deck before so I decided to post it since there was no thread on this. Yes, there is a *NOT FOR SALE* disclaimer but I'm at work and I don't really have time to do this thing you call "read" haha. I apologize for my mistake

[Maddest Hammer]

How old is his daughter...?

[Firthetic]

Hmm. Is Chris married? Ladies?

[badpete69]

God I think you did not read properly.. These will never be for sale. meaning if you happen to see one for sale on ebay it will probably be for hundreds of dollars. I have been aware of these for a while now and no amount of bribery worked on Chris. You simply will never get that deck unless you marry his daugther

Relax lol. I wasn't aware of this deck before so I decided to post it since there was no thread on this. Yes, there is a *NOT FOR SALE* disclaimer but I'm at work and I don't really have time to do this thing you call "read" haha. I apologize for my mistake

I wasn't aware I wasn't relax... After this past week in vegas I am actually very relaxed and enjoying an extra day off

[Godzillian]

God I think you did not read properly.. These will never be for sale. meaning if you happen to see one for sale on ebay it will probably be for hundreds of dollars. I have been aware of these for a while now and no amount of bribery worked on Chris. You simply will never get that deck unless you marry his daugther

Relax lol. I wasn't aware of this deck before so I decided to post it since there was no thread on this. Yes, there is a *NOT FOR SALE* disclaimer but I'm at work and I don't really have time to do this thing you call "read" haha. I apologize for my mistake

I wasn't aware I wasn't relax... After this past week in vegas I am actually very relaxed and enjoying an extra day off

Well, then consider me corrected!

On another note, has anyone actually seen these on eBay... or in person? These were around since July presumably, so they must be in someone's hands... unless they're just in Chris's hands foreverrr (unlikely).

[volantangel]

God I think you did not read properly.. These will never be for sale. meaning if you happen to see one for sale on ebay it will probably be for hundreds of dollars. I have been aware of these for a while now and no amount of bribery worked on Chris. You simply will never get that deck unless you marry his daugther

Haha i almost went down the bribery lane as well, maybe the decks havent been produced and these are just prototypes ?

[Mike Ratledge]

How old is his daughter...?

How old are his daughters? hmmm... I'll find out!

[see_squared]

Hey everyone, just learned of this thread. Love the enthusiasm! While I understand that there is interest in acquiring the PR Imps decks, I'm not selling them right now simply because they were created with the intent of using them for my personal performances as a direct result of the Original Whispering Imps decks being sold out.

I'm incredibly pleased with the quality and production of these cards from EPCC. The tuck paper is 2 or 3 times as durable compared to the original Imps tuck paper. The thinner borders have perfect registration, and the overall handling has only gotten better with use. I'm thankful that Bill had allowed me to use the court cards from a very old deck he recently discovered, giving the PR decks a unique look compared to standard Bicycles or the original squeezer faces found on the original Imps.

The PR tucks are the original vision I had for the Whispering Imps a couple years ago, simply having just the Imp on the lower right corner. But being that the the cards had not previously existed, it was not a good idea (for branding purposes) to not have the name of the deck on the box...so it was added.

Lastly, only 1000 of the red foil/red backs were printed for Whispering Imps Productions. The more limited are the gold foil/black backs at 150 decks. I have the information on my website to simply show the products that Whispering Imps Productions has produced...after all...WIP is just a small business that I'm running myself.

Also, I don't have any children...

[hikeeba]

Also, I don't have any children...

Would you like to adopt one?

[Mike Ratledge]

Hahaha - ah, Chris best me here. I was going to report that no hands in marriage are available, nor the PR decks.

[sinjin7]

While I understand that there is interest in acquiring the PR Imps decks, I'm not selling them right now . . . Lastly, only 1000 of the red foil/red backs were printed for Whispering Imps Productions. The more limited are the gold foil/black backs at 150 decks.

Any way you cut it, 1150 decks is a whole lot of decks. I have a feeling some of these will eventually be made available to the public one way or another. My bet is on them offered as a bonus for when you purchase a certain sum of items (like what E does) if they're not outright sold directly on their own.

[Yashi]

Also, I don't have any children...

PLOT TWIST!!

Anyway, these look really really cool. Especially the gold one.

[nECr0MaNCeD]

Also, I don't have any children...

Would you like to adopt one?

.... Or two?

[chach]

So how many people have updated their White Whale list today?

[volantangel]

I promise I'll take really pretty pictures of it !

[Encarded]

Those look awesome Chris, I love the little changes and updates. Those tiny and perfect borders are so very nice, aren't they? It's always fun to get exactly what you originally envisioned and the reduction in design elements on the box is refreshing.

You know where to send them.

[jerichoholic]

You can send them my way for a deck review if you like

[volantangel]

You can send them my way for a deck review if you like

Haha is vjose stealing your deck reviews as well ? Drop the pretenses victor

[Mike Ratledge]

You can send them my way for a deck review if you like

Haha is vjose stealing your deck reviews as well ? Drop the pretenses victor

TOT, but Vic calmed down & recalibrated somewhat.

[volantangel]

You can send them my way for a deck review if you like

Haha is vjose stealing your deck reviews as well ? Drop the pretenses victor

TOT, but Vic calmed down & recalibrated somewhat.

Haha for sure, but if jerichoholic really isnt victor then im sorry, but if he is victor then its a much better showing from him recently.

But dammit even a child can put two and two together

[Mike Ratledge]

But dammit even a child can put two and two together

Ya think?!? I'm happy to see him contribute and he has indeed been doing quite a lot better. Thanks, Vic!

[mmiikk]

How old is his daughter...?

hahahaaaaa

[badpete69]

Yes!!!! Friday will be an opportunity to get some private reserve. Just got the email

This Friday to celebrate Halloween (Oct. 31, 2104) receive a FREE Private Reserve deck of Whispering Imps® playing cards with any Brick Order or Uncut Sheet Bundle.

The Whispering Imps® Private Reserves were printed in extremely limited quantities as a result of the Original decks being completely sold out and are available for the first time to the public in this exclusive promotion. Details regarding the promotion can be found on the product pages in the links below or by clicking HERE.

[Marcus]

This is great news, though I'm worried all you crazy collectors will rush past me to get the Private Reserve decks when I try picking up the regular decks.

[Eoghann]

Edit: Whoops. Didn't see Pierre's post.

[cosmicsecret]

Hmmm the shop takes $22.50 to ship one uncut sheet (INTERNATIONAL) but if you choose 2 it charges $60
Just trying to calculate shipping costs for the uncut bundle or the brick deal.
The brick deal would be $80 + $33 shipping = $113. On top of that 19% customs taxes of $21.50 makes the brick deal a bargain of $135
**It's our policy to always state the actual cost of items shipped on International customs form.

[see_squared]

Hmmm the shop takes $22.50 to ship one uncut sheet (INTERNATIONAL) but if you choose 2 it charges $60
Just trying to calculate shipping costs for the uncut bundle or the brick deal.
The brick deal would be $80 + $33 shipping = $113. On top of that 19% customs taxes of $21.50 makes the brick deal a bargain of $135
**It's our policy to always state the actual cost of items shipped on International customs form.

Here is my shipping breakdown...those numbers are actual shipping costs. I'm not charging for materials or handling fees. Pretty sure it's the cheapest shipping rates you'll find anywhere.

http://whisperingimps.com/pages/shipping

[sprouts1115]

@see_squared - That looks pretty solid. U-Line boxes right?