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Unread post by PrincessTrouble »

The foiling on the gold Monarchs looks incredible! The registration, on the other hand, is poor.
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Did I already miss my chance to get some? :(
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Lord Nikon wrote:Did I already miss my chance to get some? :(
Nope- keep spinning that wheel!
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My Black Friday order still hasn't shipped, according to my account page on T11. Is anyone else in this same boat?
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I received my Black Friday purchases on Saturday.
6 Unions
6 Red Monarchs (V2)
1 Free Gold Monarchs
1 Free Royal Blue JAQK
1 Free Rarebit Copper

I hope they Gold Monarchs become available another way in the future as I would really like to have another deck.
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Pablo393 wrote: I hope they Gold Monarchs become available another way in the future as I would really like to have another deck.
I wouldn't worry- judging by T11's track record they will be available again, someway, somehow. Then again I've been eagerly awaiting the re-release of the Summer Mailchimps to no avail. Hmm
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rousselle wrote:My Black Friday order still hasn't shipped, according to my account page on T11. Is anyone else in this same boat?
Yes - for mine it's that "Revolution" is backordered (although I did ask them to ship the rest out separate, but that didn't happen....)
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I dropped T11 a note this morning asking about my order. They replied very quickly, saying that the Red Monarchs I'd included in my order had sold through their first batch, but that the second batch has just arrived today and orders with Red Monarchs will resume being shipped today.

FWIW. I'm pleased with their quick response, and look forward to getting my hands on these Bad Larrys (particularly the Gold Monarchs) soon.
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The Ironsides are also delayed, but they sent out a nice email a few days back explaining they were still finishing production or something, so if orders contain that they'll be delayed.
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Pablo393 wrote:I hope they Gold Monarchs become available another way in the future as I would really like to have another deck.
I've been hoping to win one every time I spin the wheel.
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So I got a package in today from Theory11, and to my surprise I did not get the Red Monarchs I ordered, but Gold Monarchs instead?! I didn't realize it until I noticed the foiling on the back (besides the then obvious lack of red color).

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I decided to reach out to them just in case, and it looks like I'll be able to keep them. I wasn't sure at first, but they've given the clear. Awesome decks (and customer service), and I really like the foiled backs.
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That was very honest of you to contact T11 about the Monarchs mix-up. How many Gold Monarchs did you end up with?
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sinjin7 wrote:That was very honest of you to contact T11 about the Monarchs mix-up. How many Gold Monarchs did you end up with?
I received 2 decks of them. I always try to be as honest as I can with things that don't entirely belong to me (for better or worse).
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Cheers to integrity!
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rousselle wrote:My Black Friday order still hasn't shipped, according to my account page on T11. Is anyone else in this same boat?
I didn't get any shipping confirmation, but I got the decks already. P.S. I'm international.
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For the next 12ish hours- FREE Gold Monarch deck with $100 purchase at http://www.theory11.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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vasta41 wrote:For the next 12ish hours- FREE Gold Monarch deck with $100 purchase at http://www.theory11.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
how did you find this out I ddint get any notifications, thanks for the heads up
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ryansworld4 wrote:
vasta41 wrote:For the next 12ish hours- FREE Gold Monarch deck with $100 purchase at http://www.theory11.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
how did you find this out I ddint get any notifications, thanks for the heads up
I got an e-mail from them.
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I got an email too. Drats since I just put my gold monarch on eBay last night.
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Here is the latest email I got from T11:

Hey John,

This month, we dropped some crazy news: we made the FIRST custom deck of gold foil playing cards ever produced at the United States Playing Card Company. They became THE most sought after cards we’ve ever produced, and they’re selling on eBay for $299 per deck! Insane. Amazing.

Gold Monarchs are priceless - no, literally: they’re not available for purchase. You can’t buy them. But until 11pm ET tonight, we’re including a deck FREE with any shipped order over $100 (subtotal). The deck will automatically be added to your cart while supplies last.

Today is your LAST chance in 2015 to get a deck of your own, and there’s less than five hours remaining. Go get ‘em!


These guys are so predictably ridiculous. Sure, one idiot offered them on eBay for $299, but none sold for that amount. Insane. Amazing. And I love how they claim its our LAST chance to get Gold Monarchs. . .in 2015! Well shucky darn, its our last chance to get them for all of 22 days until 2016 rolls around! :roll:
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The gold tuck looks pretty but I might get a green. I think I wasn't big on Monarchs because they're just standard.
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sinjin7 wrote:Here is the latest email I got from T11:

Hey John,

This month, we dropped some crazy news: we made the FIRST custom deck of gold foil playing cards ever produced at the United States Playing Card Company. They became THE most sought after cards we’ve ever produced, and they’re selling on eBay for $299 per deck! Insane. Amazing.

Gold Monarchs are priceless - no, literally: they’re not available for purchase. You can’t buy them. But until 11pm ET tonight, we’re including a deck FREE with any shipped order over $100 (subtotal). The deck will automatically be added to your cart while supplies last.

Today is your LAST chance in 2015 to get a deck of your own, and there’s less than five hours remaining. Go get ‘em!


These guys are so predictably ridiculous. Sure, one idiot offered them on eBay for $299, but none sold for that amount. Insane. Amazing. And I love how they claim its our LAST chance to get Gold Monarchs. . .in 2015! Well shucky darn, its our last chance to get them for all of 22 days until 2016 rolls around! :roll:
On Black Friday, I was happy to spend $103 to get the Unions and Red Monarchs and then also get the free gold monarch, free rarebit copper and free royal blue JAQK decks. The purchase also put me over the 10K elite points for my lifetime and gave me the elite member status. Selling the Gold Monarch deck on ebay for $100+ essentially meant I got all of those other decks for free. So, I was happy. Given another chance today, I must say that it does not makes sense at this point. I don't want any more of the decks I have from Theory 11 and I agree that they are going to release the Gold Monarchs at some point, and I won't have to spend $100 to get them.

This business model is obviously working for them though.
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sinjin7 wrote: Well shucky darn, its our last chance to get them for all of 22 days until 2016 rolls around! :roll:
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Pablo393 wrote:...I agree that they are going to release the Gold Monarchs at some point, and I won't have to spend $100 to get them.

This business model is obviously working for them though.
If they do release them, it'll more than likely be a V2 later on. They probably produced 2500-5000(+) of these for this holiday promotion but they'll still have them for their rare elite decks and other promotions/giveaways.
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So much for rarest deck ever!
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jerichoholic wrote:So much for rarest deck ever!
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Well that's what they were claiming, but I knew it was bs all along especially since they refuse to disclose how many there are. If they were in fact more limited than White Cents and the original Monarchs then they would have no problem telling us the actual number
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jerichoholic wrote:Well that's what they were claiming, but I knew it was bs all along especially since they refuse to disclose how many there are. If they were in fact more limited than White Cents and the original Monarchs then they would have no problem telling us the actual number
I agree with you. If that's the case then it would be deceptive marketing

There were 1,000 White Centurions produced. I find it a bit hard to believe that there are fewer numbers of Gold Monarchs but I guess there's no way to find out for sure

And isn't their most limited deck technically the MailChimp Summer Edition?
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I'm pretty sure that with all the independent designers floating around, that no deck any of the big companies produce will ever be the "rarest deck ever." ;)
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What is the point of creating a deck of cards that handles perfectly but no one will ever use.. :roll:
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