The "Hey, look what I added to my collection!" thread

[ecNate]

Decided to pick up a few 80s era cigarette decks since they had custom courts and were cheap.

Where did you find cheap Virginia Slims? They're well-known in the cardistry world, thin but good stock and great finish.

ebay, $1 + shipping

The box is a bit worn, but the cards are in great shape. They smell like smoke though, shocking I know.

[RSLancastr]

Where did you find cheap Virginia Slims? They're well-known in the cardistry world, thin but good stock and great finish.

They're not cheap any more?

I have four or five of them which I bought between 1996 - 2001, and never paid more than $5 for any of them.

No more, eh?

[volantangel]

I snagged a double set for $10 + shipping last year. sealed no less. But they come by every now and then, still relatively inexpensive as compared to other vintage decks.

In other news, sprouts didnt know you were going through puberty, those raging hormones really twisting your mind there. Keep the sex away from the forum pls, women and children are around

[Eoghann]

That last one with the maiden and the cherub is really cool Mike!


Got some cool goodies today myself. Hotcakes and Triplicates still nowhere in sight though!

Dan whats the deck on the right ? Looks cute !

Hey Kai,

It's the Robot Card Deck (they look more like skeletons to me but whatevs):

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It's peculiar how it's half lefty, half righty deck.
And they boast that they're printed by "Bicycle". Even says so on the tuck. The feel, finish, cut and smell doesn't seem like USPCC decks though. And the loose fitting, unglued tuck is also a dead giveaway. I'd put my money on Liberty Playing Cards. Comparing it to the Plugged Nickel prototype I have (printed with Liberty) it's almost an exact match.

I think they're being sneaky and the original run was maybe USPCC but now they're cashing in on the "limited" gimmick and printing bargain ones while riding the coat tails of a major brand. Or it was Liberty all along! Consider yourselves warned. It's a cute display deck. Kind of overpriced and it's not exactly what they say it is.

[volantangel]

Haha Dan you should have known better, its only 52 + 2j. Tsk tsk But honestly its false advertising.

[Eoghann]

Yeah yeah. I still wanted coz it's a peculiar deck.

It's just one of those "take one for the team" situations.

[MagikFingerz]

Where did you find cheap Virginia Slims? They're well-known in the cardistry world, thin but good stock and great finish.

They're not cheap any more?

I have four or five of them which I bought between 1996 - 2001, and never paid more than $5 for any of them.

No more, eh?

Well, I guess they're not THAT well-known if ecNate found some for a buck. But people who know what they're selling usually don't let them go for small change. I mean, they're no Jerry's, but I've seen them go for $15~20 (mint, of course).

[cosmicsecret]

Got my KS pledge reward from Jackson today.
No customs problems since he is so nice to declare them with a low value and as a gift!
i´m very happy!!! Thank you Jackson!

[SBurk49]

I recently visited Gamblers Warehouse in Arlington, TX. Dude... Holy crap! Cards stacked to the ceiling! I know I look like a dork, but I was going into shock because almost all the decks I drool over online were there, in large numbers, at reduced prices. If you havent yet, go visit them when you are in the DFW area. I definitely will be saving my online purchases (aside from KS and CL) and making a trip to Arlington again. Hopefully VERY soon.




Anywho, this is what I picked up recently. This is MY personal record for a haul.



And a package from Art of play.

[sprouts1115]

@SBurk49 - Nice pics and share. Gamblers Warehouse seems to be working a good model. They are becoming a force to be reckoned with. They buy and support decks for cheap. I bet if they put out a Kickstarter for $1 ppl won't bitch at them. They seem to have the bucks. Hmmmm

My only bitch is that crappy green carpet. Oh, I'm sorry that is suppose to look like poker table felt.

[Mike Ratledge]

I recently visited Gamblers Warehouse in Arlington, TX. Dude... Holy crap! Cards stacked to the ceiling! I know I look like a dork, but I was going into shock because almost all the decks I drool over online were there, in large numbers, at reduced prices. If you havent yet, go visit them when you are in the DFW area. I definitely will be saving my online purchases (aside from KS and CL) and making a trip to Arlington again. Hopefully VERY soon.

Damn! Eddie's got him some nice digs, huh?

[Mike Ratledge]

European decks and tarot, again:

[Bikefanatic]

What a shame that the current USPCC location doesn't have a store at all but when they did in Cincinnati, it looked nothing like Gw's store. Merz doesn't even have a walk-in store!

[RSLancastr]

European decks and tarot, again:

Nice, but - where's the tarot? That second deck is simply German-suited.

[ecNate]

SBurk49, thanks for sharing the photos. I will definitely make a stop there when I'm in the area, but I'm kinda glad stores like this don't exist near me. I can just see myself saying "I'll take one of those, and those, and that, and this, oh and that one, that one over there..." As easy as online shopping is I think having them right in front of me and the potential for immediate gratification would be my wallet's downfall!

[CBJ]

My Civil War decks finally came in.... # 0003 !!!!!!












CBJ

[Mike Ratledge]

European decks and tarot, again:

Nice, but - where's the tarot? That second deck is simply German-suited.

Ah, sorry - "Tarok" - not tarot. BIG difference...

[ecNate]

I had the original Pippoglyph on my wishlist since I first started getting serious early this year. Finally found one on ebay that wasn't outrageously priced (assuming it's not a fake).



I also picked up this Jack Daniel's double set from 1972 in a tin case. It's amazing how many of these are out there given how old they are, but I suppose it's one of those things that was mass produced and because it's in a tin case is less likely to have gotten thrown out. They are slightly larger than poker sized.

[RSLancastr]

Ah, sorry - "Tarok" - not tarot. BIG difference...

Sorry to be "Mr. Nit-pick" again (actually, no I'm not), but:

In America, it is usually spelled "Tarock", not "Tarok". "Tarok" is one of the various ways it is spelled (including "Tarocco" and even "Tarot"/"Jeu de Tarot") in other countries.

...and are you sure that's even a Tarok/Tarock deck? I don't see any Trumps (a "fifth suit" of sorts, with indices of 1-21, or I-XXI), nor a Fool, nor enough courts to tell (Tarock decks have four court cards - Jack/Kave, Knight, Queen and King - in each of the four suits).

Based solely on the cards you shared above, I think what you have there may just be a German-suited deck of Playing Cards. Cool and fit for any collection, but not a Tarock deck).

I have a handful of Tarock decks in my collection, but my favorite by far is the Green Spade Tarock (Sometimes called "the Green Spade American Tarock", or simply "the American Tarock"), published in 1922 by August Petryl & Son. With its courts of Native Americans, cowpokes, Lawmen and other Wild West types, its No-Revoke suits and its "Triplicate-style" indices, I think that it is a stunning deck.



Here is an archive.org copy of a page with images from the deck that I put up on the old 52 Plus Joker web site back in 1997:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000119063 ... /index.htm

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[Eoghann]

I doubt someone would go to the trouble of pirating a deck like Pippoglyph. That looks legit to me, I have the same one and I bought it off the designer's Amazon store way back.

Got some goodies today!

In my quest to find cool skeleton cards, found these babies. Can never have too many skeleton cards. Printed by USPCC.
A really cool 60s deck I sniped off eBay. Angel brand (never heard of it). The entire back is printed with metallic gold and silver.

And a deck I had been searching for quite some time. Rockwell International Deck! also has metallic inks on the faces and jokers.

[ecNate]

I doubt someone would go to the trouble of pirating a deck like Pippoglyph. That looks legit to me, I have the same one and I bought it off the designer's Amazon store way back.

I certainly wouldn't have thought so, but in the last few months it went up from about $12 or so to almost $100 through this Amazon seller. Somebody seems to think they can get a lot for the original so hence my potential reservations. http://www.amazon.com/Bent-Castle-Works ... 0016KMJUM/ The prices on ebay were up too, but now some sellers have it back to reasonable, so who knows.


That Rockwell one is pretty sweet!

[Eoghann]

Woah! That's the guy who created that deck. That's his actual Amazon store where I got it for like $12 last year. He's really pumping up those prices, huh? Damn. Guess coz it's first edition?

The second edition are selling for a much more reasonable price on his site. And to be frank, I think look much better specially the back design.

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[RSLancastr]

A really cool 60s deck I sniped off eBay. Angel brand (never heard of it). The entire back is printed with metallic gold and silver.

I have that deck! I seem to recall that it is called something like "The Roaring Twenties".

Angel is a Japanese maker of Playing cards. I have three or four of their decks, all of which have gorgeous, colorful courts and jokers.

[Eoghann]

Ahh, and now I have a name for the deck. Thank you sir!

[chach]

Picked up this A.S.S. Deck, I have no info on it, but I would think it's early 20th century. Cards themselves are in very good condition, tuck is flimsy at the flap but holding together. Anyone able to fill in the details? *cough* Mike *cough*

[ecNate]

Woah! That's the guy who created that deck. That's his actual Amazon store where I got it for like $12 last year. He's really pumping up those prices, huh? Damn. Guess coz it's first edition?

The second edition are selling for a much more reasonable price on his site. And to be frank, I think look much better specially the back design.

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Actually the pricey one on Amazon is something else - "Ships from and sold by media-smith." I'm guessing this one appeared or jacked up prices when he sold out. Agree the new backs are better, but I'm not sure I want to continue buying into that series.



I really like all those ASS designs though, such great courts.

[Eoghann]

Yeah I just bought the one Pippoglyph and that's more than enough of the series for me.

Lovely deck chach! How do you care for fragile ones like that? Put them in cases or something?

[chach]

Yeah I just bought the one Pippoglyph and that's more than enough of the series for me.

Lovely deck chach! How do you care for fragile ones like that? Put them in cases or something?

No special measures other than not handling them all that much really. I keep all my vintage decks in a separate box from the rest of the collection. As always, I have plans on building more display cases for everything. One of my recent woodworking magazines has plans for a real nice buffet table w/ display areas I plan on building, it's perfect for cards. Also had plans for something like Deck finesse is putting out, will make some like that for the more valuable items at some point but there's that whole 'time' thing that gets in the way.

[Eoghann]

I hear yah. I'm in a constant battle with time and willpower as well. I always lose.

[Mike Ratledge]

Ah, sorry - "Tarok" - not tarot. BIG difference...

Sorry to be "Mr. Nit-pick" again (actually, no I'm not), but:

In America, it is usually spelled "Tarock", not "Tarok". "Tarok" is one of the various ways it is spelled (including "Tarocco" and even "Tarot"/"Jeu de Tarot") in other countries.

...and are you sure that's even a Tarok/Tarock deck? I don't see any Trumps (a "fifth suit" of sorts, with indices of 1-21, or I-XXI), nor a Fool, nor enough courts to tell (Tarock decks have four court cards - Jack/Kave, Knight, Queen and King - in each of the four suits).

Based solely on the cards you shared above, I think what you have there may just be a German-suited deck of Playing Cards. Cool and fit for any collection, but not a Tarock deck).

I have a handful of Tarock decks in my collection, but my favorite by far is the Green Spade Tarock (Sometimes called "the Green Spade American Tarock", or simply "the American Tarock"), published in 1922 by August Petryl & Son. With its courts of Native Americans, cowpokes, Lawmen and other Wild West types, its No-Revoke suits and its "Triplicate-style" indices, I think that it is a stunning deck.

Here is an archive.org copy of a page with images from the deck that I put up on the old 52 Plus Joker web site back in 1997:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000119063 ... /index.htm

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Oh, I agree, Robert. The fact is that this box - sold by Altenburg und Spralsunder Spielkarenfbarik (A.S.S.) is a reprint of a Piatnik deck done in 1888 and it has the word "Tarocchi" on the box, and - it's wrong. Tarokk, Taroky, Tarocc, Tarock, Tarocchi - all Euro spellings for what we say "Tarot" with the 22 card "major arcanum", plus 52 standard cards and 4 more, one per suit - a court card "Knight". Sometimes the Jacks are called "Pages". Occasionally you'll see decks with only those 22 cards, but not often. I have a couple of Italian ones from the early 80's (22-card Maror Arcanum only). I don't know why the error has persisted so long, because it's not a standard 52 card deck, either - it's 40 'blat' (sheets) like Baraja or Hombre (Donforf #80 l'Hombre is a great example of those, and I have several 40-card Dondorf decks that I recently showed in this thread including the pair of red and blue basically 'mint' cards, save for one case being a bit beaten up, which is hard to fault when they're 100 years old (near the bottom of page # 142 unless you have changed the 30 messages per page setting).

The "Green Spade" deck is an elusive one, definitely a prize, and hard to find, for certain!