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CBJ wrote:Maybe I should do the same thing






CBJ

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Another style of promo deck? I'm still searching for the first one. Nice.

I'm still twiddling my thumbs here waiting for my KS pledges. In the meantime, two more decks showed up today!:

Eoghann:

I'm familiar with the Borden's/Elsie deck (I have at least one), but do not recognize the second deck. What is it, please?

Oooh, I love the courts on the second deck, especially the clubs. Where's that one from?

Got my SSUR decks in today. Really beautiful deck, artwork is really well done, especially love the Jokers.

I too would like to know the identity of your mysterious second guest.

My LUXX brick just arrived. Haven't had a chance to open them yet but so far the decks look very nice



Another package came in today from a friend in UK:



and lastly a deck that I have been looking to get for awhile now:

Ooh. Pretty.

Very nice! I haven't gotten my Dragon Dynasty decks because he says there is a delay with the dice production.

I found an older Hallmark Pinochle deck with courts I haven't seen before. Does anyone know if these were used on any poker decks?
Besides the metallic ink on the backs, they have have nice red edges. They don't appear to be gilded though. More like... inked?

Nice find Dragonsoul!
I have a vintage Hallmark dbl deck set that has a different colour of edge on each deck: blue on one and purple on the other, to match the backs. That's something I would like to see come back on card edges. My set has custom courts too but they are diff from yours, having very round bodies, and the pips are not the same either.

My decks were much used, and the colour is only really strong on the unused jokers, so it's no more durable than the gilding is. The EC/ad card says the following: "Hallmark has a completet line of matching party accessories for all occasions", so perhaps the coloured edges were just meant to be more festive.

Just random stuff..........

Another brick came in from Paul Middleton:

Gators look awesome next to the imps!

Slavich wrote:Another brick came in from Paul Middleton:

What do you think of the Tycoons? thanks for your custom.

Eoghann wrote:Gators look awesome next to the imps!

I like too. I don't think I can get tired that theme for a while. Lets make one element pop and make the title barely visible.

This new deck is brought to you by our wonderful sponsors, USPCC and Smithkline Beecham. It's a handy, pocket reference deck so y'all can know how to care for your livestock. God knows takin care of ol' Bessie can be quite a handful! Hoo-wee! And the bottles even come color coded because who has time to read labels when Anabelle has worms!?

(Tiny bottle hats and accessories sold separately)

That is awesome.

Dang, Eoghann! You are finding some unique decks out there. Since I look for custom courts as well, I'd love to know a few of your secrets!

Nice one!

Haha it looks like something done years ago, interesting how we always manage to dig up little gems like this.

Here are two pig-in-a-poke eBay arrivals from yesterday:

I picked this up after Eoghann (was it him?) posted images of the TWA Nu-Vue deck with the retro courts, only to discover that NOT ALL "NU-VUE" DECKS HAVE RETRO COURTS.

It does have the Nu-Vue Slightly-greenish tint, although it doesn't show up well in the scans.

I picked up this 1950's deck in hopes that it would have custom courts - no such luck.

sorry Robert. Gotta be careful with that one. Even with the TWA ones there's a 50/50 chance if they're sealed.

It's not their fault, but I get annoyed with eBay sellers who show every card in a deck EXCEPT the courts. I usually have to contact them asking for pics, wondering if they're custom or standard. The funniest one was the guy who replied "what do you mean "custom"? Is that some collector gibberish? They're regular cards like from the grocery store."

They don't do it on purpose. It's just one of those things they don't think people will wonder about.

Roundup from the last month or so

One last pic

Dayum!

Got my SWTWC # something or other prize decks for guessing partially right regarding the 2015 UC deck in. Only opened one of the No 17 decks so far, card stock quality is sub par compared to even the aviator decks one can get from the local grocer (ok, so maybe not that bad, they get better with some breaking in.). Lorenzo's art on the other hand... Daaaaaaaaaaaamn. You sir are one talented designer. If anyone that has one of the uncuts is interested in a trade, please let me know.

New additions to my collection this month (except that I forgot to take photos of the Clipped Wings deck & uncut + Curator uncut). As I've mentioned in another thread, the package from HOPC was missing 3 unbranded Ornate decks. The package from Kings Wild came with mismatched numbers for one of my limited edition sets - I received number 928 for The Crown & 929 for Continental.

Damn. The deck those four cool aces belong to was gonna be my mystery deck for this week.


Ok here's a few more, since Firth stole my thunder.


- A goofy deck so you can play golf indoors or something.

- And a 1986 King Arthur deck by Grimaud.

Eoghann wrote:Damn. The deck those four cool aces belong to was gonna be my mystery deck for this week.

Ooh sorry man! I didn't show the tuckcase or the other cards so please go ahead and post those up if you want to; I won't reveal what deck it is (although I know it made the rounds on UC about two years ago).

I've been thinking it over. And decided to change the "mystery deck" experiment rules a bit.

So what I'll do is post a pic, anyone interested in getting a head start knows what to do, and after a week or two I'll announce it publicly. That way, the community members get dibs, then everyone who prefers to lurk around and anyone from other places can know where to get them. There have to be additional perks to being a member than just enjoying my amazing company, amirite?

*crickets*


Ok then!

So here are the two from past weeks:

Coat of Arms Deck

And Mayhem Festival Deck


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Mail call! I can check another item off the want list.