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The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / [EBAY] Federal 52 Black Reserve Note, Wynn. More
« on: October 08, 2017, 08:44:10 PM »
Hello Everyone! I'm back with more EBAY auctions that are freshly listed and ending in 7 days. All of the decks are new.

EDIT: Updated with new listings! All decks are new and sealed. Feel free to ask anything if you have any questions.

Black Fontaine Playing Cards:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286865672

Red Wynn Playing Cards, Standard Index:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286868862

Federal 52 Branded White Reserve Note Playing Cards:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286871689

Chinatown: Game of Death & Bruce Lee Playing Cards, 2 Deck Set:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286874409

Set of 4 Unbranded ORNATE Playing Cards: White Edition:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286878209

Grotesque Playing Cards, Original & Limited Edition 2 Deck Set:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286882238

Illusionist Playing Cards 2 Deck Set, Light/Dark:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286879974

Independence Playing Cards, Crown Edition by Kings Wild Project:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263286884529

Thanks!

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The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / [EBAY] Wynn, Red Artifice, Gold Certificate & More
« on: July 23, 2017, 03:48:48 PM »
Hello all! I have a few auctions going on eBay that are ending within the next day or so, and they are listed below. I have quite a large number of decks to sell after these listings (listing them a few at a time since the shipping process would be overwhelming if I did them all at once), so I'll be updating this thread as soon as I list those.

Wynn Red & Blue deck set:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wynn-Playing-Cards-2-Deck-Set-Red-Blue-Standard-Index-/263093688368?hash=item3d419b1830:g:nfoAAOSwpHlZbV-H

Red Artifice:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Artifice-Playing-Cards-by-Ellusionist-New-/263093683775?hash=item3d419b063f:g:QK8AAOSw4HlZbV0q

Silver Split Spades:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/David-Blaines-Split-Spades-Silver-Edition-New-/263093695376?hash=item3d419b3390:g:PAkAAOSwEBxZbWEv

JAQK Cellars Blue:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAQK-Cellars-Blue-Playing-Cards-by-Theory-11-/263093705163?hash=item3d419b59cb:g:SrsAAOSwX3NZbWQM

Federal 52 Gold Certificate (Branded):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Federal-52-Gold-Certificate-Playing-Cards-Branded-by-Kings-Wild-/263093702848?hash=item3d419b50c0:g:Wq4AAOSwagNZbWMT

Fulton's Chinatown Game of Death:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fultons-Chinatown-Game-of-Death-Playing-Cards-by-Dan-and-Dave-/263093692301?hash=item3d419b278d:g:KioAAOSwQodZbWB6

Legends Playing Cars v2 2 deck set:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Legends-Playing-Cards-v2-Red-Blue-2-Deck-Set-/263093699592?hash=item3d419b4408:g:akAAAOSwC8FZbWI0

Aquila Playing Cards 2 deck set:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquila-Playing-Cards-2-Deck-Set-/263093710447?hash=item3d419b6e6f:g:NUYAAOSw-9RZbWSF

Thanks!

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Introduce Yourself / A more formal introduction
« on: February 01, 2013, 06:29:53 PM »
So I've been posting here for a few months now (I think I joined back in November?), but I never got around to doing one of these. My name is Mike, I'm 22 years old and I'm from Chicago...area, though I usually just say Chicago because it's easier. I pretty much do everything related to cards, and it varies from day to day what I'm feeling. More recently I've been practicing cardistry/flourishing, while about a month or two ago I was practicing gambling sleights and shuffles mainly, and of course I started out with magic which I still do from time to time. Also I have a pretty decent card collection, but not as extensive as some card collections I've seen (I'd say around 70 decks total right now).

I got into cards around March last year IIRC, so I've been practicing for about ten months. It was kinda strange how it happened. For whatever reason I got really into Penn & Teller Bullshit in late 2011, which eventually led to me watching Fool Us, and that is what eventually led me to picking up magic for myself. The rest followed along after that. I got into cardistry after watching Decksandcontest's video on the sybil cut, then I got Dangerous and Trilogy and have been practicing that ever since. I'd say my biggest interest is in magic/gambling sleights more than the actual tricks, which is also a big reason why I do cardistry. I really only do magic spontaneously, and usually while drinking which kind of makes it harder, so that's definitely not what motivates me to practice. It's more like I really just enjoy getting better at moves or flourishes, i.e. I'd practice the classic pass rather than practicing a specific trick, and it's mostly because I like to see the improvement in the moves.

Other than cards, my main hobbies are drumming, powerlifting, and breakdancing. Somewhat unconventional hobbies, I know, but I do all of those for very similar reasons to why I practice with cards. I develop an interest for something, which turns into a passion and I just love getting better at them. I've been drumming and powerlifting for about 5 years now, and breakdancing for a few months (still not that great at it lol but it's fun). Drumming will always be my #1 passion and I'd say it's the thing I'm best at. Here's an old video of me drumming for reference, though I am quite a bit better now (it's about a year and a half old)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYblaNG2cIs

Yes, Streetlight Manifesto is my favorite band, and I really love music in general but that's a long discussion for another time. I guess this introduction got a bit long and somewhat off topic but here you go. Definitely not afraid to make my opinion known as some people here have found out (Don...lol), but I'd like to think I'm pretty easy to get along with.

Go Blackhawks!

-Mike

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Playing Card Plethora / Deck "secrets"
« on: November 04, 2012, 01:29:26 AM »
Two notable decks came out recently with an emphasis placed on discovering secrets about them, namely the Altruism deck from TBC and the Sultan Republic deck from E. At first, I had little interest in either of these decks, and the promise of "secrets" didn't really encourage me to buy either deck. When the Sultan Treasury deck was revealed, I actually liked that deck more than the original and ordered them. (Ironically, I now will probably buy the original deck to complete the set).

I thought it would be worthwhile discussing this concept:

Is it a good idea? I find it to be essentially marketing, and would rather have the deck be sold on its design than the possibility that you could find some mystery about the deck, but that's just one man's opinion.

Do you think more and more decks will begin to use this idea? The fact that the Sultan Treasury deck created such a commotion might be a springboard for other companies to feed off the hype that was generated by it. Of course it might not last a long time, but anything could happen.

Is it fair to do this? Not everyone is getting an equal opportunity at a limited deck release, and people have been taking advantage of a lack of information and selling the deck for much higher than it is currently selling for on E. It's debatable whether or not limiting a deck release to people who bought a different deck is fair, considering that there wasn't really any deception in saying that the secret would only be available to those who bought the first deck.

Do you think that decks that otherwise wouldn't sell, for whatever reason (bad/uninspired design, lack of creativity, lack of interest, etc.), would end up selling more than they should because of the promise of secrets found in the deck itself? I really think this is a possibility given the hype created by the Sultan Treasury deck.

Will the playing card industry suffer or benefit from this concept? Could we see a decline in deck quality, with more emphasis placed on secrets?

That's kind of a lot of questions, but I think it's worth discussing.

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