What a beautiful deck. I am working on my own custom deck, and you have inspired me deeply. Your talent is exceptional.

Any idea why it's their "final" deck? Considering modern card collecting, UUSI's stuff is some of the most coveted out there. Getting out of the game sort of seems like slaughtering the golden goose... Of course, claiming it's the final, stirring up serious sales and interest, and then coming out with a "just kidding!" would be a diabolically clever marketing ploy.

Hey everyone, I've never done anything in the STISO board, so I may need some help on the best way to conduct transactions. I've got a lot of stuff on Ebay as well, but I'm willing to sell cheaper to the community here. Anyway, here's some of what I have:

Club 808 Nightshade - $10
Club 808 Jules Verne - $10
Club 808 Griffin - $10
Club 808 Cigar (Discontinued) - $13
Club 808 Espionage (Discontinued) - $13 (only 2 left)
Madison Rounders Black - $6.50 (only 2 left)
Madison Rounders Brown - $6.50 (only 2 left)
Fulton's Chinatown - $28.50 (only 2 left)
Exquisite Blue (CARC) - $8
Egyptian Legends Blue (CARC) - $8.50
Bicycle Silver Metallic Rider Back (CARC) - $5
Bicycle All Wheel No. 2 (only 2500 made) - $8
Bicycle Black Rider Backs (Old Ohio tuck, black seal) - $5.50
Walgreen Jumbo Studs (USPC) - $6
Walgreen Poker Studs (USPC) - $9

Shipping one deck anywhere in the US will cost you about $2.75. 2 decks around $3.50. PM for more quantities. PAYPAL only. Thanks!

Wow those gnostics went fast! I did manage to grab a brick of egyptian legends and exquisites. Cant wait! Thanks for the heads up Don!

Ah... ok. Yes, I would think the 5 mil would be too spongy. The 2 mil is really perfect. The one drawback is that the material, especially at only 2 mil, is a little fragile. You could tear it with your hands if you wanted. But if you mounted it to something, it should be fine. I like being able to roll it up and go though. I've really been enjoying this thing. I guess if it tears, that's another 89 cents down the drain lol

Dimensions are 12 x 18 inches. It's called Silly Winks Foam Panel. It's for kids arts and crafts. They also sell animal shapes and stuff in this material. It's not styrofoam at all. It's a plush soft foam material that has just enough grip to it to catch cards perfectly on spreads and flips. They have about 20 different colors as well. I went with the traditional green felt color. You could theoretically buy several panels depending on how big you wanted your mat to be, and mount them to a nice piece of wood or something. I honestly like this cheap little thing better than some high dollar mats I have used believe it or not. It really is the perfect surface. And hey - if I'm wrong, you're only out 89 cents!

I just fixed the flux capacitor on my delorian. Jerry's- here i come!

I just think its a cool deck because its a bike back that hasnt been in print in over 100 years. The numbered seal means less to me than simply the fact that there are only 2500 in existence. Ill agree that none of this particularly makes the deck more desirable, but it shouldnt make it less desirable either in my opinion. But it seems this deck is not very coveted for whatever reason. If only it said dan and dave on the box...

That sounds good Card Player. This is the first time I ever bought something on Ebay with the intention of reselling on Ebay, just because I felt this was a particularly good price I could get the lot for, and then reselling individually like you said, is a better chance of making more money. Even if I don't come out even or profitable, I've been wanting to get a set of Wynns - and in the end, I'll have a deck for free or much less than anyone else can get them for. Plus a free or cheap Chinatown deck doesn't suck either. But otherwise, the only decks I have bought on Ebay have been for my own collection and no resale intention. Chinatowns are in huge demand on Ebay, and go for around $40/deck give or take. I could unload 2 or 3 in pretty short order. I may even offer one for a little cheaper here in the STISO forum, just to give anyone here a crack at a good deck cheaper than Ebay. I've got aome other stuff anyway I have been thinking about doing that with.

Fez - what I meant was that the idea of buying bulk and reselling singles was the same. Certainly it's different comparing established decks to unknown decks. Thanks for the feedback.

So I'm still new to this, and trying to figure it out. I consider myself a cautious collector to some extent, and actually rather enjoy trying to fund my collecting through sales of other decks that I may have a surplus of. I don't strictly purchase on those grounds however - I must actually like the deck myself. That said, future performance of a deck is important to me. Why is it that some decks out there on the custom sites mentioned above, are introduced at say, $5.95 a deck - they sell out at some point, and the price is driven up significantly in the aftermarket; whereas other decks are introduced at a similar price, and are continually produced, meaning the value never really increases? How does one get the inside intel on this - or is it just a guessing game?

Let me add specifics: The new T11 Tycoons I like a lot. They are beautiful cards. Regardless, I'm going to purchase a few decks for myself. However, if I was to have an educated guess that these decks are going to go the way of the Red Artifice, or Blue Rounders, or [name your own highly sought after out of print deck] - I'll purchase a brick or two, hold onto them, and make a few bucks in the long run. If they're going to pretty much stick around forever like Guardians or Steampunks, or whatever, I'll just pick up a couple for my own benefit. So the basic question is - is it simply a guessing game that every collector puts their finger in the wind and takes a wild guess as to the outcome - or is there some inside information, or publication, or wizard of inside the card world guru out there that offers insight that I don't know about?

Thank you for whatever insight or input you have on this.

Well, you have a point...

Thanks for the feedback. I would have posted pics - but I haven't opened them, and don't plan on it. It is my understanding that the ones with the Bicycle AoS are more scarce as well. I'm happy I got that version, and feel like I have a pretty good deck to add to my growing collection!