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ItsMagicITellYou~ · « **on:** February 13, 2012, 09:00:38 PM »

soo i just saw the new big gun decks from the bicycle store. i ordered a brick, because, hey any uspcc deck for a dollar is great

heres the link in case you didnt see-
http://www.shopbicyclecards.com/Bicycle-Historical-Big-Gun-Military-Deck-P69C40.aspx

so my question is, how much do you think the value of these are going up since they're limited? im already seeing them for 30/40$ on ebay. they are definitley cool looking if nothing else

xZEROx · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:03:32 PM »

This deck was released a year or two ago. They were sold for $20 a set at the time.

The stock status reads "backordered". I'm not sure if you'll get your brick at $0.99/per deck.

NathanCanadas · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:05:19 PM »

I can see them soon for sale for 25$ a deck.

Evan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:25:52 PM »

Did it let you checkout?

Also, it says there will only be 2,500 Red and 2,500 Blue special reproduction decks made.

K · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:45:25 PM »

Wow, that's really cheap.. but shipping to singapore costs USD$17

is anyone in the US gonna get these? How much does shipping cost to singapore? (I heard its $9 for a flat envelope or something..) you know where this is going..

I'm not gonna create an iso, just wondering if anyone's buying..

dmbaggs · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:53:04 PM »

Wow that's a great price!! They were going for much more before. I wonder what's up? It does say backorder but it should still let you check out...

digipunk · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:54:12 PM »

If it was not mispriced, I am afraid that it is a business trick. The item won't be in stock.

I've opened and used 2 of these decks, they were made with the same stock as standard Bicycles in 2009-2010, soft and not interesting

Don Boyer · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2012, 12:37:09 AM »

These decks were sold only in pairs, and originally were being priced at $49.95 a pair. People held off on buying them, and a limited-edition deck of only 2,500 pairs took a long time to sell out. I bought them from Wingra Direct maybe a month ago for $24.95 a pair before the sell-out.

@ItsMagicITellYou~ Wingra Direct ISN'T "the Bicycle store" in the sense that it's not the company store. They're just another USPC retailer like any other, albeit using more USPC trademarks than most. The "official" company store is one of their more recent acquisitions, the Gambler's General Store in the Las Vegas area. They sell online, and they're one of the companies the official USPC website redirects you to when you want to purchase. (It always boggles my mind that USPC doesn't sell direct to the public at retail prices on their own site.)

I'm in agreement with Digipunk that this "backordered" item is actually sold out. It's possible that an automatic "backordered" appears when any items sells out, and eventually will be removed. While it's not impossible that they will indeed get them back in stock, it's extremely unlikely and certainly not to sell them at below wholesale.

They have a cool back, but that's it - no further customization. Not even a cool period AoS or joker, just the current designs. If you slapped a Rider Back design on all the cards, you'd easily mistake these for just another Bicycle Standard deck.

It remains to be seen if USPC will reprint the other three decks in the "Victory" collection, or if it will meet the same fate as the Limited Edition series of ten (only two made) or the Vintage series of 12 (only six made). Let's hope that if they do, they do it right.

ReaganM · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2012, 12:57:27 AM »

That sucks that its sold out .99 is just insane.

xZEROx · « **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:10:39 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 14, 2012, 12:37:09 AM

These decks were sold only in pairs, and originally were being priced at $49.95 a pair. People held off on buying them, and a limited-edition deck of only 2,500 pairs took a long time to sell out. I bought them from Wingra Direct maybe a month ago for $24.95 a pair before the sell-out.

I don't recall them being sold for $49.95 a pair. They were sold on the USPCC official website (directed to from Facebook in around 2011 April) for $19.95 per set, with $5.00 shipping internationally.

kensei777 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2012, 02:15:21 AM »

Sigh...

So many decks I want to get. Seriously, I am going to go bankrupt if Krystle wasn't stopping me from spending too much. :-X

Don Boyer · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2012, 02:30:21 AM »

Quote from: sxjy0109 on February 14, 2012, 01:10:39 AM

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 14, 2012, 12:37:09 AM
These decks were sold only in pairs, and originally were being priced at $49.95 a pair. People held off on buying them, and a limited-edition deck of only 2,500 pairs took a long time to sell out. I bought them from Wingra Direct maybe a month ago for $24.95 a pair before the sell-out.

I don't recall them being sold for $49.95 a pair. They were sold on the USPCC official website (directed to from Facebook in around 2011 April) for $19.95 per set, with $5.00 shipping internationally.

The USPC website doesn't sell anything. There's no shopping cart, no "add to cart" button... They redirect you to other retailers, including their own, GGS. For example, when I visit this page selling Dragon Backs:
http://www.bicyclecards.com/products/playing-card/bicycle-dragon-back-playing-cards
There's a link marked "Where to Buy" - not "Buy Now", not "Add to Cart". Clicking on that link takes you here:
http://www.bicyclecards.com/about/where-to-buy
Which lists many retailers selling their products, including GGS, Merz67, BMPokerWorld, etc.

I can't say they were never for sale at GGS, but I can say I never saw them for sale at GGS.

On the home page, there is a new link for buying cards, but it just redirects to Wingra Direct.

I think I spotted them at BMPokerWorld shortly after release at $49.95 a pair. A few other retailers had them at that price, too. Apparently they thought the collectors were insane enough to buy the set at a madly inflated price. Perhaps a few were, but apparently not enough to keep the lights on. BMPW is still selling them at $40 a pop, but that might be because places like Wingra are sold out.

BTW: check out this video - USPC at the New York Toy Fair last week. They "reveal" a few new products.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcyKEKOkUk
I thought it was kind of funny when they were showing off the Steam Punk deck, but using the T11 version of it rather than their own!

Quote from: kensei777 on February 14, 2012, 02:15:21 AM

Sigh... So many decks I want to get. Seriously, I am going to go bankrupt if Krystle wasn't stopping me from spending too much. :-X

With this deck, you aren't missing much. The back and the ad cards are the only custom things about this deck. Otherwise, it's no different than Standard Bikes.

jmrock · « **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:14:16 AM »

Quote from: kensei777 on February 14, 2012, 02:15:21 AM

Sigh... So many decks I want to get. Seriously, I am going to go bankrupt if Krystle wasn't stopping me from spending too much. :-X

You should be spending your $$$ on her Kensei... It's Valentines Day... It's a simple card collecting equation... Take your most expensive deck, then times it by 10... That's the minimum you should be spending on your lady for Valentines day... hahaha...

dmbaggs · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:34:58 AM »

Quote from: jmrock on February 14, 2012, 05:14:16 AM

Quote from: kensei777 on February 14, 2012, 02:15:21 AM
Sigh... So many decks I want to get. Seriously, I am going to go bankrupt if Krystle wasn't stopping me from spending too much. :-X

You should be spending your $$$ on her Kensei... It's Valentines Day... It's a simple card collecting equation... Take your most expensive deck, then times it by 10... That's the minimum you should be spending on your lady for Valentines day... hahaha...

Haha well luckily this one is on backorder (or soldout), so no need to worry about this one! Haha that deck better not be too expensive or you're looking at a big valetines day budget

jmrock · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:46:20 AM »

Well that's the equation Brown Baggs and that's why it's all relative... Your most expensive deck is $10, then go $100 on the gift... Your most expensive deck is $150, you're spending $1,500... If you're holding a $50 deck of playing cards in your hand, and your lady doesn't open up a box worth $500 what are you doing??? hahaha... just playing, but not really...

As for sticking with the post, I ordered 5 Bricks... How could you go wrong at 99 cents per deck of any USPCC cards??? As for whether they'll fill the orders, we'll have to wait and see, but for 99 cents??? Are you kidding me??? I'd give them away as party favors or take up card throwing...

Don Boyer · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:47:55 AM »

Quote from: jmrock on February 14, 2012, 05:46:20 AM

Well that's the equation Brown Baggs and that's why it's all relative... Your most expensive deck is $10, then go $100 on the gift... Your most expensive deck is $150, you're spending $1,500... If you're holding a $50 deck of playing cards in your hand, and your lady doesn't open up a box worth $500 what are you doing??? hahaha... just playing, but not really...

As for sticking with the post, I ordered 5 Bricks... How could you go wrong at 99 cents per deck of any USPCC cards??? As for whether they'll fill the orders, we'll have to wait and see, but for 99 cents??? Are you kidding me??? I'd give them away as party favors or take up card throwing...

Let us know if they honor the order. I'd be curious to know.

ItsMagicITellYou~ · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:35:34 PM »

if they dont honor their purchase, im guessing they'll give a refund at least, right?
i hope so D:

NathanCanadas · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:39:43 PM »

Yes, they should give you a refund and they most likely will. If they don't, just give contact them and give them a notice about this. They should react immediately as they don't want to lose their clients!

ItsMagicITellYou~ · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2012, 09:55:04 PM »

well i just got email confirmation that my order was shipped, so they will hopefully get here soon

dmbaggs · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2012, 11:23:10 PM »

Well... that's interesting. At 99cents a deck I think many on here will be getting a few of those. Maybe they aren't sold out after all.

shutupdangit · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2012, 03:15:06 AM »

My decks have also shipped. I can't say for sure til they get here but it seems like this sale is legit.

dmbaggs · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2012, 03:32:57 AM »

So could they have reprinted these? That was one idea I had, or they are just trying to clear out their stock. That's the only two logical explanations I could think of. Those who bought these, please let us know what you get in the mail! If this is really all it's cracked up to be I'm sure a lot of us will jump on this deal. You can get a brick for under 20 bucks!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:30:44 AM »

Check this out - I emailed Wingra Direct:

Is this item actually on back order for $0.99 per set? Or are they simply out of stock and not returning? Considering I recently bought them from your shop at $24.99 a pair, I thought this sounded a bit peculiar.

This was their reply:

Good morning Don,
They are on closeout. Our final shipment is due within the next 2-3 days. When those are gone, they're gone forever.
Best Regards,
Darren

Darren Walker
Customer Service
WingraDirectShops.Com
2830 Progress Road
Madison, WI 53716

I ordered 24 pairs! You can only order 12 per order - try to get more and you get a message about how you have to pick a different country for shipping.

NathanCanadas · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:47:26 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 15, 2012, 10:30:44 AM

Check this out - I emailed Wingra Direct:

Is this item actually on back order for $0.99 per set? Or are they simply out of stock and not returning? Considering I recently bought them from your shop at $24.99 a pair, I thought this sounded a bit peculiar.

This was their reply:

Good morning Don,
They are on closeout. Our final shipment is due within the next 2-3 days. When those are gone, they're gone forever.
Best Regards,
Darren

Darren Walker
Customer Service
WingraDirectShops.Com
2830 Progress Road
Madison, WI 53716

I ordered 24 pairs! You can only order 12 per order - try to get more and you get a message about how you have to pick a different country for shipping.

I just got 12 (6 red 6 blue). Thx a lot for the info Don. We can always count on you.

Curt · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2012, 01:04:45 PM »

I placed an order for 4, it was the largest amount I could get before shipping jumped from $13 to $23 bucks on me. Either way, it feels good to make a purchase of 4 limited decks and have them shipped to Canada for under 20 bucks.