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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #725 on: March 25, 2014, 06:02:59 AM »
 

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I wonder what my mailman thinks sometimes!
I wonder the same thing whenever I visit the post office. Sometimes they read through the contents of my packages out loud and they're probably judging me when they keep reading "Playing Cards"  :)

Great haul by the way. I've been wanting to get my hands on some Americana's and a complete set of Paul Carpenter's work.
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #726 on: March 25, 2014, 08:12:26 AM »
 

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I wonder what my mailman thinks sometimes!

I use a PO Box, though I changed locations in the past year.  At the old PO, a few of them knew I was a magician - I occasionally did a few tricks while waiting on line, and when you get enough packages from places like Elluisonist and people like David Blaine, it's not hard to put two and two together and not come up with five...  It's a shame, though, that my favorite employee there retired - and they didn't hire anyone to replace him, letting his position die by attrition.

At the new PO, however - they're kinda clueless.  I actually had to inform them about some of the services that they offer, because they are that clueless.  Plus it doesn't help that they're looking at everyone though inches-thick bullet-resistant glass.  Oh, and that despite having four windows to serve people, there's never more than two clerks covering the front desk.  Sucks to be a postal employee, I guess...but it sucks harder to be the customer of a postal employee.  I got the biggest box I could afford (next to largest) because I wanted to get as much mail as possible without having to interact with them or wait on a line.

But I digress...   :))
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #727 on: March 25, 2014, 09:02:00 PM »
 

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Yashi, if you're after some Americanas I believe Marcus currently has a few on his sale here: http://www.playingcardforum.com/sales-trades-isos/(sale)-huge-list-of-decks-and-magiccardistrygambling-dvds/?topicseen
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #728 on: March 28, 2014, 07:44:12 AM »
 

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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #729 on: March 28, 2014, 10:40:16 AM »
 

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Where did you get the Crayola deck?
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #730 on: March 28, 2014, 12:11:13 PM »
 

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Where did you get the Crayola deck?

http://www.google.com/#q=crayola+playing+cards

They're around, just gotta look.  A similar Crayola model is at auction on eBay right now.
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #731 on: March 28, 2014, 06:25:02 PM »
 

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Where did you get the Crayola deck?

I got mine on eBay, as Don suggested.
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #732 on: March 31, 2014, 10:31:46 AM »
 

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Just a few Bike decks from last week
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #733 on: April 01, 2014, 12:21:27 AM »
 

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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #734 on: April 01, 2014, 01:17:45 AM »
 

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Now isn't that a gorgeous deck?  If memory serves, it was the second deck by Lotrek for RSVP Magic in the UK, the first being "Timeless"  I still regret not picking up Bicycle Venexiana...
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #735 on: April 01, 2014, 01:40:31 AM »
 

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Arrived in the mail today(yesterday-after midnight now)


And some acquired in recent times
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #736 on: April 04, 2014, 02:34:21 AM »
 

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Couple of decks from Marcus and coterie 1902
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #737 on: April 05, 2014, 01:30:44 PM »
 

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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #738 on: April 05, 2014, 04:31:08 PM »
 

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I got the collectors deck to sell on ebay  :-[  :t11:
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #739 on: April 05, 2014, 11:47:49 PM »
 

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I got the collectors deck to sell on ebay  :-[  :t11:

Why not, really?  :))  You have to hit that sweet spot in the timing.  When it first hits, everyone's trying to sell and there's some downward pressure on the price.  Then offers begin drying up and the prices climb a bit - the sweet spot.  After that, people realize it was crazy to pay that much and prices usually, though sometimes gradually, float down out of the stratosphere...  Only very, very slowly will prices go back up, and only for the really good stuff that people still want.  If it's something that anyone who's interested already has, well - that price ain't goin' anywhere.
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My collection's storage
« Reply #740 on: April 07, 2014, 11:16:15 AM »
 

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Here's what my 500+ deck collection looks like in its current storage boxes. The top shelf are decks I haven't processed just yet. I really want to find some way to show off some of the cooler decks. All good things come in time...
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #741 on: April 08, 2014, 11:19:12 AM »
 

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A package came in today... and not one Bicycle deck in it!  That doesn't happen very often with me.







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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #742 on: April 08, 2014, 02:11:11 PM »
 

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Very nice Jay, I have a few more Bee's i need to pick up  :)
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #743 on: April 10, 2014, 04:00:37 PM »
 

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My recent haul. On the left are two 6-deck lucite display cases from Jackson. Can't wait to put them together.
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #744 on: April 10, 2014, 06:07:51 PM »
 

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My recent haul. On the left are two 6-deck lucite display cases from Jackson. Can't wait to put them together.
Nice! Got your Crayola deck!
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #745 on: April 11, 2014, 07:47:31 AM »
 

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Finally, it's arrived :D
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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #746 on: April 11, 2014, 02:36:35 PM »
 

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That is very sweet Nurul, Gratz!!
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #747 on: April 14, 2014, 02:03:16 PM »
 

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The mailman delivered a huge package today from Pierre (badpete)!
Thanks for letting me consolidate these packages with you, it really helps.



















and yes... I finally broke down and picked up the rest of the merz decks. (bowing my head in shame)
After I made that purchase, I was only missing around 7-8 modern "Bicycle" branded decks.



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Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #748 on: April 14, 2014, 08:31:57 PM »
 

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The mailman delivered a huge package today from Pierre (badpete)!
Thanks for letting me consolidate these packages with you, it really helps.



















and yes... I finally broke down and picked up the rest of the merz decks. (bowing my head in shame)
After I made that purchase, I was only missing around 7-8 modern "Bicycle" branded decks.



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i think your one package is bigger then my whole collection....
Do you guys even read this? Like I could have the meaning of life here and I doubt you would know it.
 

Re: Post Your Collection / Your Newest Acquisitions
« Reply #749 on: April 15, 2014, 01:53:24 AM »
 

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I'm most interested in that red/white/blue pack of Tally Ho!  Never seen it before - could you elaborate on it?
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