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Playing Card Plethora / New smaller USPCC faces?
« on: October 15, 2017, 10:15:35 PM »
It's been a good long while since I've bought a new deck of playing cards, but this abomination just might scare me away from the market forever:
http://www.playingcardsandmore.com/images/products/display/Aviator2DeckStandard.gif

The faces are noticeably smaller, presumably to save ink.  The indices appear to be substantially farther away from the corners.  Besides looking awful to my eyes, that presents an actual problem for poker, blackjack and any other game where you need to "peek" at face-down cards.  When did USPCC start doing this?  Are all brands affected, or is just Aviator, or somewhere in between?

Vintage Ebay sellers, now's the time to jack up your prices...I'm going shopping!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Help dating a deck
« on: April 28, 2015, 11:22:11 PM »
Hi, I found something most unusual from Ebay. It's a plain Bee deck that has an N as the date stamp. According to the usual guide, this could only stand for 1910, which is impossible. Here are some clues:

- The deck was shrinkwrapped with the little pull string intact. The pull string has the word "Bee" all over it.
- There is a card with an offer for the first generation Bicycle Euchre set. I think this is the biggest clue, since the design changed at least once and I think it eventually went out of print, but I can't remember when this first came out.
- There is another card with an offer for reduced trips to casino-oriented cities.
- The multicolor joker just says JOKER. I am used to seeing "THE JOKER" in Bee decks.
- The Ace of Spaces has the word BEE in caps as opposed to mixed case, and the code on the bottom is N 1101.
- The box is the standard older (single color) Bee box, as far as I can tell. The seal generally signals 1980's in my mind.

I've never seen anything quite like it. Do you think this is a genuine deck, or perhaps a bootleg? What year can I put this deck at? Thanks!

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Introduce Yourself / Another intro
« on: April 28, 2015, 11:04:35 PM »
Hi there, my name's Darren from California. I'm not a typical collector or magician - in fact, I only have a few decks! But I do have a great interest in playing cards. I'm a big fan of vintage USPCC decks: Stud, Tuxedo, Steamboat and the like. Looking forward to chatting it up with other card enthusiasts!

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