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[VID] Cupid Back - Bicycle USPCC - Review
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[VID] Cupid Back - Bicycle USPCC - Review

A 120-year-old design returns in the 21st century

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLMCu192fQ
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[VID] Cupid Back - Bicycle USPCC - Review

A 120-year-old design returns in the 21st century

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLMCu192fQ

...for the umpteenth time...except this time they didn't bother with a blue one!  :))
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Re: [VID] Cupid Back - Bicycle USPCC - Review
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2013, 12:35:21 AM »
 

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the dark blue/gold one was a good release
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the dark blue/gold one was a good release

I actually preferred the ones without the gold - the gold made it too dark to easily spot the details in the image.  Silver might actually have been nicer.
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Re: [VID] Cupid Back - Bicycle USPCC - Review
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2013, 05:43:54 PM »
 

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yea but at least those decks came with a double backer and a blank - these new cards don't come with crap
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2013, 08:10:53 PM »
 

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yea but at least those decks came with a double backer and a blank - these new cards don't come with crap

Based on your recommendation of the blue/gold & red/gold Cupid Backs, I purchased a mixed brick. Thanks
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yea but at least those decks came with a double backer and a blank - these new cards don't come with crap

Those are nice features, but you could make such gaffs without too much trouble.  I learned from Kevin Reylek at a Blue Crown seminar.  I'd rather have better-looking cards than gaffs.  Not saying the gold ones were terrible, but that I prefer the appearances of the previous printings without the gold, such as the Vintage Series models.
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Legacy, I hope YOU liked them without my recommendation. Don't ever take my word before checking in advance. ha ha I'm just some old hack that likes the sound of his own voice.

Your'e a lucky man IMO - I only saw those cards the week I made my review, I don't even own them myself (sad face)
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2013, 01:11:08 PM »
 

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Legacy, I hope YOU liked them without my recommendation. Don't ever take my word before checking in advance. ha ha I'm just some old hack that likes the sound of his own voice.

Your'e a lucky man IMO - I only saw those cards the week I made my review, I don't even own them myself (sad face)

I've been wanting to purchase the blue and red w/ gold Cupid Backs for awhile. I did the research but before this, reviews were not impressive. Many reviewers get down on standard looking cards. As an entire package I found them to be quite unique and collectible. I tend to buy decks that are known for functionality more then design. So... these were right up my alley.

Your reviews are quite good. Its nice getting an adults perspective rather then a teenagers. Your well spoken and your production is clean. Your just as knowledgeable as anyone of us here in the community.  Give yourself some credit, your opinion matters.

yea but at least those decks came with a double backer and a blank - these new cards don't come with crap

Those are nice features, but you could make such gaffs without too much trouble.  I learned from Kevin Reylek at a Blue Crown seminar.  I'd rather have better-looking cards than gaffs.  Not saying the gold ones were terrible, but that I prefer the appearances of the previous printings without the gold, such as the Vintage Series models.

I own the Vintage Design New Fan Backs. Once you own one design from that series, there's not much difference to want buy the others. So I never bothered with the more readily available Cupid Backs. These Blue and Red w/ Gold Cupid Backs, while not the greatest in terms of color contrast, do offer a more complete package then it's vintage design predecessor. I also doubt this design will ever be reprinted with gold again. That makes the gold version a bit more desirable to me.
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Thanks Legacy! BTW where did you pick up your cards? like I said, I was not lucky enough to ever get any
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2013, 05:49:18 PM »
 

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Thanks Legacy! BTW where did you pick up your cards? like I said, I was not lucky enough to ever get any

You can still find them on eBay. Both pokerstud52 and fullboatdealer sell them. I almost always will buy from fullboatdealer first but I bought these from pokerstud52 because that's all I saw in the search for this particular deck. Both are priced the same and both are great sellers on eBay.
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