Hey guys, I'm selling my Magic-con v1 deck, starts at £20 to cover the amount spent
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281177907088

Happy Bidding! I do Ship internationally
-Benny Brown

Hello Discourse,
I have recently purchased a v1 Dan and Dave Variety box, I have opened two of the cheaper decks in it and have just come to the dilemma of whether to open any of the decks.
It has a magic-con v1 deck, S&M v3 smoke, v4, v5 denim and steamboats among other decks.
I am short on cash having after bought this had a problem arise where cash is needed and don't know whether I should open these decks, I've always wanted as close to a full smoke and mirror collection as possible but opening them would ruin the chance of ever selling them in the future.
They're too rare for me to perform magic with comfortably so I'm turning to you guys
What do you think I should do? :')

-Benny

The train is off!
Andrei Jikh and T11 both posted this image, it's not showing much but pretty obvious
Andrei Jikh posted "Red Monarchs? Whaa? ‎#hype"
T11 posted "Happy Birthday, America!"



What do you guys think? If this happens I'll probably get a deck to comeplete my collection of the monarchs
-Benny

A friend sent me these to look at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14712247/guncraft-the-deck-a-uspc-card-deck-guncraft-dlc-co/
I think the faces look good (the game is very good) and well stylised to the game but the backs need to be two way
What do you guys think?
-Benny

Hello!
I finally received my virts decks over here in the UK and after playing an extortionate customs fee for 5 decks I know have them!
So here is a review for the deck I have open and am breaking in as I write

Design:
The virts spent a lot of time teasing these decks and I must say now I have one I can see why there was a hype train! The backs look excellent doing any flourish or trick, the borders are slightly thinner so when these are fanned they all look red, it's a nice touch. The pips are very good and can be seen easily when fanned, the court cards are beautifully simple and well designed!
I'm sure everyone has seen the box, it's really awesome to have on display and looks very original. the lack of jokers is something that annoys me though, I like to collect my jokers and hopefully put them on display
Over all as usual I only by decks that I think look good but these are truly beautiful
10/0

Handling:
The other incredibly important side to a deck is handing, this deck is made for flourishers and it handles extremely well!
Fans are very slick and easy, look even and full without too much effort. for springs the stock has enough resistance to make them flow once going.
Dribbles are great because the stock is quite strong but not thick
Faros aren't as good as I'd hoped, I hope after they've fully broken in that they'll improve
I think that means a 9/10

Overall:
I like this deck a lot and I'm glad I got five! I would recommend getting one just for having one but as a magician this deck is excellent!
9/10

Thank you for reading
-Benny

Hello people,
It is my birthday in April and I have decided to buy some decks for performing with,
I am In search of wynn decks mainly as I can't get the over here in the UK, I have one brown one I use everyday and I love the handling
Wynn: Minimum £10 Maximum £15 a deck
Massa: Maximum £2.50 a deck
Centurions: Minimum £10 Maximum £16
The sales will have to be completed in March but I want to see if anyone has any in the UK
International is still welcome, email me bennyboy@imtor.co.uk if you have any of the mentioned decks and are willing to trade for those prices
-Benny Brown

Hi there aether cards!
I am selling 2 sealed decks of cards
White Monarchs (gold foil): £30
Smoke and mirror v7 carbon edition (no cellophane as they have custom seals): £20
Shipping in the UK it's £3.50
Shipping to the US is £6 or $10
Any other countries contact me!
I'm raising funds for blackpool in February
If you want tracked delivery then just reply and I'll PM, also prices are negociable if you want both!
-Benny

Hi there Aether cards!
I am looking to get the aforementioned decks:
Massa
Fultons Chinatown
Centurions
In the UK only because customs is killing my bank :') £15 per parcel!
Thank you, I don't mind if it's just been opened once or something they will be used as well as collected :')
-Benny

Hello aether cards,
As my first review I would like to address the smoke and mirrors v7 boxset, recently released by Dan and Dave with reprints of v3 to v6 with slight variations and it contains a new deck "the v7 carbon edition"
The box that the cards are housed in is very well made, sturdy and a great display piece, it houses the modified D&D logo on either side, the same logo which as a whole is the largest change to each box of the cards.
When you open the box there is a signed certificate of authenticity which states the date they were printed, and also the individual number of your boxset.
The actual decks themselves are exquisite, albeit somewhat different from the original decks, the boxes on the front have the new D&D smoke and mirrors circle logo and the same fancy words "playing cards". The boxes are of a matte finish and depending on which deck the inside is styled to fit, the mirror deck is a reflective silver and the carbon edition has a musty black gloss interior. The backs on the boxes have no border and this creates a neat, clean look.

I will not review each deck individually for this is already a long review but I shall talk about them collectively.
Firstly the handling:
All 6 decks feature a brilliant finish and only took a minute or so to break in, I must say that that was something I rarely see. The cards don't clump after use because I've been using the Carbon edition deck for everything and they still handle like new. They fan extremely well and Faro shuffle unlike any other deck, you don't have to work at it they just weave together. For springs and dribbles the cards are fine and rigid, they work well for the anaconda.
Handling 5/5

Design:
Each of the smoke and Mirror decks have a really nice back design, although the recolouring didn't seem like much effort these really are beautiful in spreads, fans and flourishes. The v3 Smoke and the mirror deck have not had the back designs altered at all whereas the colour editions had the small circles above and below the middle removed to make for a cleaner look. The faces are pretty standard with recolouring to suit the deck and the face cards are recoloured standard ones. The ace of spades is recoloured but is the same ace in each deck, same with the jokers.
All in all the designs are extremely nice but the faces could have been the simplified ones.
Design 4/5

Performing with them:
These cards are excellent for magic. They really do handle well for all sorts of moves, double lifts, top controls, Erdnase changes and passes. I have performed nearly all my tricks but signed ones with them and they really do live up to what I expected off of Dan and Dave. Flourishing with them is the same, I covered it earlier in "handling".They have a great stock and finish to them to give them a great combination for flourishes, springs look vibrant, even charlier cuts look brilliant.
Performing quality 5/5

Overall these decks are excellent, they all have the same stock and finish, they have beautiful designs and handle perfectly. The only downside are the faces but since I marked them down on one they can only receive:
**** Four stars, nearly perfect but reprints are reprints
Thank you for reading