Hey guys.
I was just thinking, it seems quite a few of us seem to have Skype accounts. So, I thought it would be fun to have a Discourse Skype group chat for us all to chat in.
So, if you like the sound of that, then feel free to leave your username in a reply or a PM to me, and I'll add you to the group!
I think it'd be a great way for us to all get to know each other a bit more.

I just bought a friend a few Tally-Ho decks from theory11. They arrived in the mail this morning, so I opened them and took a look at the boxes, just to make sure everything was in good condition. But I spotted something odd that I hadn't seen before on the Tally-Ho boxes.
I've attached a couple of pictures, to help explain what I'm talking about.
Basically, there are a couple of weird differences between the Tally-Ho Circle back and Fan back tuckboxes. On the bottom of the Fan back, the box just says 'Tally-Ho POKER 9'. Yet, on the bottom of the Circle back box, there's a whole bunch of copyright information. And on the sides of the boxes, the Circle back box says 'The U.S. Playing Card Co.', but the Fan back box also says 'Cincinatti, Ohio 45212'.
I know it doesn't really matter much, but I'm just curious as to why the boxes would differ from each other, when it seems that they were both printed at the same time. Does anyone know? Any help would be great!
(The Circle back is on top, and the Fan back is on the bottom in both photos)

I've been interested in this deck for a while. It was a limited edition deck that Lance T. Miller made for his Gargoyles deck; a prototype deck, of sorts. I'm not sure why it was made as a Labelexpo deck. I'm guessing it was given away at Labelexpo or something.
It comes with a thick plastic covering showing some art on it instead of cellophane. The card backs are the same as the normal Gargoyles deck, just a lot darker. The faces all show normal Bicycle faces instead of the finished faces, except for the Ace of Spades which is the same as the finished version although, again, a lot darker.
Lance sold them on his website for $5 each, although they're sold out now. I've contacted him multiple times through the Contact section of his website, but I have not received any reply from him.
I'm really looking to get hold of this deck, so if any of you have it, or can tell me where I could purchase it, that'd be great.
Of course, I'd love to get it at the original price of $5, but I doubt I'll find that deal anywhere. So I'd be willing to go up to $20. Thanks.

Ask Alexander and Erdnaseum Uncut sheets are available at the CARC website for $29.99 each (postpaid domestic shipping, international shipping is $11 each).
Just thought I'd let you guys know, in case any of you are uncut collectors, and/or fans of these decks.
I personally won't be picking up either of these, although I do love the Erdnaseum back designs, with the ambigram reading 'S. W. Erdnase' one way, and 'W. E. Sanders' the other way.

Edit: Sorry, forgot to add the links: http://conjuringarts.org/2011/11/erdnaseum-uncut-sheets/ (Erdnaseum uncut sheet)
                                                        http://conjuringarts.org/2011/11/ask-alexander-uncut-sheets/ (Ask Alexander uncut sheet)

Hey.
 I've got something here that has got me pretty confused, so I thought I'd post it up over here and see what you guys have to say about it. I'll dive straight into it.
 A couple of years ago, I bought a Bicycle Ribbon Edition Deck. It came in cellophane, but without a seal. At the time, I didn't think anything of it. I knew that some decks came with the sticker seals. But this morning, a package arrived for me in the mail from KPopFever605. One of the decks was the same Ribbon Edition Deck that I already have (not the deck I thought I'd ordered, but that's a different matter). The curious thing was, that this deck had a seal on it. I'd bought it as a used deck, so the seal was broken, which I was fine with, especially as it meant I could check out the cards. The weird thing is, the cards inside have ribbons in each corner of the card, instead of angels like on a regular rider back deck. Yet, in my deck, the cards are just pink rider backs; no ribbons. And the faces on the new decks have either one or two ribbons incorporated in it somewhere, yet mine just has regular Bicycle faces, with the exception of the red suits being pink. The weirder thing is that the back of the deck box shows a face down card without ribbons in the corners. And yet, one of these decks did have ribbons in the corners.
 I've still got a sealed deck of the Ribbon Edition deck that I bought a few years ago, and I checked that box aswell. It didn't have a seal either. And the little tag that you can pull to unwrap the cellophane doesn't say 'Bicycle' across it as a few of my other sealed Bicycles do.
 What I really want to know is, are the two decks that I bought a few years ago fake decks? The handling is just the same as a normal deck, and the cards feel the same thickness and everything. But I can't think of any other conclusion to make, other than a fake deck of cards, a balls up at the USPCC, or a different edition of the Ribbon Edition deck.
 Also, while digging around, I found some other pictures of the deck that look to be the same as KPopFever605's deck; http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/09/07/bicycle-pink-ribbon-playing-cards/
 I've posted some pictures below. The deck on the left is my deck from a few years ago, and the deck on the right is the one I just received from KPopFever605. Sorry about the bad quality/lighting; I just quickly used my cell phone to take the pictures.
 Also, sorry about the wall of text above. Just trying to make myself as clear as possible, though I fear I've just confused the issue even more. Any help is appreciated.