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Introduce Yourself / Southern Collector
« on: October 21, 2014, 10:57:04 AM »
Hello everyone, my name is Brent and I live in Carthage, MS. A year ago I had no idea people collected cards, I mean come on it's cards, you play with them, lose a few, throw them in a drawer or cabinet but you don't collect them. That's what I thought then. Around January of this year(2014) I had backed another kickstarter project (unrelated to cards) and I was browsing different projects when I came upon the bicycle Steel deck. I knew then that I had to have those beautiful cards. That got me to looking through other decks and I was blown away by the amount of artwork and design of decks. That was it, I was hooked and haven't looked back since. I've known about this forum for quite a while but I've mainly been on the United Cardists forum. I decided to participate more here after the 52+ joker convention.
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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Silver Arrow, Luxury playing cards by Jackson Robinson (KS)
« on: October 21, 2014, 10:36:33 AM »
So you are saying we should start designing decks that looks common and be used in casino's, magicians, everywhere?
I don't think Kickstarter is the right platform to do that. But maybe funded personally and then tried to hit the market would do the trick. It seems like most of the people on Kickstarter are looking for "creative" "Unique" designs that only they can get when pledging.
I think this has a lot to do with the reasoning for this lack of funding. The design is amazing, like all of Jackson's work, but most of JRs fan base are those that only want LEs. With the new influx of young collectors, I think most are looking to make a quick buck on reselling. Jackson's work definitely sells and if you missed out on LEs during his campaign, you can usually pick them up in the aftermarket for a heavy price. The idea of Jackson having a "staple" deck is great but I don't think we'll be seeing another attempt at that anytime soon. I'll bet he adds a lot of bells and whistles to the tuck and back and print a smaller run of 1000-2500. This will cause the prices to then go from $6 a deck for slate to $12-18 and $20-30 for a pearl.
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Playing Card Plethora / Re: 52 Plus Joker Convention in Charleston - Oct. 15-18
« on: October 20, 2014, 07:03:56 PM »
I just started collecting cards this year and have found a great passion for it. I found out about the 52+ joker convention on united cardists website and straddled the fence for months on whether to go or not. I cannot express what a great decision I made in deciding to attend. I had such an amazing time. Everyone there was so friendly and made me feel very welcome. The older members had such a vast knowledge of decks and history of cards and card collecting. Also, there were hundreds of decks that were available for sell/trade and I wanted to so many of them but I am on a budget. 
There were several of today's top card designers and it was great to meet and get to know them.
I'd like to thank everyone for making me feel welcome.
If you haven't joined 52+ joker yet, there is no time like the present. Think about it and also about attending next years conventions. It'll definitely be a decision you will not regret.
There were several of today's top card designers and it was great to meet and get to know them. I'd like to thank everyone for making me feel welcome.
If you haven't joined 52+ joker yet, there is no time like the present. Think about it and also about attending next years conventions. It'll definitely be a decision you will not regret.
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