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loldudex2 · « **on:** October 09, 2011, 09:05:56 AM »

This is my story.
A few years ago for Christmas, as a stocking-stuffer, I got a red Bicycle Jumbo-Index deck. I used it so much, and practically destroyed the box. After that I decided to look up cool decks of cards that lasted a while, looked cool, and that people liked. I got on BMPOKERWORLD and was amazed at all the different types of cards, but figured that no one collected cards. I looked up playing card collecting and didn't find much. Then one day I stumbled along Ellusionist. PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT COLLECTING CARDS! It was so cool. Then once I found out about "Playing Card Selling and Trading, my whole life changed (Well Kinda).

Also, I think it's worth mentioning that a few years ago I called my brother an idiot, for paying like $7 for a deck of cards that looked cool. Look how the tides have turned.

RF · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2011, 10:37:32 AM »

When I got into magic I just had a pretty crappy deck so I look for a better one. I saw that everyone is using the same cards so I looked where I could get them. I found an online magicstore and I was surprised how many different decks they got so I ordered a lot of them for christmas, after that I found so many other decks and I can't stop buying them

phantom1412 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2011, 10:53:19 AM »

I started buying cool looking deck few years ago. But I didn't care any about the rare deck or limited deck.
But since I got the red artifice, I started to trade for other rare decks, and that's is my beginning of the collection.

loldudex2 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:25:42 AM »

The Red Artifice were my first rare decks too.

RF · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:27:50 AM »

I think I don't even have a real "rare" deck, the best ones I have are the S&M v5 and maybe the Propaganda deck (can't find it anywhere online)

phantom1412 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:49:48 AM »

Quote from: RF on October 09, 2011, 11:27:50 AM

I think I don't even have a real "rare" deck, the best ones I have are the S&M v5 and maybe the Propaganda deck (can't find it anywhere online)

I can find propaganda at less than $10 in Japan.

loldudex2 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:52:19 AM »

Propaganda for $10! That's awesome.

RF · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:53:51 AM »

Quote from: phantom1412 on October 09, 2011, 11:49:48 AM

Quote from: RF on October 09, 2011, 11:27:50 AM
I think I don't even have a real "rare" deck, the best ones I have are the S&M v5 and maybe the Propaganda deck (can't find it anywhere online)

I can find propaganda at less than $10 in Japan.

yeah only on ebay but the prices are from 15$ - 26$ + international shipping

Kanped · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2011, 02:10:59 PM »

I've always loved card games and magic... I dunno, they're like little pieces of art.

sinsandman · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:12:40 PM »

Well, my true collecting didn't start until about a year and a half ago. Up until then I just had a few ok decks. But then I got on E and saw some cool looking decks I thought would impress my buddies at our next poker game...then started the entire collecting thing

phantom1412 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 09, 2011, 06:20:32 PM »

Quote from: loldudex2 on October 09, 2011, 11:52:19 AM

Propaganda for $10! That's awesome.

Yeah, and there are more than 40 of them selling.

loldudex2 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2011, 07:21:35 PM »

How much do they sell for now?

RF · « **Reply #12 on:** October 09, 2011, 07:27:04 PM »

Quote from: phantom1412 on October 09, 2011, 06:20:32 PM

Yeah, and there are more than 40 of them selling.

Ohh...now I want to live in Japan

phantom1412 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 09, 2011, 09:43:29 PM »

Quote from: loldudex2 on October 09, 2011, 07:21:35 PM

How much do they sell for now?

Just $10 per deck

john · « **Reply #14 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:00:20 PM »

Well, a man by the name of Alex got me into collecting, you know alex, Deckmastercards, founder of AetherCards, yea he got me into collecting when i watched some of his videos and saw there are more than just red and blue bikes out there.

D_bag · « **Reply #15 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:40:39 PM »

The bicycle fashion decks at target got me interested in different kinds of cards! Then alex and this other reviewer, cardsrfun, pretty much fueled it even more!

dee1orean · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2011, 05:35:52 PM »

Batman.... No, seriously. Before he became the Joker Nicholsons character Jack Napier had a lucky deck he'd take the top card of the deck and with one hand roll it around the deck untill it was back on top. I decided I had to learn that! 23 years later and I stumble accross Ellusionist and the rest is History!

VortexHead · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2011, 06:26:06 PM »

I'll keep it short, magic to flourishing and then that got me started with jerry's and the other decks.

Tjlopstv! · « **Reply #18 on:** October 15, 2011, 12:13:33 AM »

I bought the trilogy for the tricks. The flourish section got me into flourishing. I read about jerry's nuggets then searched for more rare cards. my first rare deck(s) was I bought half a brick of wynns.

xela · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2011, 01:01:38 AM »

Quote from: Tjlopstv! on October 15, 2011, 12:13:33 AM

I bought the trilogy for the tricks. The flourish section got me into flourishing. I read about jerry's nuggets then searched for more rare cards. my first rare deck(s) was I bought half a brick of wynns.

When did you buy the half a brick?

Tjlopstv! · « **Reply #20 on:** October 15, 2011, 01:47:17 PM »

a few months ago I found one website that still had them but a checked a few weeks ago to get more but they don't have them anymore

Fanofyankees13 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2011, 09:17:14 PM »

I started collecting after seeing a few cool decks at a friend's house....the rest is a very expensive history LOL

Evan · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:09:44 PM »

I started off as a magician. Then I had like 20 decks... then I wanted to collect and keep collecting. So now I'm up to 140 decks!

phantom1412 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2011, 12:57:27 AM »

3 months before I have only 18 unrare deck (not count the normal bike and tallys)
Now I have about 150 decks...
And no money.

Bolt · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2011, 02:36:24 AM »

I'm not a collector, but I can appreciate classy design of things. One of my recent purchases was a Sherlock Holmes Leatherback Classic book from Barnes and Noble. Vortex Deck has that appeal to me.

Has anyone seen the deck of cards that came with some collectors set of Fallout 3? Very cool.

Mix n' Match style.

zogbert · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:25:53 AM »

the first thing i collected was pokemon/digimon cards so i was bound to puick up playing cards

sinsandman · « **Reply #26 on:** October 20, 2011, 06:26:51 AM »

@ Dee...kinda funny and somewhat along the same note, Gambit had an influence on my card handling.