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Variety box v6
« on: February 17, 2012, 11:03:09 PM »
 

phantom1412

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Do you think this worth it?
There are Tungstene and IAOCP. But the others are not that attractive.

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Re: Variety box v6
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2012, 11:07:10 PM »
 

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I would say that yes it's worth it. Some of those decks are worth quite a bit. Overall you are paying about 7-8USD per deck, but that doesn't include shipping. I think it's a pretty good deal overall and you get some great decks.
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2012, 11:11:38 PM »
 

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It's more of a bargain than past Variety Boxes, but I am still not getting it. I need some Black & White S&M's.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2012, 11:12:17 PM »
 

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this VB is better then the last few. I`m not going to get one but is does have some decent selection.
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2012, 11:18:34 PM »
 

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The only good Variety Boxes were v1 and that vintage box contest prize. :P
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2012, 11:20:39 PM »
 

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i don't like this variety box this one only has like three good decks in it.
« Last Edit: February 17, 2012, 11:21:49 PM by Frost »
 

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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2012, 11:22:24 PM »
 

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I like this one, international shipping is killer though.
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2012, 11:22:43 PM »
 

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The only good Variety Boxes were v1 and that vintage box contest prize. :P
Oh goodness, VB1 was amazing!! With the Jerry's  ???

i don't like this variety box this one only has like three good decks in it.
It's better than many past VBs that have had only 1 or 2 good decks. This is probably one of the better ones of the 6
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2012, 11:24:48 PM »
 

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I had tungsten and IAOCP so, I don't need this.
But I would take it if there is any black and white SMs.
 

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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2012, 11:45:19 PM »
 

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This one is definitely worth it but its not much better than the recent VB's.
I agree with what Alex said... the only really good ones were V1 and the Vintage one from their holiday contest.
 

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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2012, 07:35:57 PM »
 

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Yeah,it's not a bad deal if you don't already have those decks.
I would have bought this box but with standard shipping its 126USD.
Got already enough V6 S&M and Fantastique decks.The Arrco,Bee Smith Back and Ask Alexander decks are kinda worthless to me.
So i did the math : 12 decks : 126USD = 8Euros a deck.

For the watermelon bees 8 Euros is the current value so no lost/gain here.Also for the Octopus/Tungestene deck a bargain.
The rest is not worth 8Euros a deck....so i will pass and buy the 3 decks i really want seperately and safe cash.
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2012, 07:57:42 PM »
 

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I really want this f another Tungstene deck, but there is no point.
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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2012, 09:42:11 PM »
 

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i decided not to buy this as well, its like paying around 30$ for tungstene and iaocp, and 7$ for the rest with a lot unwanted decks.
 

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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2012, 09:59:27 PM »
 

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i decided not to buy this as well, its like paying around 30$ for tungstene and iaocp, and 7$ for the rest with a lot unwanted decks.

Let's save up for the Owls >:( >:(
 

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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2012, 10:11:24 PM »
 

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i decided not to buy this as well, its like paying around 30$ for tungstene and iaocp, and 7$ for the rest with a lot unwanted decks.

Let's save up for the Owls >:( >:(

totally agree. i would buy a brick of owls (if i can)
there are seasons and skulkor that is catching my attention right now.
i wish i could print money :-[
 

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« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2012, 10:20:04 PM »
 

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I like this deck box
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« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2012, 11:43:31 PM »
 

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Let's save up for the Owls >:( >:(

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« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2012, 11:50:39 PM »
 

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Let's save up for the Owls >:( >:(

What are the Owls?

The BC deck. I can't recall the name of it. The box has an owl on it haha that's why they are calling them the owls
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« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2012, 11:59:08 PM »
 

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Let's save up for the Owls >:( >:(

What are the Owls?
http://aethercards.com/discourse/index.php?topic=1036.20
 
@phantom1412, I want those decks too, but maybe 1 or 2 decks and will open and use them. Now I just hope the faces of the owl cards are good enough.
 

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« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2012, 12:09:28 AM »
 

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is owls the blue crown deck?-nvm lol guys responded during typing
« Last Edit: February 19, 2012, 12:09:58 AM by LauR »
 

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« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2012, 01:19:51 AM »
 

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The only good Variety Boxes were v1 and that vintage box contest prize. :P
Oh goodness, VB1 was amazing!! With the Jerry's  ???

i don't like this variety box this one only has like three good decks in it.
It's better than many past VBs that have had only 1 or 2 good decks. This is probably one of the better ones of the 6

Isn't it kind of sad that someone's being enticed to buy a dozen decks just to get a few decks they're actually looking for?  Why not simply make it a more worthwhile product and offer a whole box of desirable decks?

But then again, I can't see them making tons of profit on a limited sale of 144 boxes in the first place...  I guess after the first box it became sort of a prestige thing.
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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2012, 01:28:03 AM »
 

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The only good Variety Boxes were v1 and that vintage box contest prize. :P
Oh goodness, VB1 was amazing!! With the Jerry's  ???

i don't like this variety box this one only has like three good decks in it.
It's better than many past VBs that have had only 1 or 2 good decks. This is probably one of the better ones of the 6

Isn't it kind of sad that someone's being enticed to buy a dozen decks just to get a few decks they're actually looking for?  Why not simply make it a more worthwhile product and offer a whole box of desirable decks?

But then again, I can't see them making tons of profit on a limited sale of 144 boxes in the first place...  I guess after the first box it became sort of a prestige thing.

I've said this before. I feel as if they are aiming for newer collectors/those who are new to the community. For them this is probably a sweet collection of a lot of decks they don't own, missed out on, or haven't heard of. For us more veteran collectors it's hard for them to achieve a VB that fits what we want or don't have. For me that box would have...

Brown Wynns
Jerry's
IAOCP
Tungstene
Moth/Myth
etc....

That would be one expensive box!! We all can complain about how bad they are, but they aren't going to make a VB that pleases everybody. I think with the huge growth in the community lately these are almost perfect!
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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2012, 01:31:39 AM »
 

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Deffinetly a nice box for new starters to card collecting so in that regards is could be quite a good product for some people.
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« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2012, 02:08:47 AM »
 

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Deffinetly a nice box for new starters to card collecting so in that regards is could be quite a good product for some people.

But if that was the case, why limit the number to such a low quantity?  Are that few people joining the hobby of card collecting?  I doubt that...
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« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2012, 03:09:06 AM »
 

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Deffinetly a nice box for new starters to card collecting so in that regards is could be quite a good product for some people.

But if that was the case, why limit the number to such a low quantity?  Are that few people joining the hobby of card collecting?  I doubt that...

Well at first they released these as limited items and I think they are just keeping with that format. The first two boxes were better for collectors but now it seems to be more for the newer people in the community, but they kept the same "limited edition" sticker on it.
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