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Title: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Frost on February 26, 2012, 02:34:07 PM

 i am going to buy some bicycle cards that are ivory finish ?

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Aaron on February 26, 2012, 02:40:17 PM

If they are the ones from the Conjuring Arts Research Center then they are good.

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Frost on February 26, 2012, 02:42:15 PM

ya those are the ones are they worth buying 2 decks for $15 with shipping ?

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Evan on February 26, 2012, 02:44:23 PM

$15 including shipping is fine. They aren't really rare or anything.

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Aaron on February 26, 2012, 02:45:38 PM

Quote from: Frost on February 26, 2012, 02:42:15 PM

ya those are the ones are they worth buying 2 decks for $15 with shipping ?

I have 1 red and 1 blue and they are good decks. They are pretty much a better handling bicycle deck. They have some cool optical illusion barcode reveal and a reveal in the box.

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Kanped on February 26, 2012, 03:03:33 PM

Ivory finish is a smooth finish.  If nobody liked it, they wouldn't do it; is it good FOR YOU?  Dunno, try them.

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: hazofhorsham on February 26, 2012, 03:47:25 PM

They seem good, and have recieved some good reviews.

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: dmbaggs on February 26, 2012, 03:55:36 PM

I have one deck with ivory finish and it's not bad at all. Pick a couple up and check them out!

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: xela on February 26, 2012, 04:06:52 PM

Ivory finish is the air-cushion coating with no embossing, that's about it. :P

Title: Re: Is ivory finish good on cards ?
Post by: Don Boyer on February 27, 2012, 04:57:33 AM

Most people think that Ivory finish is a lot stiffer than Cambric/Air-Cushion.  I agree with them, but after a few shuffles you stop noticing.

I have all 12 of the CARC Professional Bicycle decks, half of which are Ivory finish.  They're made on Bee stock (casino-grade, I think), and as such handle a lot like Ivory-finish Bees do fresh out of the box.  They need some breaking in at first, so shuffle them up for a while and they'll get a bit more pliable and easier to manipulate.

I find it a little weird using smooth Bikes since Air-Cushion was all I knew since I was a kid, but the Pro Bikes in either finish are really, REALLY good decks.  After they came out, they became sort of the unofficial demonstration deck over at Tannen's Magic.  They're traditionally cut just like Tally Ho and the Richard Turner Bikes; great for faro and other shuffles.