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The Conversation Parlor / What drives the prices of cards?
« on: September 29, 2018, 11:09:44 AM »
It's been a long time since i posted anything, but i would just like to get some thoughts on this topic.
Recently as i was going through my collection and cleaning it up, I came across a deck of Bicycle Full Moon.
As a collector, i think the special/limited edition is quite cool. Lenticular lens, (which fits the theme of a man turning into a werewolf), USPC printed, Bicycle branded, custom foil, limited to 1,500 decks...etc
A quick search on ebay and a deck costs about $20-30USD max?
Off the top of my head, i can think of:
Bicycle Titanic has individual seals containing information of each passenger.
Seven seas by brain vessel where four decks make up a beautiful mural.
Run Decks with hard neck and shoulder cases.
Simple changes but thought differently. I have over 5000+ decks or more in my collection so i would say i have seen enough to make a judgement.
So many unique decks, so many designers trying out new experiments. Yet a deck of fontaine colour change of 15,000 decks is $50-100 or sometimes even more? Don't get me wrong, i don't set the prices and i am happy to make (or have made ) money out of the stacks of existing fontaines that i have. But i probably won't buy them off the market if i missed out on an edition. I've seen people (even more so than last time) do a colour change and slap a limited edition to sell more decks.
I'm just more curious to why are people forking out this absurd amount for a colour change? The stock/finish? The marketing? Or simply a fear of missing out (FOMO) because everyone else has a deck? If its cardistry we are talking about, then i believe there are lots of nicer/simpler looking backs in the market?
Recently as i was going through my collection and cleaning it up, I came across a deck of Bicycle Full Moon.
As a collector, i think the special/limited edition is quite cool. Lenticular lens, (which fits the theme of a man turning into a werewolf), USPC printed, Bicycle branded, custom foil, limited to 1,500 decks...etc
A quick search on ebay and a deck costs about $20-30USD max?
Off the top of my head, i can think of:
Bicycle Titanic has individual seals containing information of each passenger.
Seven seas by brain vessel where four decks make up a beautiful mural.
Run Decks with hard neck and shoulder cases.
Simple changes but thought differently. I have over 5000+ decks or more in my collection so i would say i have seen enough to make a judgement.
So many unique decks, so many designers trying out new experiments. Yet a deck of fontaine colour change of 15,000 decks is $50-100 or sometimes even more? Don't get me wrong, i don't set the prices and i am happy to make (or have made ) money out of the stacks of existing fontaines that i have. But i probably won't buy them off the market if i missed out on an edition. I've seen people (even more so than last time) do a colour change and slap a limited edition to sell more decks.
I'm just more curious to why are people forking out this absurd amount for a colour change? The stock/finish? The marketing? Or simply a fear of missing out (FOMO) because everyone else has a deck? If its cardistry we are talking about, then i believe there are lots of nicer/simpler looking backs in the market?