I swapped some email with Lawrence Sullivan.

They opted on the release version of Legends to stick with the prototype box instead of the heavily-embossed matte boxes shown in some of the photos.  The thinking there was that the box's plastic coating would make the box a little water-resistant, great for when you're performing at a bar or restaurant setting.  I think it would also survive placement in a Porper clip better as well - mine in and out of their Porpers look great.

Yes, the green deck has metallic ink, unlike the blue and red.

CARC will be carrying them.  Bill Kalush gets his batch this week.  Though honestly, I think you'd be very hard-pressed to find a deal better than the ones Zenneth is offering.  I picked up a total of four Coterie Bee + Legends sets and three Gold Seal NFB deck sets.  The prices I got on all of those items are very hard to pass up.

this is no doubt one of the best deals in year 2013 for playing cards community.

I'll agree that ALL the companies speak through a veil. we have plenty of examples from each. But many here are doing it too. I can read between the lines and get the jist of it. I have stated my opinion about D&D but just want to add how I find it ironic that the same people bashing them are ordering BRICKS from them. If the companies being mentioned where that evil than why not boycott them.....or at least lie and don't tell us!

Benefits of membership...  I'll probably get a crack at these the day before they're released.  They did the same for me when the LTD uncut became available.

As bad as it may sound, I honestly hope this venture fails miserably and no one buys it. Maybe then Dan and Dave will realize that they actually have to start putting out quality merchandise again to get people's business.

Why I don't believe D&D are actually testing a new ANYTHING:

1. USPCC has yet to work with a company to get new paper. The paper they use is the paper that the mills provide. You can't just walk into USPCC and "develop" a new stock. They have what they have, and anything available to D&D is available to every person working with them. If D&D found a ground breaking new stock, you would see more people using it already. Just look at the Magic finish, which was printed on USPCC decks before a single Ellusionist deck with it hit shelves, and you already had custom decks utilizing that finish when it was just announced.

2. If USPCC refused to work with David Blaine on developing new tech and materials for cards (which is why the Legends deck is outsourcing to other companies), why would they give a minute of their time to D&D, who don't have anywhere near the resources that DB has? USPCC chucked E and T11 out the window so they could opt out of working with any company, yet they team up with D&D?

3. 100% of the time in the past, when a company or person stated they're "teaming up with USPCC" it has been on the design-end. The design folks have nothing to do with the production department, or R&D. At least that's what my conversations with their design department has led me to believe, since some of them are more clueless about stocks/finishes than us folks on the forums.

Found this quote over on UC; not too sure what to think of it:

"Being one of our favorite decks we convinced the USPCC to allow us to reprint these to their original specification with a smooth finish on ultra thin paper. We think the outcome is better than the original."

I see quite a few people are getting multiple decks.   I don't know about the rest of you.......but I sure wouldn't mind getting multiple Jerry's Nugget decks