Quote from: Don Boyer on October 19, 2012, 01:17:31 AM

Rarest modern deck I opened was "Broken Spell."  NO ONE sells the blasted things - I got mine at a charity auction for Japanese tsunami/earthquake/nuclear disaster victims.  You can look it up on Kickstarter, it was possibly the first deck project, or at least among the first.  I've also opened Gold Seal White New Fan Backs (only 1,000 made) and White Monarchs.  BG1E, Gold Arcane, Red Artifice...  I usually open one, and if it's the only one I have, I open it.

The "Broken Spell" deck is rare?
I had absolutely no clue.  I was at the small press expo last month in Bethesda and one of the creators of the deck had a table where she had 3 or 4 of the decks for sale ( I think she was asking $15) along with some of her comics. I picked one up "because, addiction".
She had a sample there open, the art was nice but the card quality was low (definitely an art deck not a performance deck). I actually opened my deck up that evening at the hotel and was going to get her to sign the card she contributed to the deck, unfortunately she wasn't there the next day, she had a friend manning her table.

My point is, the things you run into when you aren't expecting.

Quote from: LauR on October 16, 2012, 08:47:37 PM

This is his third release so if prices haven't changed much he's pulled in roughly 90k

Allow me to quote from someone who posted previously AND did the math...

Quote from: CBJ on October 15, 2012, 03:43:28 PM

crazy.

He'll pull in $37,842 for 144 decks of cards. ($262.79 per deck)

Simply insane

CBJ

LauR, what did we learn? 

Quote from: LauR on October 11, 2012, 01:20:25 AM

Are you kidding me right now that you believe that is a justified reason for reprinting, just because ppl missed out on a limited deck is no reason to make a slight variation of essentially the same deck and releasing it again under a different title. That is the whole purpose of creating "limited" editions. The high price natures of post release limited editions item is what contributes to its exclusiveness and the rush to buy it before it sells out. That is how it is in every industry, from watches, shoes, etc.

Also you portrayal of collectors is also poorly construed, oppose to whining that the deck was limited, that is an actual legitimate concern. When they advertised that the decks would be a limited run, that is the marketing strategy employed by these sellers and do contribute to the pro and cons of an individual when deciding to buy a deck. Like for all the collectors now, who own like theory 11 white centurions, if theory 11 now reveals that they will do an unlimited run of white centurion v 2 with a different joker, the price of v1s would go down as the demand for v1s decrease as individuals opt to go for the cheaper alternative. Therefore, they would in fact have a well founded and justified reasoning for being opposed to reprints.

The "reprints" were announced the SAME DAY the originals released.  They were no secret.  Yet for weeks after, they were still highly sought-after cards.


You used David Blaine's decks as an example.  Can you honestly tell me that the release of the Split Spades Bees had a negative impact on the Split Spades Tally Ho decks?  Or that the Split Spades Lions affected either?  There were only sleight tweaks from one version to the other - but they were still different versions.


I've not seen a single bit less demand for the WL Series A since the WL Series B came out.  They're similar, sure, but they're NOT the same deck.  I don't think the release of the Platinum Edition will alter the demand for the originals, especially among collectors.  Some collectors never even crack open the tuck box, preferring instead to look at the still-sealed deck on display on their wall or in their cabinet.  Can you honestly tell me that the release of the Platinums will affect the demand for the originals among those collectors?

Yikes, as sexy as the boxes are, not changing anything else and printing 10k decks...

Even on the best decks, like these, I don't believe in the T11 route to deck releases.

I'm very enthusiastic about the v7's. I've been waiting for them for what seems like an eternity. Furthermore, I am about the complete opposite about the recolored Fulton's. In my opinion, they remind me too much about Jerry Nuggets. It's nearly the same color and the backs are identical except for one small aspect. Again, I can't wait for the new S&M deck though.