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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #50 on: June 22, 2012, 01:58:28 PM »
 

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Normally mid-july or something like that, they should be ready to ship... That's what I heard I think
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #51 on: June 22, 2012, 02:42:02 PM »
 

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I love the look of these. They're simple, luxurious,  and my favorite color is red!
I can't wait to receive them.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2012, 01:16:58 AM »
 

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They do look amazing. I really want to know how these feel. They can't arrive to soon. I love the little holes in the box. Just incredible...

The tuck box art is meant to simulate the appearance of fine leather from a luxury car.  You do know that those "holes" are just dots of black ink, right?

As of right now, less than 700 decks remain at HOPC.
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2012, 03:58:30 AM »
 

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Well, it's darn well simluated :D
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2012, 12:56:35 PM »
 

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I got an email saying that there are  only about 500 decks left.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #55 on: June 23, 2012, 01:41:10 PM »
 

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Have to say it is elegant looking. Does anyone have better quality pictures of the faces? I'm very curious to see them, although I fear they will be standard like the Mana's faces.
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #56 on: June 23, 2012, 05:17:09 PM »
 

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With this deck selling as fast as it is, I went ahead and placed another order for a few more decks.  Just want to make sure I have enough before they sell out.  Cant wait to see this deck and tuck box in person. And yes Don, it reminds me of leather too from the bucket seats of an exotic sports car.  8)
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #57 on: June 23, 2012, 05:18:52 PM »
 

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This really wants to just make you touch this deck. I hope I won't be dissapointed
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #58 on: June 23, 2012, 05:21:59 PM »
 

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This really wants to just make you touch this deck. I hope I won't be dissapointed
That makes two of us  ;)
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #59 on: June 24, 2012, 12:33:29 AM »
 

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Have to say it is elegant looking. Does anyone have better quality pictures of the faces? I'm very curious to see them, although I fear they will be standard like the Mana's faces.

Not entirely standard...  Check this out: http://52cartes.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/verve-face.jpg?w=614&h=248
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #60 on: August 02, 2012, 04:04:00 PM »
 

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Looks like the Verve decks are on their way out. Got a shipping notice from HOPC today that it was sent today. Probably looking at Monday delivery (though it could be Saturday depending how fast USPS wants to work)
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #61 on: August 02, 2012, 04:38:57 PM »
 

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I got a shipping confirmation too! I'm really looking forward to seeing these in person.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #62 on: August 08, 2012, 07:46:45 PM »
 

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Unfortunately I didn't pick these up yet. However I will be more than happy to trade or buy these in the after sale. The leather effect rendered seems very smooth and nice looking, and I think it's one of the first decks to be like this.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #63 on: August 09, 2012, 04:56:53 PM »
 

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I received mine today and they're really beautiful! Their name is very fitting.
Review coming soon.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #64 on: August 10, 2012, 05:44:31 PM »
 

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Hey, check out my Verve: Élan Rouge Deck Review! I will be having a big contest at 500 subscribers, so don't forget to subscribe!
Thanks!
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #65 on: August 11, 2012, 03:28:48 AM »
 

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Hey, check out my Verve: Élan Rouge Deck Review! I will be having a big contest at 500 subscribers, so don't forget to subscribe!
Thanks!

Evan - I'm thinking that just like how we don't want people promoting deck sales in the PCP since we have a separate forum for that, you shouldn't really be pushing your reviews here either.  We have a whole forum dedicated to them now - blow your horn there all you want about your reviews.
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #66 on: August 14, 2012, 08:51:41 PM »
 

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Just saw these on Ebay for $40! Are they really worth that much? I don't believe they are.
 

Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #67 on: August 14, 2012, 11:56:54 PM »
 

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Just saw these on Ebay for $40! Are they really worth that much? I don't believe they are.

I've said this before - and always hope I'll never have to say it again, but here we are...

A deck - any deck - is worth exactly as much as someone is willing to pay for it at a given moment in time.  Nothing more, nothing less.

By the way, WHICH eBay are you looking at?  'Cause I just checked eBay.com, and they have three listings - two "buy it nows" for $14.95 each and an auction starting at $25 with zero bids and six days left.
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #68 on: August 15, 2012, 01:13:33 AM »
 

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By the way, WHICH eBay are you looking at?  'Cause I just checked eBay.com, and they have three listings - two "buy it nows" for $14.95 each and an auction starting at $25 with zero bids and six days left.

It was up there for $40
It was one of Lazarus's decks, he always puts things up really high (fishing for idiots) and then lowers it after a day or 2. He has it up for $20 right now http://www.ebay.com/itm/Verve-Playing-Cards-By-HOPC-/221095529644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337a520cac#ht_500wt_1365

Actually I am pretty impressed with the picture he took of the front he captured the metal foil well
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Re: NEW DECK - Élan Rouge from Verve Luxury Playing Cards by Erik Mana
« Reply #69 on: August 15, 2012, 01:41:24 AM »
 

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Actually I am pretty impressed with the picture he took of the front he captured the metal foil well

You called that right - it's really effing hard to get the metallics to show, especially when it's metallic ink on a card, but this box would have been nearly as difficult, I think.  The photos themselves aren't gorgeous (the lighting does look a little odd), but it was probably a necessary tradeoff to get the foil to show, which it does.
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