How much do you think the Monarch deck - GOLD VERSION is worth?

[K]

should I or should I not get the deck..    yes it's just 'gold' ink but it looks really classy... price tag attached can get me a whole lot of other decks... somehow gold just seems to attract me, gold arcanes (Which I still do not have, now gold monarchs...) decisions decisions  :-X :'(

[Don Boyer]

should I or should I not get the deck..    yes it's just 'gold' ink but it looks really classy... price tag attached can get me a whole lot of other decks... somehow gold just seems to attract me, gold arcanes (Which I still do not have, now gold monarchs...) decisions decisions  :-X :'(

On this deck, it isn't worth it.  The reason they trashed most of the gold production run was that the gold was extremely difficult to spot.  You ask me, it was a dumb reason, but one in a series of dumb decisions.


Another thought occurred to me about the "same package" issue.  When the White Centurions came out, they just came in a plain white tuck box.  Why oh why couldn't they do something similar with the Gold Monarchs?

[Evan]

should I or should I not get the deck..    yes it's just 'gold' ink but it looks really classy... price tag attached can get me a whole lot of other decks... somehow gold just seems to attract me, gold arcanes (Which I still do not have, now gold monarchs...) decisions decisions  :-X :'(

If you're going to use it, then its not worth it at all. (unless you're rich)
If its for your collection, then its definitely worth it

[NathanCanadas]

I honestly think it's a waste of money, especially if you're never going to open it, since the box looks exactly the same!

[dmbaggs]

Yeah NOT WORTH IT!! I'm lucky to have one so I know it's legit but I would never take the chance of spending that much on a deck and not knowing if it's legit or not. I would buy a load of other decks instead and really appreciate them

[Mrmagic]

I agree with Don, to easy for you to get screwed.

[sinsandman]

I'm surprised that people are still talking about not being able to tell if it is legit or not. It has already been revealed quite some time ago that the cellophane is different on the two decks. The Gold is sealed on the right and smooth on the left. The regular Monarchs are sealed on the left and smooth on the right. As I said, this was revealed a while ago. 144 survived, 111 were sold. Obviously this is a deck for collectors. Whether to open or not is on the individual...but regardless, opened or not, it is still 1 of 144 decks. What other deck can be said that there are only 144 in existence? Who has opened their White Centurion? There are decks, like the Gold Monarch, J Nug, White Cent, that are on a whole different level of collector status.

[Don Boyer]

I'm surprised that people are still talking about not being able to tell if it is legit or not. It has already been revealed quite some time ago that the cellophane is different on the two decks. The Gold is sealed on the right and smooth on the left. The regular Monarchs are sealed on the left and smooth on the right. As I said, this was revealed a while ago. 144 survived, 111 were sold. Obviously this is a deck for collectors. Whether to open or not is on the individual...but regardless, opened or not, it is still 1 of 144 decks. What other deck can be said that there are only 144 in existence? Who has opened their White Centurion? There are decks, like the Gold Monarch, J Nug, White Cent, that are on a whole different level of collector status.

Dude, I was TOTALLY unaware of this!  OK, in that case, since you really CAN tell the difference, then maybe it's something for a collector to get.  But if you're just Joe Magician or Jane Flourisher or Sam Pokerplayer, you wno't notice the gold, so it's not worth the price.  Get the "plain" ones and have at it.

If I had White Centurions, I'd open them.  I have two white New Fan Backs - one is opened.  If I only had one, it would still be opened.  I would open a Jerry's Nugget deck if I owned one.  I admire the cards for how they look, feel and perform, not simply for bragging rights that I own an expensive deck of cards.  If collecting alone makes you happy, more power to you - I want to get the visceral, physical experience.  Otherwise, I'd still be playing solitaire on my phone...and I likely wouldn't be a magician.

[Mrmagic]

I'm surprised that people are still talking about not being able to tell if it is legit or not. It has already been revealed quite some time ago that the cellophane is different on the two decks. The Gold is sealed on the right and smooth on the left. The regular Monarchs are sealed on the left and smooth on the right. As I said, this was revealed a while ago. 144 survived, 111 were sold. Obviously this is a deck for collectors. Whether to open or not is on the individual...but regardless, opened or not, it is still 1 of 144 decks. What other deck can be said that there are only 144 in existence? Who has opened their White Centurion? There are decks, like the Gold Monarch, J Nug, White Cent, that are on a whole different level of collector status.

Dude, I was TOTALLY unaware of this!  OK, in that case, since you really CAN tell the difference, then maybe it's something for a collector to get.  But if you're just Joe Magician or Jane Flourisher or Sam Pokerplayer, you wno't notice the gold, so it's not worth the price.  Get the "plain" ones and have at it.

If I had White Centurions, I'd open them.  I have two white New Fan Backs - one is opened.  If I only had one, it would still be opened.  I would open a Jerry's Nugget deck if I owned one.  I admire the cards for how they look, feel and perform, not simply for bragging rights that I own an expensive deck of cards.  If collecting alone makes you happy, more power to you - I want to get the visceral, physical experience.  Otherwise, I'd still be playing solitaire on my phone...and I likely wouldn't be a magician.

Im with you Don, I want to see the cards, maybe if it was some uber rare deck where if opened lost hundreds of dollars in value i might not but other wise i always do.

[sinsandman]

See there we meet performer vs collector. I personally am both, this why I buy multiples of each deck. So I have the gold but also a brick of regulars. I also have an open Jerry, so I know where you guys are coming from. So I guess to sum it up...if you want a deck for collection and bragging rights go for gold and spend the money, if you intend the deck for use then just stick to the cheap white monarchs.