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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: Evan on June 17, 2012, 09:58:16 PM
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Along with the new w White Lions Series B, it looks like a new Split Spades deck is coming soon!
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You beat me to it. That means that the first edition split spades are finally getting a second edition! I hope they sell more of these as they are one of the best handling cards and one of my go to decks when performing. Perfect example of style meets performance. The BMW 6 series convertible of playing cards. Hahaha. Looks like there might be a series b red also
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if you look in the background of the picture just behind the white lions there is a red deck that appears to be the series two red deck because of the silver stripe
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This explains why DB is clearing out some stock with those Brick Boxes. I am highly anticipating these decks. Can't wait!
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I'm on this deck like white on rice! AND there's of course a red deck for the White Lions Series B... Why, David? Why do you make your cards so hard to obtain sometimes?
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Really looking forward to these deck .. in my opinion the deck that DB put out is one of the better handling deck compare to other in the market ... i am pretty upset that i didn't mange to get the $100 for 1 brick of split spades deck .. but knowing that he might have more decks coming out make me pretty excited :D
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Really looking forward to these deck .. in my opinion the deck that DB put out is one of the better handling deck compare to other in the market ... i am pretty upset that i didn't mange to get the $100 for 1 brick of split spades deck .. but knowing that he might have more decks coming out make me pretty excited :D
I'm excited, but neither my fiancee nor my wallet are following suit...
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Urgh... Have to say I'm a little, just a little regretful about buying that $100 brick.. I didn't anticipate the release of the silver edition.. Excited for the release, yes, but with the condition of my wallet now... it's not looking good for me. :(
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I agree with Don, I like these decks!!!
Thanks!
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You beat me to it. That means that the first edition split spades are finally getting a second edition! I hope they sell more of these as they are one of the best handling cards and one of my go to decks when performing. Perfect example of style meets performance. The BMW 6 series convertible of playing cards. Hahaha. Looks like there might be a series b red also
While I never had the split spade deck, I did own a BMW 645 Convertible and a BMW M6 Convertible. If the split spade deck is anything like them, it will be awesome!!!!!!
Thanks!
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I can not wait, if the series B white lions handle anything like the series A then these will b the death of my wallet lol. Any word on a release date?
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I can not wait, if the series B white lions handle anything like the series A then these will b the death of my wallet lol. Any word on a release date?
Not that I could find, but it seems like whenever he announces a release date/time it's either later that day, or the next day, or right then and there, so he's pretty spontaneous when it comes to releases.
That is just my personal experience from since the first Variety Brick was released.
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Well, I guess following his facebook page is one of the ways to make sure we don't miss the release date. That or just come here, with the efficiency that everyone is posting, I'm sure one of us will know about it and share it with everyone. :)
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Who wants to bet that Blaine releases these decks on the same day as the T11 and Mana releases - this Friday?
These card companies will be the death of me...
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Who wants to bet that Blaine releases these decks on the same day as the T11 and Mana releases - this Friday?
These card companies will be the death of me...
i reallly hope not. i love the blaine decks so im hoping to get a few. blaine usually is pretty good about letting his followers on twitter know when decks will be released.
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Urgh... Have to say I'm a little, just a little regretful about buying that $100 brick.. I didn't anticipate the release of the silver edition.. Excited for the release, yes, but with the condition of my wallet now... it's not looking good for me. :(
i am intersted in getting the brick
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You beat me to it. That means that the first edition split spades are finally getting a second edition! I hope they sell more of these as they are one of the best handling cards and one of my go to decks when performing. Perfect example of style meets performance. The BMW 6 series convertible of playing cards. Hahaha. Looks like there might be a series b red also
While I never had the split spade deck, I did own a BMW 645 Convertible and a BMW M6 Convertible. If the split spade deck is anything like them, it will be awesome!!!!!!
Thanks!
You SHOULD(highly recommended) try and get your hands on some split spades. They are worth every penny. They are one of my first custom decks when I started doing magic about 5 years ago, which was at that time super awesome and is still very awesome now.
The BMW M6 convertible is my dream retirement car(cars in Singapore are very expensive. Very Very expensive). Thanks for the follow on Twitter btw.
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They were pretty expensive here too.
Thanks!
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They were pretty expensive here too.
Thanks!
Do u have COE that cost 80K just to own a car?
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Is COE, Certificate of Emissions? No we don't have that but they were still a lot of money new. The 645 was $90,000 and the M6 was $120,000. That's still not cheap.
Thanks!
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Is COE, Certificate of Emissions? No we don't have that but they were still a lot of money new. The 645 was $90,000 and the M6 was $120,000. That's still not cheap.
Thanks!
It is Certificate of Entitlement, If a car is 90k in US, add another 80k to it, that is our price. Seems like we can buy 2 car for the price of 1 in Singapore:D
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Let's not get off topic guys. Anyway its much more than that. We dont have 645 here but a first hand 640 and m6 are 400,000+ and 500,000+ respectively here.
Back on topic, me want some new white lions and split spades to complete my collection. Pls do not allow them to flood the secondary market and allow everyone I own suh a quality deck.
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i have the his trick decks, is that the same design here? when I bought them did not think they were his trick decks and would love to have then normal version.
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i have the his trick decks, is that the same design here? when I bought them did not think they were his trick decks and would love to have then normal version.
Judging from the box design, I'd say these are using the Split Spades Lions back, which is identical to the "Bicycle Split Spades" trick decks.
You should hang on to those trick decks. While not as many people are interested in the Svengali, the stripper and marked decks are starting to crawl up in price - they're out of print and discontinued. The stripper is a great deck, while the marked deck was at the time of its release one of the cheapest marked decks that was also of good quality.
I always carry two "go-to" decks - one of them is always the SS blue stripper deck. The other for now is a pack of blue Bikes with an extra guarantee joker for doing a few tricks. In time I may use the NOC deck (gotta love that extra queen of hearts!) or perhaps the Mechanic or go back to using USPC Guardians.
I'm really chomping at the bit for these new decks! I hope my budget will survive the encounter...
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they are open, but i barely use them, i prefer not to use trick decks, most of my spectators want to check the deck out, and they always look for markings.
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they are open, but i barely use them, i prefer not to use trick decks, most of my spectators want to check the deck out, and they always look for markings.
First, stripper decks don't have markings. I let my spectators examine them all the time and no one's ever guessed there was anything special about them.
Second, with a little roughing spray, you can convert the Svengali deck into a Mirage deck. It gives you a lot more options, none of which have anything to do with unique marks on the card backs. And by itself, unaltered, the Svengali is an excellent forcing deck. There's no need to do the straight-up bit of "draw a card, it's now on top, now they're all your card".
Third, the marked deck is good quality for the price - that's doesn't mean it's the best marked deck ever. If you want top-notch, you can shell out for the new Maiden Back Gambler's Deck, or snap up the Ultimate Marked Deck before they disappear - I bought mine for around $30, and now that USPC has banned altered Rider Backs, these out-of-print decks are selling closer to $40 in some shops. That's like the Rolls Royce of marked decks, short of any that use juice, dabs, UV ink, etc.
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i only use the marked one when i use one of them, i dont really know how to use the others.
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i only use the marked one when i use one of them, i dont really know how to use the others.
Well they are a stripper and a svengali deck... They're really not that hard to use. You should look up a tutorial or something online if you have no clue.
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i know the idea behind a stripper, just not good in performing with it. and the other one i have no idea.
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i know the idea behind a stripper, just not good in performing with it. and the other one i have no idea.
Try riffling, dribbling, and cutting the cards in a couple of different ways. You'll see that sometimes the whole deck appears to be made up of just one card. Since the edges of that card are shorter throughout the deck, this effect is achieved. I'm not a pro with the svengali deck though, so you should ask someone else.
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i know the idea behind a stripper, just not good in performing with it. and the other one i have no idea.
If I'm not mistaken, all three decks came with instruction booklets for a handful of simple tricks. If you didn't get them, there's no shortage of books and videos that cover using marked decks, stripper decks and Svengali decks.
Simple, effective use of a stripper deck - you're doing a trick that would normally require careful shuffling to control a card. With a stripper deck, just flip the card around before inserting it back into the deck - you can shuffle as many times as you want and still have an easy way to access that card with a simple cut. Just don't perform a shuffle that flips half of the cards around!
Another routine - face the red cards one way, black cards the other way before the trick. Shuffle, show to spectator. Use patter to talk about your ability to separate the colors, "like oil and water." Pull the deck in opposing directions by the stripped edges - with practice you'll have all the red cards in on hand and all the black cards in the other.
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This shows a little box that looks like it would contain one White Lions Series B and one Silver Split Spades! That would be a pretty cool set!
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This shows a little box that looks like it would contain one White Lions Series B and one Silver Split Spades! That would be a pretty cool set!
Nice! I have been waiting so patiently for these to be released.
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This shows a little box that looks like it would contain one White Lions Series B and one Silver Split Spades! That would be a pretty cool set!
Nice! I have been waiting so patiently for these to be released.
We still don't have a date on this, do we?
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This shows a little box that looks like it would contain one White Lions Series B and one Silver Split Spades! That would be a pretty cool set!
Nice! I have been waiting so patiently for these to be released.
We still don't have a date on this, do we?
Not that I know of. But it seems like its getting closer. Maybe Simonart can tell us that it's soon? ;)
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i know the idea behind a stripper, just not good in performing with it. and the other one i have no idea.
Try riffling, dribbling, and cutting the cards in a couple of different ways. You'll see that sometimes the whole deck appears to be made up of just one card. Since the edges of that card are shorter throughout the deck, this effect is achieved. I'm not a pro with the svengali deck though, so you should ask someone else.
It's also a great way to force a card on someone. But I personally prefer a Mirage deck over a Svengali - it has a fix for the biggest weakness a Svengali deck has: the inability to spread or fan the deck face up without giving the gimmick away. It's less limiting in performances that way.
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i know the idea behind a stripper, just not good in performing with it. and the other one i have no idea.
Try riffling, dribbling, and cutting the cards in a couple of different ways. You'll see that sometimes the whole deck appears to be made up of just one card. Since the edges of that card are shorter throughout the deck, this effect is achieved. I'm not a pro with the svengali deck though, so you should ask someone else.
It's also a great way to force a card on someone. But I personally prefer a Mirage deck over a Svengali - it has a fix for the biggest weakness a Svengali deck has: the inability to spread or fan the deck face up without giving the gimmick away. It's less limiting in performances that way.
As well, the effect is more versatile and much more powerful IMO.
I'm guessing this deck will be sold with multiple options: either in a set (1 signed, 1 not signed), but also individually so you can buy them in great quantities.
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I'm guessing this deck will be sold with multiple options: either in a set (1 signed, 1 not signed), but also individually so you can buy them in great quantities.
There's already a photo circulating of David on his motorcycle holding a two-deck boxed set of these and the Series B White Lions in blue. I'd like to think they'll also be available for general sale, but it's not so easy to predict - look at the exclusives he's done for the White Lions so far...
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thought everyone had seen these pics but don said you hadnt haha i saw them ages ago before the series blue white lions came out a friend of mine on facebook had a prblem when thos exspensive card clips came out he bought one and it was late somthing like that anyway blaine sent him a deck of silver split spades and black sticker series b white lions and this was before the blue series was even out
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Hopefully the decks won't be that expensive, I love how the Series B red lions were only $4.95 ea for 12, bit disappointed about the increase for the black labels.
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anyone have any idea when these will be released?
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anyone have any idea when these will be released?
Blaine is usually super-secretive about releases - he'll announce usually only a few days ahead of the release time, complete with countdown clock.
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anyone have any idea when these will be released?
Considering each of the 2012 White Lions have been released about 4 weeks between each other, If I had to take a guess the Silver Ed. Split Spades should be released late October - early November.
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anyone have any idea when these will be released?
Considering each of the 2012 White Lions have been released about 4 weeks between each other, If I had to take a guess the Silver Ed. Split Spades should be released late October - early November.
I'd actually wager that it'll be some special Black Friday release...
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Just posted a photo http://instagr.am/p/RON7OujPaQ/
We are getting close...
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her is some news on this deck one more week left http://instagram.com/p/SGqV0sDPXn/
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dont you just love black fridays and their deals
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dont you just love black fridays and their deals
Yezzzir!! Been waiting and saving my money!
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I love when my predictions come true!
Booyah!
(My wife's gonna kill me...)
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Meh. - If that all DB is offering, it'd be better for me to turn my money elsewhere.
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Meh. - If that all DB is offering, it'd be better for me to turn my money elsewhere.
Thanks, man! More for me!
"Is that all"? Dude, he doesn't sell magic, he sells cards. Posters, t-shirts, baseball caps and cards. On rare occasions, an uncut sheet. What were you expecting, circus clowns and doughnuts? A lap dance from an overweight stripper? Peace on Earth, perhaps? :))
If the silver edition is made with metallic silver ink on the back, it's gonna look great. If you don't pick this up, well - your loss, someone else's gain.
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Any Singaporean who wants to buy this and save some money can PM me and we can consolidate the order to save on shipping :)
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Meh. - If that all DB is offering, it'd be better for me to turn my money elsewhere.
"Is that all"? Dude, he doesn't sell magic, he sells cards. Posters, t-shirts, baseball caps and cards. On rare occasions, an uncut sheet. What were you expecting, circus clowns and doughnuts? A lap dance from an overweight stripper? Peace on Earth, perhaps? :))
Well, with what other companies are releasing, I might have expected maybe another deck release, or AIP Bottle. I'm still dying to get one of those.
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Meh. - If that all DB is offering, it'd be better for me to turn my money elsewhere.
"Is that all"? Dude, he doesn't sell magic, he sells cards. Posters, t-shirts, baseball caps and cards. On rare occasions, an uncut sheet. What were you expecting, circus clowns and doughnuts? A lap dance from an overweight stripper? Peace on Earth, perhaps? :))
Well, with what other companies are releasing, I might have expected maybe another deck release, or AIP Bottle. I'm still dying to get one of those.
So what would the Split Spades Lions Silver Edition be? Chopped liver, or a new deck?
He has a big new deck project but it won't be for sale until January. Look for the topic on the Legends deck.
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These will be released on Sunday
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In addition, they will be released at midnight.
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These will be released on Sunday
In addition, they will be released at midnight.
Where'd you two get the intel?
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Well, I got my intel...from you!
Silver Edition Split Spades Lions also come out at midnight.
Source?
Source? David Blaine's Instagram account. And our topic on the subject!
:)) - http://instagram.com/p/STy7HkDPce/
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Well, I got my intel...from you!
Silver Edition Split Spades Lions also come out at midnight.
Source?
Source? David Blaine's Instagram account. And our topic on the subject!
:)) - http://instagram.com/p/STy7HkDPce/ (http://instagram.com/p/STy7HkDPce/)
I pegged it for Friday for some reason. Oops.
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They are actually here! http://shop.davidblaine.com/products/silver-split-spades. And they are going for ridiculously cheap. 2.75 per deck.
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They are actually here! http://shop.davidblaine.com/products/silver-split-spades (http://shop.davidblaine.com/products/silver-split-spades). And they are going for ridiculously cheap. 2.75 per deck.
What the heck!!! What the hell am I doing at work on a Sunday at 12am!?!?!?!?
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yep, super cheap! but then shipping's a bitch as usual... even higher than D&D, a whooping 21 bucks for me! I may pass on this..
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yep, super cheap! but then shipping's a bitch as usual... even higher than D&D, a whooping 21 bucks for me! I may pass on this..
dude. How many u want. I have some spare. SMS me.
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Holy crap!! $33 for a brick!! :P
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is this real life?
got 4 decks of these. I wanted to get a couple black label WLs too but that ended up doubling my shipping to 15 bucks for whatever reason, so I just went with these. 2.75 per deck???? screw D&D with whatever BS they were trying to pull with the v7s, this is the black friday deal.
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is this real life?
got 4 decks of these. I wanted to get a couple black label WLs too but that ended up doubling my shipping to 15 bucks for whatever reason, so I just went with these. 2.75 per deck???? screw D&D with whatever BS they were trying to pull with the v7s, this is the black friday deal.
Couldn't agree more. Shipping might be costly (especially to the UK and internationally like for us) but you can't fault the deck price. Can anyone a little more in-the-know confirm whether that is essentially 'cost price'?
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shipping for me for 4 decks was about 7.50. Not exactly cheap but that seems to be pretty standard compared to other retailers, so I don't think they're trying to recoup costs with extra shipping.
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I ordered a couple of these. The price was too good to say no.
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Now, mr Blaine knows how to sell playing cards. Cheap and get em while they're hot. Simple out the door, your welcome, come back soon. None of this fart-arsing around shit.
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Do you guys think its worth getting a brick now or to wait for the local magic store like Tannens in NYC to stock them so you can buy them individually? 2.75 a deck is insane but I hate paying so much for shipping :(
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I'll pass when shipping's nearly $8.
EDIT: Lucky are those who were able to purchase the Split Spades early, because DB has now removed everything from his site to purchase...yes, everything. The Split Spades will be for sale again on Cyber Monday: Midnight (EST).
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I missed this... sigh...
Can anyone a little more in-the-know confirm whether that is essentially 'cost price'?
It's close, I think, but slightly over. The profit margin at that price is razor-thin.
Do you guys think its worth getting a brick now or to wait for the local magic store like Tannens in NYC to stock them so you can buy them individually? 2.75 a deck is insane but I hate paying so much for shipping :(
Welcome to a fellow New Yorker! I don't think Tannen's could have matched that price even factoring in the shipping.
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I missed this... sigh...
You should have gone to bed earlier :P
To make this post semi relevant i got 2 bricks :karrit:
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Well even if the shipping is a bit high, it still might be cheaper than elsewhere. I got 2 decks and shipping was like $15, so it was about $22 total or $11 each deck. If I get them somewhere else, say $16 for 2 and they have shipping for like $8, that will still cost more. And you know these other sites won't sell them at $5.90 for 2 decks, maybe for 1 deck but not 2. So those who passed on this because of the shipping prices will probably just end up paying more later on elsewhere anyway!
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I went ahead and ordered 3 bricks. One of the best Black Friday deals of the day.
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the only great deal in this shit friday lol
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the only great deal in this shit friday lol
It would have been better if they'd at least announced it more broadly than in David's Twitter account. Looks like I'll pay double the price or more on Sunday night.
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the only great deal in this shit friday lol
It would have been better if they'd at least announced it more broadly than in David's Twitter account. Looks like I'll pay double the price or more on Sunday night.
They did announce it 5 mins before the smoke and mirrors on twitter and facebook. Seeing the price tag, I bought 1 Brick immediately.
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the only great deal in this shit friday lol
It would have been better if they'd at least announced it more broadly than in David's Twitter account. Looks like I'll pay double the price or more on Sunday night.
They did announce it 5 mins before the smoke and mirrors on twitter and facebook. Seeing the price tag, I bought 1 Brick immediately.
By "announcing it broadly", I think he meant announcing the release a day or two before the official date, instead of the day of.
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It would have been better if they'd at least announced it more broadly than in David's Twitter account. Looks like I'll pay double the price or more on Sunday night.
They did announce it 5 mins before the smoke and mirrors on twitter and facebook. Seeing the price tag, I bought 1 Brick immediately.
By "announcing it broadly", I think he meant announcing the release a day or two before the official date, instead of the day of.
Precisely. I was online at the time and had no idea it was going on. Looks like it's past due time that I get a Twitter account.
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Maybe it was meant to be a mini-release. If everyone were to know about it, i think it would be sold out before Sunday. But I did announce it here when I knew about it ;)
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It would have been better if they'd at least announced it more broadly than in David's Twitter account. Looks like I'll pay double the price or more on Sunday night.
They did announce it 5 mins before the smoke and mirrors on twitter and facebook. Seeing the price tag, I bought 1 Brick immediately.
By "announcing it broadly", I think he meant announcing the release a day or two before the official date, instead of the day of.
Precisely. I was online at the time and had no idea it was going on. Looks like it's past due time that I get a Twitter account.
Sorry, I thought you know about this release when I pm'ed you.
And actually I got this news from CBJ's and Evan's facebook page.
Didn't check twitter too.
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Maybe it was meant to be a mini-release. If everyone were to know about it, i think it would be sold out before Sunday. But I did announce it here when I knew about it ;)
Well, yes, it was meant as a mini-release! Otherwise the sale would have been on much longer. It's also a great tactic to get more people to follow his Twitter feed and other social media accounts. I would have loved it if I got to take advantage of the offer...
Sorry, I thought you know about this release when I pm'ed you.
And actually I got this news from CBJ's and Evan's facebook page.
Didn't check twitter too.
Hey, it's no biggie. I wasn't planning on buying too many in the first place. And I have more cash now, since I never buy D&D decks anymore and E's only truly new deck from Black Friday is available by membership only. I can picture people so eager to get the Black Club Artifice that they actually buy TWO memberships for two decks! :))
But back on topic - I'll be in front of a computer on Sunday night anyway, so...
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I was lucky enough to snack a brick for $33 bucks as well plus shipping $21.95 (total of $54.95 or €44)
If i had the usually shipping at $53 a brick , i would had ordered 4 bricks
the price was just tooo good!
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Well if you're interested these are now back in his shop, but with a more than 50% increase in price, now only $13.90 for 2 and like $77 for a brick plus shipping! Glad I got mine at $5.90 each, should have a bought a brick though.
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The silver SSs are still up, but the checkout system is down for maintenance! I have them in my cart but can't pay for them.
EDIT: it took a few minutes but it came back online! Bought a half-brick. Even that for me is too much, but the SS Lions are one of my favorites.
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I'm so glad I got 3 bricks of silver split spades for almost the price of 1 brick.
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These should last me a while...
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
What??? What the heck happened there? Did you get a hold of customer service?
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
What??? What the heck happened there? Did you get a hold of customer service?
It's only been a few hours since i contacted them, hopefully ill get a reply Monday assuming they don't work weekends.
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
What??? What the heck happened there? Did you get a hold of customer service?
It's only been a few hours since i contacted them, hopefully ill get a reply Monday assuming they don't work weekends.
Oh wow. That sucks man. Keep us posted with what customer service has to say.
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
What??? What the heck happened there? Did you get a hold of customer service?
It's only been a few hours since i contacted them, hopefully ill get a reply Monday assuming they don't work weekends.
Oh wow. That sucks man. Keep us posted with what customer service has to say.
Will do! I just hope they don't ask for proof, because i don't really have any ideas on what i can provide for proof :P Any ideas?
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These should last me a while...
Glad you got all yours... I ordered 2 bricks and only got 4 decks -_-
What??? What the heck happened there? Did you get a hold of customer service?
It's only been a few hours since i contacted them, hopefully ill get a reply Monday assuming they don't work weekends.
Oh wow. That sucks man. Keep us posted with what customer service has to say.
Will do! I just hope they don't ask for proof, because i don't really have any ideas on what i can provide for proof :P Any ideas?
I got a receipt with mine. Did you? And what does your receipt say? And what about the email you got from David Blaine showing what you bought after you made your purchase.
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I got a receipt with mine. Did you? And what does your receipt say? And what about the email you got from David Blaine showing what you bought after you made your purchase.
Email and receipt say 2 bricks. I guess the only proof i have is that it was shipped in a small flat rate box as opposed to the medium box it would have been shipped in.
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I got a receipt with mine. Did you? And what does your receipt say? And what about the email you got from David Blaine showing what you bought after you made your purchase.
Oh yeah, there ya go. No way there gonna fit 2 bricks in a small flat rate box.
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I received mine today, and they're really nice! The silver metallic ink on them is very shining, and the handling is decent. It handles like a regular bike deck.
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got mine today as well. they handle almost identically to white lions series b, which is more or less the same as standard bicycle handling. The design + metallic ink looks dope as hell. I got 4 decks in total but I kinda wish I got some more at 3 bucks each . Overall a very sweet deck.
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Guess I will be expecting mine in the mail sometime this week. So they don't handle as awesome as the previous split spades?
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Guess I will be expecting mine in the mail sometime this week. So they don't handle as awesome as the previous split spades?
do you have white lions series b? that's how they handle. I dont have the first SS decks so I dont know if thats better or worse
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I have the series B.
I also see a custom brick box. Nice. Was lucky to get myself a brick.
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I have the series B.
I also see a custom brick box. Nice. Was lucky to get myself a brick.
Those pictures posted in this thread do not show custom brick boxes or?
I mean i can see those 3 back designs placed on the white standard brick boxes....can´t tell from the pictures
if they are actually printed on the box or just being single cards placed on top of the boxes.
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I have the series B.
I also see a custom brick box. Nice. Was lucky to get myself a brick.
Those pictures posted in this thread do not show custom brick boxes or?
I mean i can see those 3 back designs placed on the white standard brick boxes....can´t tell from the pictures
if they are actually printed on the box or just being single cards placed on top of the boxes.
They are printed on the boxes.
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I have the series B.
I also see a custom brick box. Nice. Was lucky to get myself a brick.
Those pictures posted in this thread do not show custom brick boxes or?
I mean i can see those 3 back designs placed on the white standard brick boxes....can´t tell from the pictures
if they are actually printed on the box or just being single cards placed on top of the boxes.
They are printed on the boxes.
Nice to hear! Is just the top of the brick box printed or the sides as well?
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I have the series B.
I also see a custom brick box. Nice. Was lucky to get myself a brick.
Those pictures posted in this thread do not show custom brick boxes or?
I mean i can see those 3 back designs placed on the white standard brick boxes....can´t tell from the pictures
if they are actually printed on the box or just being single cards placed on top of the boxes.
They are printed on the boxes.
Nice to hear! Is just the top of the brick box printed or the sides as well?
The top of the box has the card printed on it and on the left and right sides it has David Blaines logo. Everything else is plain white.
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Sorry to double post. But I just found something interesting. I have been busy with nursing school but just sat down to open up my first deck of Split Spades Silver Editions. After taking off the cellophane and examining the box; I noticed that my deck has been double sealed (one seal on top of the other). So I start going through the rest of my cards and find almost all of my 36 decks have been double sealed. So when I peeled off the top seal i found the same seal underneath but upside down. So I'm thinking there was an error in placing the seal upside down or something and they tried to fix it? I also did in fact find some decks with seals facing the opposite way. The first picture are the decks with seals facing the opposite way. The second picture is of a double sealed deck and I don't know what happened to the deck in the third picture. Its under the cellophane though. Did you guys find this with your decks too?
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Sorry to double post. But I just found something interesting. I have been busy with nursing school but just sat down to open up my first deck of Split Spades Silver Editions. After taking off the cellophane and examining the box; I noticed that my deck has been double sealed (one seal on top of the other). So I start going through the rest of my cards and find almost all of my 36 decks have been double sealed. So when I peeled off the top seal i found the same seal underneath but upside down. So I'm thinking there was an error in placing the seal upside down or something and they tried to fix it? I also did in fact find some decks with seals facing the opposite way. The first picture are the decks with seals facing the opposite way. The second picture is of a double sealed deck and I don't know what happened to the deck in the third picture. Its under the cellophane though. Did you guys find this with your decks too?
The deck i opened did indeed have a double seal. Not sure if the bottom seal was upside down i removed both seals at once :P.
On a side note what do you think the stock and finish is?
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Sorry to double post. But I just found something interesting. I have been busy with nursing school but just sat down to open up my first deck of Split Spades Silver Editions. After taking off the cellophane and examining the box; I noticed that my deck has been double sealed (one seal on top of the other). So I start going through the rest of my cards and find almost all of my 36 decks have been double sealed. So when I peeled off the top seal i found the same seal underneath but upside down. So I'm thinking there was an error in placing the seal upside down or something and they tried to fix it? I also did in fact find some decks with seals facing the opposite way. The first picture are the decks with seals facing the opposite way. The second picture is of a double sealed deck and I don't know what happened to the deck in the third picture. Its under the cellophane though. Did you guys find this with your decks too?
The deck i opened did indeed have a double seal. Not sure if the bottom seal was upside down i removed both seals at once :P .
On a side note what do you think the stock and finish is?
Feels like a standard bicycle stock with magic finish to me. Definitely not a thick stock like the original Split Spades. But that doesn't mean I don't love them cause I do.
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Feels like a standard bicycle stock with magic finish to me. Definitely not a thick stock like the original Split Spades. But that doesn't mean I don't love them cause I do.
You can't really beat a Bike stock magic finish deck for under 3 dollars a deck :P. Did you find the blue box error on the jack of clubs?
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Feels like a standard bicycle stock with magic finish to me. Definitely not a thick stock like the original Split Spades. But that doesn't mean I don't love them cause I do.
You can't really beat a Bike stock magic finish deck for under 3 dollars a deck :P . Did you find the blue box error on the jack of clubs?
True dat. Blue box error?
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Feels like a standard bicycle stock with magic finish to me. Definitely not a thick stock like the original Split Spades. But that doesn't mean I don't love them cause I do.
You can't really beat a Bike stock magic finish deck for under 3 dollars a deck :P . Did you find the blue box error on the jack of clubs?
True dat. Blue box error?
*I tried to take a picture but i couldn't get it clear enough*
The box that surrounds the jack itself, 1 side of the blue outline is much thicker then the other side.
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Oh wow. I just looked it at. Good find john.
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Oh wow. I just looked it. Good find john.
Thank you. Thank you. :karrit:
Its also on all of the Series B decks.
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Oh wow. I just looked it. Good find john.
Thank you. Thank you. :Karita:
Its also on all of the Series B decks.
Didn't know that either.
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Haha, looks like DB might have rushed the release... just a tad bit.
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Haha, looks like DB might have rushed the release... just a tad bit.
Either that or USPC screwed up the work, both the Jack-in-the-Box and the double stickers. They probably applied the stickers the wrong way to start with and to "fix" the mistake they applied a second sticker on the same boxes oriented the correct way.
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Still haven't received mine. Nice finding the mistake in the JoC. Didnt notice them up till just now when I went to verify my series Bs. How about the courts? Are they white lion Series A, Series B or split spades lions courts or another variant?
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After John mentioning the fact about the thick border i compared the Bicycle Skull & Bones KoS with the White Lions KoS.
Dont ask me why :)
For me its David Blaine himself on both KoS!
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Just checked my decks and I have the same errors with the JoC and the seal. No wonder it was a pain in my ass to break the seal on the deck I carry.
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After John mentioning the fact about the thick border i compared the Bicycle Skull & Bones KoS with the White Lions KoS.
Dont ask me why :)
For me its David Blaine himself on both KoS!
It has always been him for the conjuring cards decks and all Blaine decks. The JoC on the White Lions series A and B is Dan and Dave just so you know, although the JoC is different in A and B but it's still suppose to resemble them. ;)
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I went through my brick and found the following deck. One deck which seemed like they tried to remove the seal and a chunk of the cut with the seal portion got sealed in the deck. Pretty interesting. If you look at the top thumb cut, you can see on the right that the cut is significantly larger on that side.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/DKinKain/9d4a2f5b662cd237b1bb7690f5672034.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/DKinKain/eb58f77e35c7b6d5aaf490d15333dc6f.jpg)
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If you guys are still trying to identify the faces on the Split Spades, this might help:
http://playingcards.wikidot.com/split-spades:original
http://playingcards.wikidot.com/split-spades:lions
The Playing Card Wiki is a good site, though it's pretty out of date and doesn't get updated frequently enough.
They have articles on the Bee and White Lions decks, but neither makes mention of the custom faces.
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Does anyone know if DB customer service has a phone number or something more personal then email?
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Does anyone know if DB customer service has a phone number or something more personal then email?
Other than email, there's snail mail. No phone number.
The email's not too bad now - I got a response eariler today (Tuesday) to an inquiry I made only hours earlier. It probably has to do with having a dedicated warehouse in Connecticut rather than shipping from the offices as they were doing previously.
My issue was with a pack of "sepia box" blue Split Spades Lions. I was simply told to mail it to them for a replacement.
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Mail it to me don I ll mail you the replacement lol
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Mail it to me don I ll mail you the replacement lol
{Insert rimshot here, followed by maybe three people clapping weakly and some coughing...}
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, he'll be here until Monday - try the roast beef!
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Other than email, there's snail mail. No phone number.
The email's not too bad now - I got a response eariler today (Tuesday) to an inquiry I made only hours earlier. It probably has to do with having a dedicated warehouse in Connecticut rather than shipping from the offices as they were doing previously.
Damn, I need a definitive answer whether they are actually sending me decks or are just yessing me to death :P.
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Other than email, there's snail mail. No phone number.
The email's not too bad now - I got a response eariler today (Tuesday) to an inquiry I made only hours earlier. It probably has to do with having a dedicated warehouse in Connecticut rather than shipping from the offices as they were doing previously.
Damn, I need a definitive answer whether they are actually sending me decks or are just yessing me to death :P .
Two things:
1) I doubt they'd yes you to death.
2) Hurricane Sandy (a.k.a. Frankenstorm Sandy) really screwed up the mail in this part of the East Coast and the holiday season rush hasn't helped matters. There's a lot of packages I'm still waiting on.
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Oh wow. I just looked it. Good find john.
Thank you. Thank you. :Karita:
Its also on all of the Series B decks.
Didn't know that either.
Guys I just find it strange as i was playing with my marked split spades and there is that blue box error too. However they are not on the original split spades lions. Coincidentally, all the decks that contained the errors are from the Erlanger plant. QC problem on the proof sheet? Or something else?
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Oh wow. I just looked it. Good find john.
Thank you. Thank you. :Karita:
Its also on all of the Series B decks.
Didn't know that either.
Guys I just find it strange as i was playing with my marked split spades and there is that blue box error too. However they are not on the original split spades lions. Coincidentally, all the decks that contained the errors are from the Erlanger plant. QC problem on the proof sheet? Or something else?
Probably. It's a small enough error to slip through the cracks unnoticed. I've seen worse. My favorite are the missing indices on one card in the Robocycle and Templar Knights decks.
Am I the only one who noticed that on the silver Split Spades, the red suits are metallic red ink (duh) but that the black suits have black with GOLD ink in them (whoah)? It's a subtle touch that really looks nice.
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@ john - Any word on your missing decks?
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@ john - Any word on your missing decks?
Yep, after i sent them pictures i got my missing decks. No free swag though :( :D.
Am I the only one who noticed that on the silver Split Spades, the red suits are metallic red ink (duh) but that the black suits have black with GOLD ink in them (whoah)? It's a subtle touch that really looks nice.
I thought i noticed a difference i just couldn't tell what.
Guys I just find it strange as i was playing with my marked split spades and there is that blue box error too. However they are not on the original split spades lions. Coincidentally, all the decks that contained the errors are from the Erlanger plant. QC problem on the proof sheet? Or something else?
If i had to guess. It's the same layout just remade 4 times for the 4 individual decks. That would be why they all have that error.
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@ john - Any word on your missing decks?
Yep, after i sent them pictures i got my missing decks. No free swag though :( :D .
Bummer on the free swag. But glad you got your decks. ;)
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I finally got my silver split spades but first thing I notice was the plain white brick box. My brick did not come with the semi-custom brick box which I would like to have(considering I bought a brick)
EDIT: All my decks had 1 seal and very minimal defects(the only defects were the slight tear on the top left on the front of the box, similar to the series B episode).
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I finally got my silver split spades but first thing I notice was the plain white brick box. My brick did not come with the semi-custom brick box which I would like to have(considering I bought a brick)
EDIT: All my decks had 1 seal and very minimal defects(the only defects were the slight tear on the top left on the front of the box, similar to the series B episode).
My brick also came in an unmarked white box and all my decks only have one seal on them. Couldn't find any defects on any of them.
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My brick also came in a normal white box... ???
Why? I was expecting a custom brick box (after watching Daniel Madisons pic of his SSS brick) It would have been great to have one of those so it could "match" my other DB brick boxes :(
I wanted to discuss the finish and the stock on this cards.
Its definetely different from the old SS decks but it also feels very different from the WL decks.
For me this SSS decks feel way better, are more durable and after heavily abusing them, still fan properly.
The WL decks are not that durable. Any idea of why this happens? or Am i imagining everything?
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My brick also came in a normal white box... ???
Why? I was expecting a custom brick box (after watching Daniel Madisons pic of his SSS brick) It would have been great to have one of those so it could "match" my other DB brick boxes :(
I wanted to discuss the finish and the stock on this cards.
Its definetely different from the old SS decks but it also feels very different from the WL decks.
For me this SSS decks feel way better, are more durable and after heavily abusing them, still fan properly.
The WL decks are not that durable. Any idea of why this happens? or Am i imagining everything?
Any metallic ink deck these days gets Magic Finish. I don't think David Blaine ever used Magic Finish before. I don't know about the stock, other than that the original SS Lions used (if I'm not mistaken) Bicycle stock. Since the choices are so limited these days, it's probably a variant of Bicycle.
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I remember reading somewhere that the original SS lions were on tally-ho stock that's why it handled so well. But I cannot confirm that.
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I remember reading somewhere that the original SS lions were on tally-ho stock that's why it handled so well. But I cannot confirm that.
The original Split Spades were on Tally Ho stock, back when it was still being offered.
But those are NOT the Split Spade Lions, which came later.
If I'm not mistaken, this is the order of his deck releases.
1) Split Spades (Tally Ho): Tally Ho AoS, I think it had the "Blaine/Liar" joker
2) Split Spades (Bee): Bee AoS, I think it had the Bee joker - this was probably created first but held as David's private reserve until after 1) was released. Same back design as 1)
3) Split Spades Lions: New, similar back design, new custom AoS and "jester" joker. (These may have come out before the public release of 2), but I'm not certain.)
4) Bicycle Split Spades magic decks: custom gaffed decks matching the Split Spades Lions
5) White Lions Series A and Rainbow Editions: Lion AoS, Lion with umbrella joker
6) White Lions Series B and Black Label: changed back to the SS Lions AoS and joker
7) Silver Edition Split Spades: SS Lions design, first to use metallic inks, also probably first to use Magic Finish.
1) used Tally Ho stock
2) used Bee stock, possibly Bee Casino - it was packaged in Bee Casino boxes
3), 4) and 7) most likely used Bicycle stock
5) and 6) - I'm not certain what stock was used.
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I managed to score a few decks of these, i opened one up and had a look. Awesome deck BUT one question....
Why are the order of the cards different from the conventional A - K order?
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I managed to score a few decks of these, i opened one up and had a look. Awesome deck BUT one question....
Why are the order of the cards different from the conventional A - K order?
I guess Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz is the answer to your question.
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I managed to score a few decks of these, i opened one up and had a look. Awesome deck BUT one question....
Why are the order of the cards different from the conventional A - K order?
I guess Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz is the answer to your question.
Thanks very Much :)
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I managed to score a few decks of these, i opened one up and had a look. Awesome deck BUT one question....
Why are the order of the cards different from the conventional A - K order?
I guess Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz is the answer to your question.
Thanks very Much :)
Blaine often packages decks in Mnemonica stack order with the Ace of Spades on top. While I haven't read the book myself, it's said that with a simple faro shuffle or two, the deck, in the order it was in inside the box, is ready to perform some minor miracles with.
When I met David, he gave me an autographed, personalized uncut sheet of his blue Split Spades Lions. Of the original three colors, this was the only one boxed in the stack order. The cards appear on the sheet in precisely that order. I suppose that would make it easier to memorize the stack, having that hanging on your wall... :))
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If I remember correctly, the white arrcos required a faro to get into the stack. But the WL series B and Silver SS only requires a cut after you remove the jokers and the ad cards
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If I remember correctly, the white arrcos required a faro to get into the stack. But the WL series B and Silver SS only requires a cut after you remove the jokers and the ad cards
One way or another, there's methods for getting these "non-standard order" decks into a successful and popular stack for magicians. Otherwise, why make them this way, right?
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I wish I had got a brick of these on Black Friday, they are awesome looking :(
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I wish I had got a brick of these on Black Friday, they are awesome looking :(
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How many times do I have to tell people that posts such as "I wish I could buy those but I can't (for whatever reason)" posts are considered spam? Especially if the reason is you can't afford them?
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Kidding aside, if you'd added more about why you thought they were so awesome or had a story behind why you couldn't get them (OTHER than being broke), your post would be ten times more interesting. And I know you didn't say you were broke, but it's the most common reason why such posts get created in the first place - either "broke" or "finances are tight"...
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I managed to score a few decks of these, i opened one up and had a look. Awesome deck BUT one question....
Why are the order of the cards different from the conventional A - K order?
I guess Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz is the answer to your question.
Thanks very Much :)
Blaine often packages decks in Mnemonica stack order with the Ace of Spades on top. While I haven't read the book myself, it's said that with a simple faro shuffle or two, the deck, in the order it was in inside the box, is ready to perform some minor miracles with.
When I met David, he gave me an autographed, personalized uncut sheet of his blue Split Spades Lions. Of the original three colors, this was the only one boxed in the stack order. The cards appear on the sheet in precisely that order. I suppose that would make it easier to memorize the stack, having that hanging on your wall... :))
Don, thats very much for the info!
Im going to have to read up and research it! I havent yet mucked the order of one of the decks so will leave it until i read up!
Cheers