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All I can do now is back the Sherlock Campaign like I wish I had backed the fed 52 parts 1 and 2. (When the part 2 was running I was still really new to collecting cards ... so I got one of each deck ... I hadn't quite figured out the buy 2, 1 to keep 1 to open thing -.- hahaha, also, not loaded enough at the moment to just throw lots of money around everywhere XD, then again, who is? haha).

From someone else who is a collector on a budget and relatively new Jonathan, I've come to a few realizations.

1. You can't have everything

2. Patience is a virtue, those decks that you think will be hard to get or cost a fortune will present themselves here and there with the right opportunity. I also missed out on the Fed 52's, but I'm happy to report that I was able to secure them with a little give and take and lots of communication......and ended up with a new friend 

3. Really research decks, I HAD a long list, but its getting smaller because I'm starting to not go "OH and AH" over just a back design, don't get me wrong, if it's something that appeals to me AND the price is in line for what it is, I"m in (Example: Massa decks, Love the cards, you can get them really inexpensively)

Also, as one of those who started with the "2 of everything"...it changes as you understand what it is your paying for and you figure out "HOW" your collecting. Most importantly have fun with it otherwise there's really no point.

I don't know everything, but If you ever need anything just ask 

Thanks for the post Sparkz, I hadn't realised you were relatively new to collecting and on a budget too haha.
I do remember reading a fair few of your posts on other threads.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you do a pretty big trade with Jackson? (I could be wrong, my memory is far from perfect)

As for point number 2... yeah I'm beginning to realise that with some of the kickstarter projects, after reading the forums here I've noticed there have been a few straight out scam KS projects while there are others that have had horrible post KS fulfillment.
The main example I can think of is I missed the Quicksilver KS campaign... but apparantly managed to buy one on the aftermarket before people have received their KS pledge fulfillment (which I think is very, very wrong).

Yeah I don;t have 2 of everything - that's just my ideal haha .
The other problem for me from a collecting point of view is international shipping to purchase just one or a small number of decks inflates the price per deck pretty significantly. It tends to be better to buy a major haul then the shipping cost/deck drops to more reasonable levels (*I hate that shipping to Australia is so dear on account of us being on the other side of the world from... well.... you know... EVErYTHING XD"

Thanks for the review, glad I watched this review.

Wanna hear a funny "stupid, newbie card collector" story?

I bought an opened blue ltd off ebay in a lot a while ago.
When I used the deck a bit (it was shuffled *apparantly once*) I realised, "Hey there are two Queen of hearts in this deck, what the...? :S"
When I examined he two queens carefully I realised one had a red back... and I thought, "oh boy, the guy who sold this to me must have had a red deck, dropped a card and accidently packed a red backed LTD queen into his blue tuck box XD and now I feel bad for him because he has a red LTD short a Queen of Hearts"

Thanks to your review... I now know that I am an idiot and the guy who sold me the blue LTD deck IS NOT short a red LTD queen of hearts haha (Not that it really matters, apparantly the guy had quit collecting"

And that's my nooby card collector story for the day XD

Emperor was fairly open early on with the private funding part. If no mention was made until halfway through, then it would be different.

I remember they took quite the grilling/aggressive comments at the start (I was a pretty early backer on that project... kicking myself that I only got 1 blue though -.- when I had the opportunity to get any number XD).
A little while after the grilling they revealed the funding etc

Quote from: Jonathan on November 03, 2013, 10:14:56 AM

Funny review.
I like the custom pips on this deck. I don't mind the courts, they're different.
"much anticipated side design" XD lol
You said these are middle of the road in terms of handling - off the top of your head, which decks out there are top of the line for handling?

Some of my favorites for handling are the original (not reprinted) smoke & mirrors cards (i played around with the last three versions...  blue, red, green) and the magic con 2012 cards.  For an especially substantial card stock I like the Green Artifice v2 (with white borders)...  at least at the time I bought the green artifice v2 they had a great stock, and I find it is easier to get nice fans and le paul spreads out of them.  I was also pretty happy with the way the Ultimate deck handles by Dan and Dave....  only problem is the price on that one.

Thanks for the answer!
I JUST ordered an Ultimate deck from D&D (along with the october fulton's) and now thanks to you I'm looking forward to it EVEN MORE. .
Funny, I remember hearing somewhere that the magic con V1 cards handled poorly... come to think of it is the magic con 2012 the v2 version with the star on the tuck?
Yeah I have some artifice V2 decks and I noticed the stock was much thicker and "cardboardier (?if that's even a word)" than the artifice purple I have.
I can't do a LePaul Spread, it's a cool flourish that I wish I knew - any tips for where to learn it/who teaches it best/well?

I'm no expert, but from my memory, the monarch deck handles amazingly. There are other decks I've handled that were amazing too but the Monarch is the one I remember at the moment.

@Don:
Wow that answer :| ... *bow down to the omnipotence*

What is this "bear brick series" you speak of?

Lol... oh god, when I first saw this deck I thought it had something to do with furries XD...
I gotta get my head out of the gutter -.-.
I swear it's not always in the gutter, I swear!

Hey Ronyo,

Thanks for the message!
Gratuitous markup indeed.
Saw the new king's wild site and the prices there - very cut that the fed 52 part 1 decks weren't available on the fed 52 part 2 backerkit .
Don't have the budget to justify paying $200 for one of each or $400 for 2 of each when for the same money I could add a significant number of beautiful decks to my collection XD.
Sadly even with the high prices I'm still strongly considering it XD.
Funny enough the shipping on the new kings wild site seems very fair compared to some other sites (but maybe its just because the shipping looks small compared to the price of the decks XD).
I still use online videos - haven't gotten to the point where I've learnt enough cardistry to go looking for more than what's online haha.

Do they do a mystery deck run every year?
I'm new to the card collecting scene so I wouldn't know haha.
But damn, more cool stuff these holidays to completely drain my bank account and then some XD.
I don't know what to get and what to leave :|

That list could use a few addenda.

For example, when someone comes to Kickstarter announcing they're designing a deck to be made by USPC but have a ridiculously low goal, say $1,000 or even $5,000, you need to know whether they're supplementing the project with their own funds.  If not, then it's clear the "designer" has no clue about the real-world costs involved and hasn't done enough research - they're likely inexperienced designers at best, utterly clueless at worst.

Can anyone else think of rules of thumb that should be a part of this guide?

I still remember the blue emperors went something like that - and now look how in demand they are (at least for the time being)

It looks like a beautiful deck.
I didn't know the idea behind the MMD series of decks until I went to the extremehandz website to look at the exquisite deck. Now that's I've read about the MMD decks... I'm thinking of adding them to my collection hahaha before that I didn't think they looked special from what I'd seen.

My problem isn't with the deck itself - my problem at the moment is with ALL the AMAZING projects coming out and the holiday sales coming up... I only have limited funds and don't know where to direct them all XD.
I have a feeling this deck will unfortunately land in the " it looks great, but there are nicer/rarer/more time limited things to get out there *I'm looking at you Jackson Robinson and Uusi projects*

Quote from: sprouts1115 on November 01, 2013, 02:41:11 PM

What ever it is.  I think Dale's deck is the new deck in a bottle...

Not with all that hardware on it, it's not...

Could just get a really big bottle? Haha

I'm in for a deck at the moment but really considering getting the fancy frame - it looks amazing the international shipping will kill me though XD.

Btw, I'm Jon, new to posting on the forum but I have been around for a few weeks reading many posts as "Guest" - Don I've been over to the introduce yourself part of the forum and posted a topic there .
Cheers,
Jon

Hey everyone!
My name's Jonathan and I'm from Australia.
I've recently become a card collector, beginner magician and beginner cardist.
I originally got into cards because I liked to play texas holdem poker; then I youtubed some card magic from the like of David Blaine etc.
My inner card collector was really kicked into existence with when I joined kickstarter midway through this year and found all the awesome card projects listed there. Sadly I joined too late for some of the amazing projects *COUGHFED52PART1COUGH*
I'm mostly a card collector that tries to play with some of the decks I have duplicates of.

Cheers guys,
Jonathan