The initial listing was a "Buy It Now" for an unspecified number of these decks - it showed up as something like "10+" if I recall.  It's not impossible that he'd relist in the future, but he didn't need to at the time since he already had an ongoing listing - he could have just raised the quantity and kept on selling.

He relisted the Garden No.3. Maybe he thinks it's the best way to send only a single deck with such a small envelope
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BICYCLE-GARDEN-TRUTH-03-BLACK-PLAYING-CARDS-Deck-NEW-VERY-RARE-LIMITED-/111030417600?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d9edb8c0

Quote from: S.C. on March 12, 2013, 12:03:31 AM

in case any one missed out i stumbled across this on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BICYCLE-GARDEN-TRUTH-03-BLACK-PLAYING-CARDS-Deck-NEW-VERY-RARE-LIMITED-/111028617822?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d9d2425e

its funny but with the free shipping its still cheaper than from the website (if you only wanted one)

oh by the way its not me selling in case you were wondering.

I did notice that the seller is based in Hong Kong.  If I recall, Hong Kong was excluded from the Aloys Studio sale because they got access to the China-only sale.  Meaning this person probably got the decks and shipping for much less, for what that's worth.

USPS shipping is too expensive now. I got the decks from China and the postage was only $3.2. And of course that seller may sell the deck with that price, not to mention if he is a playing card retailer.

I got some from a friend in China because I don't want to be killed by USPS international postage

Hey, Digipunk - what country are you shipping from?

Thank you again Don, I just added the information in the starting post.

BTW, considering some buyers don't want to expose their personal information, I won't show their location, name, and pics of package in that shipping progress post.

Hi guys, I am selling some combination of decks here. My name is Ming-Cheng Hsu and email: digipunk@gmail.com
Items are sent from Taiwan. Please PM or email me if you are interested.

• All decks are in mint condition, and will be packaged in small boxes carefully to ensure their safety.
• All parcels are sent via registered international airmail with tracking numbers.
• All prices below are including shipping fees.
• PayPal only.

Item A: one Black Stinger deck (KY) and one White Moth/Myth deck
　　 Price:  $47 (shipping included)
　　 Comparison: searching "playing cards (moth,stinger) -swap -like" on eBay.

Item B, C, and D: ditto

Item E: two White Moth/Myth decks and one pair of Bicycle Dragon decks
　　 Price:  $47 (shipping included)

Item F: one Brown Wynn deck (Jumbo Index Tech Art) and one Black Wynn deck (Standard Index) SOLD
　　 Price:  $60 (shipping included)

Thank you.

I know the odds are next to nil, but if you should come across that set again, I'd be interested.

OK, next time I will ask you directly if I should come across another set. I got this set 2 years ago, but it always lays in my electronic moisture-proof cabinet. I already have a pale blue TH and am not used to wearing a watch. After considering, I thought maybe someone else would like this set and cherish it more than me. That's why I listed it here. I believe the price I asked for is not unreasonable.

As for "trading", actually I won't trade my items for modern decks (even my items are modern decks too) because I can buy almost all modern decks in Taiwan with acceptable prices and very fast delivery. In other words, I don't need to trade. Only a few modern decks I might be interested in and would like to trade or buy, for example, Transducer Aqua decks or the Japan-made Club Angel v2 decks.

Hi guys, I just added item#5 in the list. Contact me if interested.

All decks are sold, I will package them tonight and go to the postal office tomorrow.

@Don, Please don't lock this thread now, I will post more pics and update the shipping progress here.

I can read the "生" which means Student or  Birth in Chinese. But in Japanese this character means Raw, Crude, Pure,
The first Character I can't quite make out because the ink is all over the place but if I'm not mistaken it might be this charater "武" which is the Chinese for Fierce, or martial (as in martial arts) this is also the first character for WUSHU a Chinese martial arts.

Then again the first character might also be "龙" which is the character for Dragon.

so 龙生 together might be the best choice "birth of the dragon" or "dragon's purity" There is no real translation to it.

**sigh** my Chinese is really rusty.

The deck is called "武生" in Chinese

As you said, "武" means force, weapon, or martial arts. And "生" means a male character (normally the leading role).

Hi guys, my name is Ming-Cheng Hsu and I live in Taiwan. email: digipunk@gmail.com
I want to sell a few decks and will ship worldwide. Please contact me via PM or email if you are interested in them.

Items

• A pair of original Bicycle 808 Racer Back No.2 Gold Edge (one red and one blue) SOLD
  ask for: $60
  pics: pic-1 | pic-2 | pic-3
  description: Please reference the pictures to see the condition of the boxes. These decks were produced in 1981 and there are only limited number of them available.
  
  
• A pair of Friars Club (one darkblue and one orange)  SOLD
  ask for: $55
  pics: pic-1 | pic-2 | pic-3
  description: One year ago, I sold several Friars Club decks on UC. This is the last pair that I reserved for someone, but he hasn't contacted me since then. It's time for me to sell them to others. Please reference the pictures to see the condition of the boxes: the orange deck is perfect, while the darkblue one doesn't have cellophane on it and got some scratches. I guarantee that I never open the darkblue box and take out the cards because I already have another pair to play with.
  
  
• One LuChen deck and one Harry Potter deck SOLD
  ask for: $50
  pics: pic-1 | pic-2 | pic-3
  description: Please reference the pictures to see the condition of the boxes, especially pic-3. The box of LuChen deck is not perfect (bottom-left corner).
  
  
• One White Moth/Myth deck and one Black Stinger deck SOLD
  ask for: $40
  pics: pic-1 | pic-2
  description: Please reference the pictures to see the condition of the boxes, both are in mint condition.
  
  
• Maeda x Tally Ho x Casio - Magic Watch Set[/b] SOLD
  ask for: $125 (free shipping)
  pics: pic-1 | pic-2 | pic-3 | pic-4 | pic-5 | pic-6 | pic-7 | pic-7
  description: Please reference the pictures to see the contents. (a new Casio magic watch + a new pale blue Tally Ho deck + a 5-language manual describing the watch properties and its setup, and the procedures to perform the 5 magic tricks + a acrylic box + a outer cardboard box)
  see also: The same item on ebay
  
  

Shipping

• Items will be shipped the day after I receive the payment.
• Items will be bubble wrapped and packaged in small cardboard boxes in order to ensure their safety.
• Shipping fee is $6.5 for 2 decks with Registered Air Mail, or $13.5 for 4+ decks with Priority International Parcel. Either way has tracking number.

Payment
I can only accept PayPal payment.

Thank you.

Pearl is to dragon as Koi is to waterfall

@Don, actually I agree with brownmagician's opinion. They are simply two 4-character Chinese idioms and don't seem to have any direct/indirect relationship to each other, according to my knowledge. Dragons like to chase (or play with) pearls, and carps have to leap over the Dragon's Gate so that they can become dragons (i.e, challenge and success).

really hard to believe this