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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle Golden Spike by Jody Eklund
« on: June 30, 2014, 11:06:50 AM »
Launched an hour early. Got in on an EB Duo. Good luck with this Jody!

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Is this not Interlace?

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Looking forward to this!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Memento Playing Cards Live (KS)
« on: May 30, 2014, 04:47:46 PM »
In on the early-bird. Been following this deck for awhile. Showed great improvement from the first draft. Now everytime I look at it again, I find myself liking it even more!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Heretic Playing Cards (KS)
« on: May 26, 2014, 08:51:34 AM »
Really diggin' the looks of this deck. In for 2 already, but will probably update when Noctis gets unlocked :)

Thanks for keeping shipping prices for international backers reasonable as well! Looking forward to receiving these  ;D

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Colonial Unrest Coming Soon on KS
« on: May 12, 2014, 11:16:32 AM »
Not a huge fan of the aged paper texture on the tuck. I think having it a bit more subtle or maybe choosing a less contrast-y texture could help! But I do like the old Bicycle logo  :)

Looking forward to seeing more!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Clipped Wings Playing Card Deck (KS)
« on: May 12, 2014, 11:13:52 AM »
I saw on the backerkit it asked if we were members of the site.  Special treats for discourse members? lol
Saw this too, one can hope :)
I'd be interested to know what percentage of the backers were actually from either forum compared to those who were not.

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Thanks for the discount code Jackson! Was bummed out when I realized I had missed the kickstarter, but now have managed to get the decks I wanted today, along with the v2 Moriarty kickstarter.

Can't wait to receive them!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« on: May 01, 2014, 10:07:24 AM »
Just got my shipping confirmation as well! Thanks Paul, look forward to receiving them soon!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« on: April 29, 2014, 11:44:18 AM »
So far I haven't really opened any of my decks but I want to, because I want to enjoy them and view the wonderful art on all of the cards. I know I will most likely never resell them, so I'm more of a collector I think.

Question though: When you guys open your decks, what are your techniques for how you break the seal? I want to open all of my decks, but want to be able to close them back up while looking almost perfect as well. Minus the cellophane of course, unless that is easy to open without any issues.

I open all of mine cause I want to create a sort of uncut sheet of one card from 56 different decks but I know some people just keep them sealed for resale.
Also, I am really digging this idea. I was thinking of doing something similar myself.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« on: April 24, 2014, 12:01:34 PM »
In for 2! Looking forward to receiving these :)

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Hotcakes by UUSI (KS)
« on: April 22, 2014, 10:46:30 AM »
Uusi = automatic buy for me. Can't wait to see more of these as well as the tuckboxes :)

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6 of spades for me!

Thanks for doing this!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Clipped Wings Playing Card Deck (KS)
« on: March 20, 2014, 01:46:09 PM »
Got the early bird, thank god it was 200, much appreciated!   ;)

Look forward to receiving these, great work again Emmanuel.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: The Design Deck (KS)
« on: March 18, 2014, 05:00:12 PM »
Seen a few similar decks done like this before, and do not think this lives up to the quality of the Graphos deck.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/65903663/graphos-your-type-of-playing-cards

Don't think i'll be backing these on KS. $600 limit, don't think he'll have trouble hitting that!

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« on: March 17, 2014, 10:24:32 AM »
Ooooh, fancy! Digging the tuckbox for sure! Looking forward to seeing more and a release!

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Thanks for posting this, grabbed one of each.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: 'SLICK' Custom Playing Cards (KS)
« on: March 11, 2014, 10:08:37 AM »
Personally, do not like the look of this deck at all, as Dan mentioned the interlinking numbers on the pip cards are weird, especially the 6's and 9's.
As for the courts, they don't make any sense to me, there are hands coming out of heads, swords coming out of beards, just looks odd to me. I do enjoy minimalist designs, but this one doesn't catch my fancy. I'm sure it's different for others. I wish him all the luck in getting funded.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Well hello there!
« on: March 07, 2014, 10:07:54 AM »
I have not tried that, thanks for the heads up, will have to look into it!

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Well hello there!
« on: March 06, 2014, 10:13:37 AM »
Hi Tyl3r
Where in Canada are you located?
We don't buy much anymore so hard to answer your question.
We find if we buy something stateside it's easier to ship to daughter in NYC.

I currently live in London, ON. Yeah, shipping to the States would be easier, but far less convenient. Oh well, didn't think it would hurt to ask around!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Vannini Pocker Deck
« on: March 05, 2014, 09:04:15 PM »
Of course, it wouldn't hurt to make an inquiry with that military unit, if it still exists.  They might even get behind the idea of reproducing the unit's deck.

Did a little research and was able to find more information about that military nit, and found that the logo on the cards is still the one they use! Amazing. I sent out an mail explaining the situation and am eagerly awaiting a reply.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Well hello there!
« on: March 05, 2014, 04:23:53 PM »
Good country Tyl3r - welcome and enjoy it here. You'll find the people friendly and helpful.

Thanks! May I ask where you like to purchase decks from? Most places I've found on the net, the shipping to Canada is quite high.

Welcome to the Discourse, Tyler.  It's nice to see that you aren't afraid to ask questions!

What all that boils down to is you would need to find an old deck design that is no longer protected under copyright or trademark law.  They're few and far between, but not impossible to find.  Then you also have to get your printer to agree to make it - for example, if USPC didn't want you to copy an old USPC design, they certainly wouldn't let you print it in their printing facility!  Some smaller facilities may also not be interested just because of the legal hoops they may have to jump through if USPC tried defending their work under trademark or copyright law.

Your best bet would be to find designs from a company that's defunct - not simply purchased by another company, but went out of business.  They must also not have sold off the intellectual property rights to another company.  There are a handful of companies that fit the description, but you'd have to do a good deal of research.  Then there would be no one to make claim to having any rights to the design.

Wow, thanks for the detailed response! Most of the decks I was wanting to try and reproduce were pretty unique looking decks, but non-north american.

The Latvian Red-Cross deck. Best info I could find is that it was created by Arturs Duburs, and published by Lettlands Wertpapier Druckerei, in Riga, Latvia. Unfortunately I have not been able to find any contact info, or any website, which I am assuming means they are no longer currently in business.

The other deck just so happens to be the Vannini deck that someone else in the forums just posted about! The best info I can find on that one is located here: http://www.dxpo-playingcards.com/xpo/deck-month/pages/deck-10-12.htm
Again, not sure if that company is still in business, but one would assume not! This one might be the safest to assume there is no copyright/trademark.

Might have to do a bit more research, but info sure seems sparse. Thanks for the welcome, and I look forward to participating in the forums as much as possible!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Vannini Pocker Deck
« on: March 05, 2014, 01:16:47 PM »
This is one of the decks I came across in my playing card research and wanted to reproduce because of the striking court card designs. Love them! Something so rare and striking should be able to enjoyed by all! Don't know how the copyright works on that kind of stuff though!

Great story and pictures!

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This is my first official backed Jackson Robinson deck :)

I would have love to get some Federal 52's but missed the kickstarter and they are so expensive right now. Might have to splurge though before they become out of stock all over.

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Introduce Yourself / Well hello there!
« on: March 03, 2014, 03:17:34 PM »
Hey-oh!

My name is Tyler, i'm not a magician by any means, but do enjoy the odd card trick to impress family and friends here and there. I'm from the great country of Canada, love it, except for the expensive shipping costs to acquire new decks!

I am quite new to collecting, but have recently started up again and like to collect anything that catches my eye. I have been playing cards almost my entire life, (grandparents got me into it) and have loved playing ever since. Once I found the world of Card Collecting I was hooked. Found the forums just browsing the deck trying to find out information on the new decks that have came out recently with the kickstarter boom.

I am currently in the process of trying to design my own deck to get it kickstarted. I have a bunch of ideas but tons of questions. One that maybe someone would care to answer regards the copyrights of old decks. One thing I enjoy doing is using Illustrator to bring old card designs back to life. I was just wondering if there would be any problems in finding an old vintage deck, re-arting it with different colors, etc...? Is that legal to produce on kickstarter?

Thanks for any and all future help I am sure to receive, and I look forward to posting more in the forums!

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