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The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / [SALE] Rare and signed decks -Signed Coterie Bees, Sultan Treasury, New Fan Back

« on: February 04, 2014, 08:38:29 PM »

I have for sale a few rare decks that may be of interest to some of you:

Sultan Treasury (£30)
A pair of Black and White New Fan Back Bicycle Decks (£60 for both decks)
Signed Gold Label Coterie Bee Decks (By the creator Zenneth Kok) (£30)

I live in the UK and will also charge for the appropriate post and packaging costs, depending on the quantity of decks you decide to buy.

All decks are completely sealed and in mint condition! (With an exception to the signed decks, as the plastic cellophane had to be removed for Zenneth to sign them)

Please PM me if you are interested - these will also be going on ebay for auction starting at 99p a few days after this thread is posted! Prices may be topic to change if we can come to a reasonable agreement

Thank you very much everyone for reading!

Lots of hugs and brofists,

DrianAbara

P.S. If you would like photos please do not hesitate to ask and I shall post them

The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / Re: Trader Testimonials

« on: March 01, 2013, 03:37:59 PM »

+1 The Quadfather
Fast payment, great buyer!

Playing Card Plethora / Re: New Deck - David Blaine White Lions Gaff Deck

« on: February 27, 2013, 10:21:22 AM »

Quote from: hecrob on February 27, 2013, 04:33:18 AM

I ordered a few things from Blaines site on December of 2012... One of those things was a clip with the gaffed deck...

Well the gaffed deck came damaged... The box was torn on one of its edges, and i felt that for X amount of money, i wasnt supposed to get something in that condition, so i took some pics and send him some emails about it.

I got no answer.... Then 2 weeks later they reply that they will get me another deck.
So i wait.... Another week passes and no answer from them... I lost hope.

Then one day they send me an email asking for my phone number... So I thought that they needed it as shipping info or something... I send my number

5 minutes later i get a call from David Blaine....

We talked for 15 minutes, amazing 15 minutes! He explained to me why my box got damaged, that they couldnt replace it at the moment but if i waited a couple of weeks i would get another one ( he was talking about this new release of clips + gaffed cards ), he also explained to me how to use some of the gimmicks and i got to ask some questions to him, he also asked some questions about me, what was my favourite gaff and how good of a magician i think i am... ( btw im an amateur magician... Im more an architect lol ).
He also let me know that he was thinking about a new release of these gaffed cards but with 52 cards ( since my box got damaged because they only contain 37 cards and the clip just mashed it ).

So yeah that was a great day....

that's awesome man! david blaine is a pretty cool guy and eh afraids of nothing.

i'm jel

Design & Development / Re: X-ray deck

« on: February 21, 2013, 01:45:15 PM »

I really like the concept of this, it looks pretty damn badass - well done Leif! There are so many ideas for gaff cards for this deck, they're limitless!

I'd like to see some more colour differentiation between the blacks and reds - if that's possible.

Overall great work, I look forward to how this deck turns out

The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / Re: [SALES] Various playing cards, rare, limited etc. fast shipping in UK/Europe

« on: February 16, 2013, 05:14:22 PM »

Hi guys, just updated the list I've sold all my normal Coterie Bees on eBay now

Also a bump for the new Brit members who haven't seen this thread yet!
Thanks guys.

The Conversation Parlor / Re: Funny stories of picking up girls

« on: February 16, 2013, 07:44:32 AM »

Once did a card trick at a cast party after we finished doing our school play, and a girl thought it was really cool that I did magic (for once...) and now it's gonna be our anniversary next month on the 5th of March!

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 14, 2013, 06:34:40 PM »

Quote from: digipunk on February 14, 2013, 02:18:44 AM

I like this deck too because of its design and the quality of the box, but somehow the stock of cards remind me of typical Bicycle 808

Yes, the cards are rather thin, as I mentioned.
However, I am not too bothered as I went with the whole '52 reasons I love you' thing and she loved it!

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 11, 2013, 07:46:44 AM »

Quote from: Lara Krystle "Lane" on February 11, 2013, 02:46:45 AM

Thanks for this review. I kinda like the simple joker thats just handwritten.

No problem Lara! I aim to do more reviews in the future!

Introduce Yourself / Re: Greetings.

« on: February 10, 2013, 01:59:37 PM »

Quote from: lameomaster on February 10, 2013, 10:09:07 AM

I'm just yet another collector from Singapore that's in the phase where I have to buy nearly every single shiny new deck that's released. I'm still relatively new, only really getting into collecting around August when i chanced upon the Quicksilver kickstarter, and slowly developed a deep obsession with all things custom. As it stands today, I've got about 130 different decks from USPCC, mostly attaining them from resellers locally here such as thecardcollectors, magic castle, and cardvolution as well as a number of friendly collectors I have met on my journey.

Most of the information I've gotten comes from either here or UC, , briefly went by the name "lel" on unitedcardists.com for about 30 posts, but with UC not coming up anytime soon, I've realised that I'll have to stick around here for awhile, so I might as well establish myself instead of spending another six months lurking. The name's Kenryk Abraham Chacko Ky Fu Jacob, collector of decks with any form of customization, bridge/poker/hearts/blackjack/taidi player, and occasional seller. Pleased to meet you all.

Pleased to meet you too!
My name's Rad

Hope you enjoy your time here at Aether

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 09, 2013, 10:51:36 AM »

Quote from: Knobz1 on February 08, 2013, 03:06:59 PM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 06, 2013, 03:36:29 PM
The back design is just 'love me' in fancy writing all over the cards, however the backs are two way (as far as I can see) which I prefer as well like the jokers.
I just want to clarify that the back of the cards do not say “Love Me” but just “Love.” Other than that good review.

Thanks Adam, corrected it now!

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 08, 2013, 10:45:42 AM »

Quote from: brownmagician on February 07, 2013, 07:04:11 PM

Is your gf planning on playing around with th deck? If not, th deck you're giving her, you could always write '52 reasons why I love you' on that deck .. Won't ruin th deck, will just make it unique good luck with whatever you do buddy

No she doesn't do anything with cards (unless she's been learning and keeping it secret from me

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I might start getting her to learn though... Magician boyfriend and girlfriend, that'd be great!

The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) / Re: [TRADE] Black Artifice Deck

« on: February 07, 2013, 10:35:07 PM »

Quote from: runIt on February 07, 2013, 10:01:04 PM

As the title says, I am looking for Black Artifice Decks. My real name is Jed Kua and I am from the Philippines. You can reach me here and at jedfrayne@yahoo.com

Here's what I have to trade:
White Monarchs
Red Artifice
LTD

Hoping to trade a couple (2-3) from one source.

Thanks!

Kamusta po!
Sana trade po tayo pero hindi enough yung pero ko po para bumili ng mamahal na baraha like black artifice

Ilang taon ka po?
Ako po 16

Playing Card Plethora / Re: The DFC Deck [KS]

« on: February 07, 2013, 05:42:49 PM »

Quote from: benjitaylor on February 07, 2013, 05:19:02 PM

Yes, I will definitely be changing them but probably not unless the Kickstarter gets it's funding, the work might go to waste. If it gets funded then a lot of changes will be made to the court cards and the backers will get updated whenever a change is made or there is an update

This is a great start Benji! I do not however, think that this will get funded due to the greater quality of other decks out at the moment on KS, although that is not to say that this is terrible in any sense. Great to see a Brit doing some card designing!
As others have mentioned the hands on the court cards don't look realistic enough, but I do quite like the back design! I would back these if I had enough money but I've purchased too many decks in the recent months!

I look forward to future projects by you, great job Benji

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 07, 2013, 05:38:31 PM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 07, 2013, 02:40:40 PM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 07, 2013, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: Don Boyer on February 07, 2013, 02:31:56 PM
Quote from: DrianAbara on February 07, 2013, 01:24:49 PM
I was thinking about doing the '52 reasons why I love you' idea on this, but that'd mean ruining the cards and writing on them waahhhh :'(

Well then - just buy more! Magicians go through decks like most people go through underwear.
I guess, but I'm not that big of a fan of this particular deck, it's just ruining cards in general Besides as I bought two one is for present usage and the other for personal, still not quite certain what I'm really gonna do to make it more special, any ideas Don?

I like doing a nice color change followed by a deck change. Use a standard red Rider Back deck, do a trick where you force the AoH on her, tell as story about hearts representing love as you do a color change to make the AoH convert to the "Love Me" AoH ("Ace of Love"), then do a switch on the entire deck, revealing the Love Me deck. How you accomplish the changes is entirely on you!

That sounds great Don, thanks!

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Now just to figure out how I'm gonna do that...

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 07, 2013, 02:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 07, 2013, 02:31:56 PM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 07, 2013, 01:24:49 PM
I was thinking about doing the '52 reasons why I love you' idea on this, but that'd mean ruining the cards and writing on them waahhhh :'(

Well then - just buy more! Magicians go through decks like most people go through underwear.

I guess, but I'm not that big of a fan of this particular deck, it's just ruining cards in general

Besides as I bought two one is for present usage and the other for personal, still not quite certain what I'm really gonna do to make it more special, any ideas Don?

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 07, 2013, 01:24:49 PM »

Quote from: brownmagician on February 07, 2013, 01:14:15 PM

i love the fanning of the deck this deck looks cool i likey very much

The fanning is average for me, due to the rather plain back design it doesn't look to extravagant or exciting in fans, however I do believe my girlfriend will love it, she knows how crazy I am about cards xD
I was thinking about doing the '52 reasons why I love you' idea on this, but that'd mean ruining the cards and writing on them waahhhh :'(

Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 07, 2013, 01:09:52 PM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 06, 2013, 09:43:16 PM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 06, 2013, 04:07:21 PM
Sorry for the double post Don, but I needed to add some more pictures due to the image count restriction

It's cool - I've done it myself.

BTW: that is one toothy smile ya got there!

Good review, especially for a first-timer.

Thanks so much Don xD

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Deck Reviews! / Re: [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 06, 2013, 04:07:21 PM »

Sorry for the double post Don, but I needed to add some more pictures due to the image count restriction

Here are the two custom Aces up close, the joker, and a normal fan showing the backs

Deck Reviews! / [TXT] Love Me deck by Theory 11 (By DrianAbara)

« on: February 06, 2013, 03:36:29 PM »

So, I ordered this deck for my girlfriend and I'd like to review it and I also took a few pictures for you guys to have a look at!

I ordered 2 decks, and they come with 2 jokers, an ad card and also a double backer which is always useful (although I've never used a double backer in my tricks EVER)

So, here goes my first review! (Hope you guys like it)

Looks:
Firstly, I'd like the take a moment to appreciate the work put into this deck, I think Curtis Kulig did great with the design and custom cards of this deck.
The tuck box is plain white, with the custom Ace of Hearts design on the front and on the back is just the back design. I like the seal as it is just a red heart on a fancy border zig zag pattern, on the sides there are words to do with love and cards such as love, bluff, trick, deal, shuffle and on top of the box it has 2 hand drawn looking hearts.

The jokers fit well with the theme of the deck (red and romantic) and they are 2 way backs too which I personally like. The ad card is average, not much to say about it, and the double backer is just the same as the back design. The suits and pips are exactly the same except for the Ace of Spades and Hearts, all other courts and spots are the same except for the colouring on the court cards, they have an extra splash of red on all of them to add to the theme!

The back design just says 'love' in fancy writing all over the cards, however the backs are two way (as far as I can see) which I prefer as well like the jokers. The Ace of Hearts is a big hand-drawn red heart with 'Ace of love' handwritten below it - which I like as it fits with the cheesy theme of the deck. The Ace of Spades is hand-drawn too with various versions of 'love me' inside of it, and below it says 'Designed by Curtis Kulig', In my opinion for fans and cuts the backs are not too exciting, they serve mostly for the novelty of a Valentine's gift, but I do believe that you could use this deck for a lot of 'love' themed tricks - perhaps 'Do as I do', for example. I believe they could have done more with the customization, such as having consistent custom heart pips throughout the whole deck, or doing the other aces instead of just two - in my opinion it's one, all, or nothing!
Overall for looks I'd give this deck a 6.5/10

Handling and feel:
Out of the box it is extremely slippy, as most decks are, I remember I tried to giant fan it 10 minutes after opening them and all the cards just slid along each other and fell on the floor! I have broken in my deck already after several hours of use and I can already feel the stock is a bit thinner and flimsier than usual, however it is not extremely thin and flimsy! They fan better than average (which is average for custom decks from USPCC these days) and they farrow well too. They shuffle, lepaul spread, spring and dribble fine although due to the thinness they lack that little bit of 'snap'. Overall I think this is a deck for collectors and magicians/cardists/people interested in cards who have partners (or buy it as a present for yourself if you'd like!

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Overall for the handling and feel I give it a 7/10 as it's not bad in any case, but just not outstanding compared to other decks out there.

Overall it gets a 7/10; I bumped it from 6.75 as it makes a great Valentine's gift!

Below are pictures of the two custom Aces, back designs, and several flourishes. (Some photos weren't focused too well, sorry guys!)

P.S Yes in the first picture there is a gym ball in the background.

P.P.S I shut my finger in a car door which is why it is super nasty.

P.P.P.S I apologize for my face.

Design & Development / Re: Designing a deck: Atomic deck

« on: February 05, 2013, 02:15:59 PM »

Quote from: blastercast on February 05, 2013, 01:42:04 PM

Hi Guys!
I have an update, I have finished the basic pip cards without any features ( the electron the the top right pip) so will start work on that!
But my main announcement is I have my first tuck case mockup done, it is just a mockup and there is more to be done, plus my printer is pretty bad :')
I hope you like it though!
-Benny

Although I do understand it is just from your personal printer, the colour seems a bit dull, and the back a bit plain - however, perhaps it will look better on a proper print!

Playing Card Plethora / Re: New KS Deck: Divine deck (By Elite Playing Cards)

« on: February 05, 2013, 08:23:40 AM »

Quote from: The Quadfather on February 04, 2013, 09:39:54 PM

Saw the back design of these and immediately decided to back them, right after i cleaned the drool off my phone. Then I took a look at the other photos, and I'm seriously happy that I went for the6 decks instead of just 2!

You would have been able to change your pledge either way anyway

Playing Card Plethora / Re: [NEW] Daniel Madison deck from E

« on: February 04, 2013, 10:04:36 PM »

Quote from: Legacy on February 04, 2013, 07:27:55 PM

Quote from: sinsandman on February 04, 2013, 06:05:34 PM
You are a fool, Legacy. That is Daniel's swag...his appearance adds to the allure and mystery. You think all magicians or cardists need to be clean cut? Welcome to 2013 my friend, where guidelines are blurred and sticks up asses are starting to loosen up. Did you see he ha tattoos as well?? He should have to cover those up....

No need for insults... Your taking my comments to the extreme. I said nothing about covering up tattoos. Ellusionist is a business. I don't know what guidelines you've blurred but if cleanliness is one of them I feel sorry for you. This was not about disrespecting Daniel. I'm just saying a beard trim and a haircut would go a long way.

If DM wants to looks like how he is, let him be - it doesn't affect his talent in magic nor cardistry at all.. You basically just said 'I don't wanna disrespect Daniel, but he looks like a tramp'

The classic 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is applicable in this case I believe

Playing Card Plethora / Re: New KS Deck: Divine deck (By Elite Playing Cards)

« on: February 04, 2013, 04:47:21 PM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 03, 2013, 10:52:35 AM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 03, 2013, 06:35:53 AM
Quote from: PlayingKards on January 25, 2013, 10:49:35 PM
Wow theres A LOT going on in the back design. I kinda like it. I like the ace suits.
The Aces are my favourite. There's something so beautiful and intricate about them, can't wait to get my decks but I gotta wait all the way until May

PK - Just say "the aces." Aces aren't suits, they're values. Hearts, clubs, etc. - those are suits.

DA - You make it sound like you have to wait four or five years for the bleedin' cards to arrive! Don't whine; it's very unattractive. If patience is a virtue, I'm starting to think your generation is somewhat less virtuous than most, especially with this being the Internet Age. If someone could send you a ham sandwich or some sushi as an attachment, your world would be complete...

OK, now I'm ranting like a grandpa... "I used to walk to school five miles in the deepest snow, and it was all uphill - BOTH ways! That's how it worked in the town of Escher back in the olden days..."

I didn't want to come across as whiny at all! I wanted to express my excitement for the deck

(Just wanted to clear that up

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Greetings from the UK!

« on: February 03, 2013, 04:23:48 PM »

Quote from: The Quadfather on February 03, 2013, 04:18:27 PM

Quote from: DrianAbara on February 03, 2013, 04:01:59 PM
You don't happen to be the British wheelchair tennis player, are you? His nickname was the quadfather too

No, that name just stuck during a game of poker once! 2 4 of a kinds in 2 hands!

CRAZY! Well, welcome my friend enjoy Aether!

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