I'm TrekkieJoel, I'm from the Birmingham, Alabama area. I've always loved playing cards but have only been collecting them seriously for a few months. I am interested in magic and am very much a beginner (but I put in a lot of practice and always have either a deck of cards or a coin in my hand). I'm very interested in cardistry, I don't think I will ever be any kind of master flourisher, but I do enjoy learning and practicing the moves. I feel like acquiring the skill to perform cardistry moves also improves my overall card handling ability (to help me progress in magic).
I like tracking my own and admiring the many other's playing card collections on portfolio52 and have even come across some decks that I've added to the site. The question I have is sort of related to that. I got a couple of new decks of the Bicycle Fashion cards today and I can't find anywhere online to identify the name of this color / design. Which, if you are familiar with the Bicycle Fashion decks, you will know that many of them have names that you would never guess and are not indicated anywhere on the packaging.
My real question, however, is where to post these kinds of questions? I don't want my first post to make a bunch of people yell at me for posting something in the wrong place or not knowing how to search the forums before I post. So I thought I should be safe requesting that info here in the zone where people are expecting clueless newbies.
So, if you guys could just sort of let me know the protocol for asking for help identifying a deck of cards on the forum, I would really appreciate it.
If anybody reading this happens to know all about the Bicycle Fashion decks, the one I'm trying to identify is sort of turquoise on turquoise. The only white on the backs is the border, the lines of the back design are a slightly darker turquoise / teal / blue-green than the turquoise / teal /blue-green of the background. The code on the Ace of Spades is 1917-X6800. I also bought a deck of these (
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f6/3c/ac/f63cacf9735ea5f38c1e1f6b5d59aab0.jpg) at the same time and the name I've found by googling appears to be: Bicycle US Playing Card Co.2017 Gold, Walmart Exclusive, Celebration Series
I can post photos if it will help, but I thought it would be best to wait until I knew where and how to request this help on the forum.
Anyway, nice to meet you guys that share these common interests. I look forward to my forum membership.
Thanks!