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They Finally Arrived!
« on: January 10, 2012, 05:14:34 PM »
 

dee1orean

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Took them long enough!!!

Got a free deck though so alls good!!



What stack is this? As it comes:



I just love the box, so understated yet classy and the metallic backs look cool.

I'd still like to see a Purple Crown Deck in the Future though....
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Re: They Finally Arrived!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 05:17:36 PM »
 

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Well I hate to tell you this, but the Black Crown deck is the last in the Crown series.
 

Re: They Finally Arrived!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 05:26:22 PM »
 

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Yeah know, I have them all, I just think the back design would look great in purple.

We are still missing a Decent purple deck.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 05:43:13 PM »
 

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I wish I'd got a chance to order them on the first release date, especially as I would have got an extra deck for free!
Oh well. I'll have to make do with picking one up from a reseller. :P
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Re: They Finally Arrived!
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2012, 01:46:10 AM »
 

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Yeah know, I have them all, I just think the back design would look great in purple.

We are still missing a Decent purple deck.


I agree! I would love to see a purple deck!


I saw a deck of purple wynn playing cards on ebay. I knew they were knock offs but I just loved them! I didn't end up buying them but they would have been dope looking. I'm sure we'll see a few good purple decks sometime soon
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2012, 01:52:00 AM »
 

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Maybe TBC can do a red-transit-to-blue purple decks?
 
Ehhh... maybe not  :-\
 

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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2012, 01:57:26 AM »
 

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Maybe TBC can do a red-transit-to-blue purple decks?
 
Ehhh... maybe not  :-\


Haha well if they had them they would be in their "personal collection" and "never meant to be sold". Also we'd probably only get them in AIP bottles  ;)
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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2012, 02:03:28 AM »
 

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We are still missing a Decent purple deck.
I agree! I would love to see a purple deck!

I, uh, know someone who's working on one of those. ::)

Did your black crowns come in a brick box?
Mines came in a compeltely unprotected cardboard box that got beat up pretty badly. 4 decks have a bumped corner. :-\
Oh well, I emailed them a bit earlier, let's see what they say.
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Re: They Finally Arrived!
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2012, 02:21:43 AM »
 

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Yeah know, I have them all, I just think the back design would look great in purple.

We are still missing a Decent purple deck.

As far as purple, there's a few good decks.  Some of the goofier Rider Back color mixes have purple i them, like Fashion Berry.  Magic Makers made a Purple Deck; Rider Back, white border.  I personally got to see a "rainbow" White Lions purple UNCUT sheet, and it looked an awesome shade of purple, light without going all the way to lilac.


Did your black crowns come in a brick box?
Mines came in a compeltely unprotected cardboard box that got beat up pretty badly. 4 decks have a bumped corner. :-\
Oh well, I emailed them a bit earlier, let's see what they say.

I know what you mean - my brick came in an Express Mail envelope which was worse for the wear and the decks were wrapped in corrugated cardboard, but amazingly enough they survived the trip.  The issue I had was with the postal service - one, for beating the package up so much, and two, for returning it to sender, no such addressee, when I had it delivered to my recently-rented POST OFFICE BOX, right in the freakin' building!  I was fortunate enough to live about 15 minutes away by car from Blue Crown, and a young woman who I presume is Alex's significant other met me at a Dunkin Donuts to hand-deliver the returned envelope to me.
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2012, 02:32:57 AM »
 

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You're lucky all your decks came in intact. Besides having the decks damaged, I had to pay alsmot $20 of customs. Must be a state-specific thing, as I didn't have to pay any on orders from Ellusionist or T11. Next time I want some Blue Crown products, I'll get them from a reseller outside New York. ::)
Wait, that means I can't order from NYMP either... :-\
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2012, 03:36:29 AM »
 

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You're lucky all your decks came in intact. Besides having the decks damaged, I had to pay alsmot $20 of customs. Must be a state-specific thing, as I didn't have to pay any on orders from Ellusionist or T11. Next time I want some Blue Crown products, I'll get them from a reseller outside New York. ::)
Wait, that means I can't order from NYMP either... :-\

Customs?  Canadian?

Have you ordered large amounts like that before?  That might be what triggered Customs - more than a few of the same product and they think you're importing them for sale.
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2012, 04:26:44 AM »
 

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Well, considering one of my Ellusionist orders contained close to 20 decks, 12 of which were the same, and a couple goodies... I'd have to say yes, I have ordered large quantities. ::)
Not from New York, though. So that's why I'm thinking it may be state-specific.
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« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2012, 05:21:23 AM »
 

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It could have been shipping method used - maybe an overland shipment from New York had a greater chance of getting stopped.  There's a lot of overland trade between NY and Canada.
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« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2012, 05:08:24 PM »
 

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Maybe TBC can do a red-transit-to-blue purple decks?
 
Ehhh... maybe not  :-\


Haha well if they had them they would be in their "personal collection" and "never meant to be sold". Also we'd probably only get them in AIP bottles  ;)

I do not mind a AIP Purple Crown or even a AIP Black Crown. I like the AIP bottle for display and the Black Crown has a beautiful deck box.
 

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« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2012, 08:45:10 PM »
 

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Hey, new colors are fun and all, but eventually people want something more original, too.  If you only have so much dosh to spread around, you go for the unique rather than the repetitive.
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« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2012, 08:46:31 PM »
 

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How about a white box.. with a gold crown
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« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2012, 08:47:44 PM »
 

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How about a white box.. with a gold crown
That would be sooo awesome! I am picturing the back design in my head and its beautiful  ::)
 

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« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2012, 08:49:19 PM »
 

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How about a white box.. with a gold crown


That would look really nice! With all the black decks, I think that it would be very refreshing. Although I do agree with Sabacc, I'd rather see something new and original.
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« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2012, 08:54:23 PM »
 

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Well we do know about the Altruism decks  ;D
 

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« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2012, 01:43:56 AM »
 

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How about a white box.. with a gold crown

I]m thinking of a white box with silver crown.
Or copper box with gold crown.
That would be awesome.
 

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« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2012, 09:14:47 AM »
 

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nice man my still have not arrive yet .. god dammit i should totally pick the express mailing
 

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« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2012, 12:09:43 PM »
 

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How about a white box.. with a gold crown

I]m thinking of a white box with silver crown.
Or copper box with gold crown.
That would be awesome.


Silver on white - nice.
Gold on copper - hard to tell the difference, low contrast.


nice man my still have not arrive yet .. god dammit i should totally pick the express mailing


That would have allowed for package tracking, as well.  Now you know for next time.
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