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I actually really dig the back design. Courts are a let down (wish they had a custom sailor theme..) and the aces are nothing too special. Price point for a single deck seems ridiculously high for a non USPCC deck, but at 12/24 decks the bulk discounts are pretty sweet. I lol'd at "you can buy a brick of red/blue now and we'll throw in a free white one (that will be available later this year!)"
You misread the quote. They're offering the rare deck NOW with a 12-deck purchase, and in the future will make them available for sale. Some would say, "BFD, I can buy it later," but it is a limited edition of less than 2,000.
Guys, I've handled these. I'd say they're not as great as a Magic Finish deck, but they have a decent stock and a cool design - with a very subtle one-way back. The gaff card's kinda nice, too - it's pretty unique. Considering that they're pretty cheap compared to most custom decks, they're worth it as a magician's go-to deck, without a doubt. Flourishers will find it needs a lot of breaking in and won't perform as slickly. That's fine, too, really - if every deck handled exactly the same, there'd be less point in having different decks.
Not everyone will like them, but at least some of you should give them a chance. These aren't 99-cent store decks by a longshot. If you think the design is nice, pick some up and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
If nobody gives decks made outside of Erlanger, Kentucky, USA a chance, you'll hand a literal monopoly to the one company that practically dominates the market in the first place. You'll never see anything else, because they'll have no incentive to innovate and nothing else of quality will be available - because no one gave anything else a chance.