Don't mean to hijack your thread Fred, but I have to ask.........what's the difference? I was just about to pick up a set this week for $20 (These do say Platinum Series)
There's minimal difference between V1 and V2 (Platinum). V1, obviously the first edition, had gold instead of the silver contained in the V2s. The V2s were created due to the popularity of the V1s, and are actually 'an improvement' as the V2s feature embossing and foiling that the V1 never had. The V2s also have some metallic inking on the silver areas on the deck (e.g. peacock joker). Card wise, the V2s are 'better' and cheaper, but definitely not as collectable as the V1s.
I usually don't shell out extra moolah for such minimal differences, but Seasons are one of my favourite decks and i really feel the desire to obtain a V1 collector's set, at acceptable prices with international shipping included, of course (:
$20 usd shipping included is a neat deal on the V2 set (I assume you live in USA?). Don't hesitate to pick them up, im sure you wont be disappointed. Combined with the second to none custom 'standard' courts and beautiful peacock aces, the back designs of the two decks in the set do not simply have an inverse relationship. Check it out for yourself (: