Hi everyone. Thank you for your replies! I'm about to go check out all of these sites right now. And ahh, I just saw the Sherlock Holmes Deck on Kickstarter the other day. That was some fast funding.
And thanks for asking, Nurul, I missed mentioning that in the opener—I'm from Ohio in the USA. Fun stuff.
Welcome aboard, Kate. As you can see, there's no shortage of places to find good decks. Especially for you - you might be one of the closest among us distance-wise to USPC's headquarters and printing plant! After all, Erlanger, Kentucky is just a suburb of Cincinnati, right?
I'm surprised no one mentioned eBay as a good source for decks! You'll find both current and vintage decks there - the vintage ones can be some of the most beautiful; they really knew how to make cards back then. Amazon.com is also an unlikely candidate for card shopping, but keep an eye on shipping charges - some of their third-party retailers charge outrageous shipping fees.
Go to the Sales, Trades and In Search Of board here, better known as the STISO. While you're still too new of a member to participate in sales and trades there, we do have a sticky topic near the top of the topic list that lists some magic/card retailers and the coupon codes or other discounts that are available. It could help you save a few bucks.
And please remember - the only stupid question is the one you DON'T ask. We're here for the same reason you are, because we love playing cards. I'm a terrible cardist, a middling magician but I love to play cards! It's in my blood - my mother's father and brothers were all inveterate card players, and my dad would also get bitten by the bug now and again. So as a kid, cards were always around, and they were among my favorite "toys" because of the many different games you could play with them - or even invent! Card designs I collect now in many cases are card designs I remember fondly as a child, or they're such bold new takes on the design that they can leave me speechless and just dying to play! I never go anywhere these days without at least two decks in my possession, and I usually bring at least a half-dozen decks to work (I have a lot of slack time on my job)...
Currently, my "pocket decks" are a pack of white Aladdins (with a tapered edge!) and a pack of blue Rider Backs in the WalMart exclusive box (with an extra guarantee joker). My uniform usually has a pack of David Blaine blue Split Spade Lions (also tapered) and a nearly-vintage pack of Bee Diamond Backs in an old Aviator deck tuck box wrapped with blue painter's tape! Tonight, my half-dozen from home are a simple collection - the Legends deck in all three colors and the Artifice deck in v2 blue, emerald and Tundra.
What are some of your favorites? What makes them appeal to you?
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