I believe the problem has been resolved in the new editions.
That would make sense. I got mine fairly recently, didn't get them when they came out. Seemed fine to me.
By "later editions", I believe he was referring to the red and blue decks, done in a smooth finish. Each Fulton's deck only had a single print run. The initial release was the orange and brown decks, with a bonus "Midnight Fuel" black deck, all with the Cambric finish.
While I haven't handled a Fulton's deck for more than a brief period, I'm guessing it's not that dissimilar handling-wise to the original Fulton's Clip Joint. The finish on those barely lasted long enough to get the cards out of the box, but the stock was considerably thin and flexible, almost too much so.
