Hello everyone! I have always been a fan of playing cards and the many unique designs that can be found. However, I have only become interested, very recently, in starting to collect decks that appeal to me. And it occurred to me (yep, I can be slow) that there must be other folks with similar interests out in cyberspace. So, Google to the rescue - and here I am.
Where would be a good place, source of information (besides this forum) where I could find out more about collecting? Any suggestions are appreciated.
A question of curiosity regarding Bicycle deck sealing - can somebody enlighten me as to how the cellophane is sealed on the ends? I see no indication of an adhesive being used and have wonder about this for quite sometime. TNX
See you all on the forum!!
Ron
Welcome to the Discourse, Ron! We're glad to have you.
Good sites - wopc.co.uk is good; the World of Playing Cards, maintained by the IPCS (International Playing Card Society).
Many companies have a Facebook page, so poking around Facebook is often a good idea. Twitter and Instagram as well.
There's another forum similar to this one, but this is larger - it's United Cardists (unitedcardists.com).
Regarding USPC's cellophane wrappers - there is some kind of clear adhesive used. If you're careful enough and your cellophane isn't glued too thoroughly, you can actually release the glue seals and remove the cellophane as a single, intact sheet. Magicians have been known to reuse these, along with fresh sticker seals (sold at most magic shops) to open a box, rig it in some fashion, then reseal it to make it appear as if new and unopened.
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